Orientation Courses for Inuit Candidates

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)

Solicitation #: 30001073

This requirement is for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canadian Coast Guard

Title: Orientation Courses for Inuit Candidates

Objective:

There are two main objectives of the contract:

1. To develop course content to provide good context of the job of an MCTS (Marine Communications and Traffic Services) Officer, the process to apply and practice with key elements of the process (e.g. aptitude test, typing test, interview). This material will be directed at suitable Inuit candidates.
2. Recruit interested/suitable candidates and run one offering of the course in fiscal year 2022-2023. There are three (3) option years to be exercised at the discretion of the Department.

Background:

Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) Iqaluit has had challenges qualifying Inuit candidates through the current hiring process. Qualification to the MCTS ab initio program is a national process with the following steps:

• Successful score on the MCTS Aptitude Test
• Successful interview
• Ability to type 30 words per minute with 95% accuracy

If a candidate successfully passes all the stages of the assessment, they may be invited to attend the six (6) month training program at the Coast Guard College in Sydney, NS.

Coast Guard Arctic Region would like to enter into a contract with a qualified contractor to incorporate the lessons learned from the RCMP course, and challenges and recommendations received from Frontier College in 2020, to develop course content and run a 5-day session of the course offering tailored towards Inuit interested in working at MCTS Iqaluit.

Scope of Work:

 – Contractor must provide course curriculum for an MCTS orientation course targeting recruitment of Inuit employees in Nunavut

– Contractor must recruit potential Inuit candidates and host one 5 day session of the course based on the approved materials in the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Can be hosted in-person in Iqaluit or virtually.

- Optional – Contractor may be asked to deliver future offerings for the course once a year to a maximum of three years.

- Level of effort - Coast Guard estimates that initially developing the course will take 90 days. Each course offering should be 5 days in duration.

Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement:

This procurement is subject to the following Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement:

- Nunavut Land Claims Agreement

Ownership of Intellectual Property:

Fisheries and Oceans Canada has determined that any intellectual property rights arising from the performance of the Work under the resulting contract will belong to Canada, for the following reasons, as set out in the Policy on Title to Intellectual Property Arising Under Crown Procurement Contracts: the main purpose of the Contract, or of the deliverables contracted for, is to generate knowledge and information for public dissemination.

Security Requirement:

There is no security associated with this requirement.

Period of Contract:

The period of contract shall be from date of award to August 31, 2022. There are (3) option periods of one (1) year to be exercised at the discretion of the Department.

Trade Agreements:

The requirement is subject to the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA), Canada - Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), Canada - European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

Contract Authority:

Name: Cathi Harris

Phone Number: 506-238-1317

Email Address: DFOtenders-soumissionsMPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Inquiries:

Inquiries regarding this RFP requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority named above. BIDDERS ARE ADVISED THAT “BUYANDSELL.GC.CA” IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language.