TSPS – Facilitation of the Creation of Team Charters

Please ensure that if the notice falls within the bounds of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), include the following requirements in the description:

Estimated quantity of commodity: service on demand

Duration of contract: Contract award to March 31, 2023

Time frame of delivery: Contract award to March 31, 2023

Any conditions for participation of suppliers not specified in solicitation documentation:

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)

For

TASK AND SOLUTIONS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TSPS)

GSIN: R019BF - Human Resource Services, Business Consulting/Change Management; Project Management Services

Reference Number:

23-223772

Solicitation Number:

23-223772

Organization Name:

Department of foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Solicitation Date:

2022-11-11

Closing Date:

2022-11-25 02:00 PM Eastern Standard Saving Time EST

Anticipated Start Date:

As soon as possible

Estimated Delivery Date:

TBD

Estimate Level of Effort:

The contract is estimated at fifteen (15) days for each of the required TSPS resources.

Contract Duration:

The period of the Contract is from the date of Contract award to March 31, 2023.

Solicitation Method:

Competitive

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies:

No

Number of Contract(s):

Up to six (6) contracts

Applicable Trade Agreements:

• Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
• Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
• Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA)
• Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement (CHFTA)
• Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
• Canada-Panama Free trade agreement (CPanFTA)
• Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
• Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
• Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA),
• World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)
• Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)

Requirement Details

Tendering Procedure: Selective Tendering

This requirement is open only to those TSPS Supply Arrangement Holders who qualified under Tier 1 for services in the National Capital Region for the following categories.

Resource Category

Level of Expertise

Estimated Number of Resources Required

2.15 Facilitator Consultant

Intermediate

Up to 6

The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:

1. 6893449 Canada Inc
2. 7351933 Canada Inc
3. Altis Human Resources (Ottawa) Inc.
4. Deloitte Inc.
5. MNP LLP
6. NewLeaf Performance Inc.
7. Olav Consulting Corp
8. Systemscope Inc.
9. T.I.7 INC., THE SOURCE STAFFING SOLUTIONS INC., in Joint Venture
10. TAG HR The Associates Group Inc.
11. Tato Recruiting Inc., S.I. SYSTEMS ULC, in Joint Venture
12. The AIM Group Inc.
13. The Right Door Consulting & Solutions Incorporated
14. Turtle Island Staffing Inc.
15. WindReach Consulting Services Inc.

Description of Work:

The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) has identified a requirement for up to six (6) qualified consultants to provide Facilitation on an as-and-when required basis. This often requires a quick turnaround in order to respond to the ever changing learning needs of the departmental personnel.

The Bidder is required to propose at least one (1) resource to perform the duties as described in Annex “A” – Statement of Work. DFATD is looking for a maximum of six (6) resources. The Bidder may propose multiple resources and only the top six (6) resources with the highest combined scores of technical merit and price among all proposals will be recommended for contract award. Up to six (6) contracts may be awarded.

The period of each Contract will be from the date of Contract award to March 31, 2023. Each Contract will include the option to extend the term of the Contract by up to three (3) additional one (1) year period(s) under the same conditions.

Incumbent Information:

No

Security Requirement:

There are security requirements associated with this requirement:

1. The contractor must, at all times during the performance of the contract, hold a valid designated organization screening (DOS), issued by the Contract Security Program (CSP), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)
2. The contractor personnel requiring access to sensitive work site(s) must each hold a valid Reliability status, granted or approved by the CSP, PWGSC
3. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are not to be awarded without the prior written permission of the CSP, PWGSC
4. The Contractor must comply with the provisions of the:
   1. Security Requirements Check List attached at Annex “C”
   2. Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition)

Contracting Authority:

Name: Assane Ndiaye

Phone Number: 613-791-7185

Email Address: assane.ndiaye@international.gc.ca

Inquiries:

Inquiries regarding this RFP requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority named above. Request for Proposal (RFP) documents will be e-mailed directly from the Contracting Authority to the Qualified Supply Arrangement Holders who are being invited to bid on this requirement. 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.