Standards for the conduct of Government of Canada Public Opinion
Research -Qualitative

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Public Opinion Research

EP363-150001/A
Mondoux, Glenn
Telephone No. - (613) 991-5791 (    )
Fax No. - (613) 991-5870

REQUEST FOR INDUSTRY COMMENTS (RFIC)
FOR 
CONSULTATION ON THE STANDARDS FOR THE CONDUCT OF GOVERNMENT OF
CANADA PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH - QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Responses must be submitted by 2:00 pm Eastern Standard Time on 
December 4, 2014


1.	NATURE OF REQUEST FOR INDUSTRY COMMENTS

This is not a bid solicitation. This RFIC will not result in the
award of any contract, therefore, potential suppliers of any
goods or services described in the attached project outline
should not earmark stock or facilities, nor allocate resources,
as a result of any information contained in this RFIC. Nor will
this RFIC result in the creation of any source list, therefore,
whether or not any potential supplier responds to this RFIC will
not preclude that supplier from participating in any future
procurement. Also, the procurement of any of the goods and
services described in this RFIC will not necessarily follow this
RFIC. This RFIC is simply intended to solicit feedback from
industry with respect to the matters described in this RFIC.

2.		NATURE AND FORMAT OF RESPONSES REQUESTED

Respondents are requested to provide their comments, concerns
and, where applicable, recommendations on how the requirements
or objectives described in the project outline could be
satisfied. Respondents should explain any assumptions they make
in their responses.

3.		RESPONSE COSTS

Canada will not reimburse any respondent for expenses incurred
in responding to this RFIC.

4.			TREATMENT OF RESPONSES:

Use of Responses:  Responses will not be formally evaluated.
However, the responses received may be used by Canada to modify
the Standards for the Conduct of Government of Canada Public
Opinion Research - Qualitative Research. Canada will review all
responses received by the RFIC closing date. Canada may, in its
discretion, review responses received after the RFIC closing
date.

Review Team:  A review team composed of representatives from
PWGSC will review the responses on behalf of Canada. Canada
reserves the right to hire any independent consultant, or use
any Government resources, which it deems necessary to review any
response. Not all members of the review team will necessarily
review all responses.

Confidentiality:  Respondents should mark any portions of their
response that they consider proprietary or confidential. Canada
will treat those portions of the responses as confidential to
the extent permitted by the Access to Information Act.

Follow-up Activity:  Canada may, in its discretion, contact any
respondents to follow up with additional questions or for
clarification of any aspect of a response.

5.		ENQUIRIES

Because this is not a bid solicitation, Canada will not
necessarily respond to enquiries in writing or by circulating
answers to all potential suppliers. However, respondents with
questions regarding this RFIC may direct their enquiries to:

Glenn Mondoux at (613) 991-5791 or by email at:
glenn.mondoux@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca


6.			SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES

Time and Place for Submission of Responses:  Suppliers
interested in providing a response should deliver it directly to
the Contracting Authority by the time and date indicated on page
1 of this solicitation document. The preferred method of
response is by e-mail at: 

glenn.mondoux@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca 

Responsibility for Timely Delivery: Timely delivery and correct
direction of responses is the sole responsibility of the
respondent. PWGSC will not assume or have transferred to it
those responsibilities.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the
Contracting Officer named above.


7.			CONSULTATION ON THE STANDARDS FOR THE CONDUCT OF GOVERNMENT
OF 			CANADA PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH - QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

In 2013, the Public Opinion Research Directorate (PORD) released
revised quantitative standards for telephone and on-line
research following consultation with stakeholders.

The development of government-wide standards responds to
recommendations from Chapter 2 of the November 2005 report of
the Auditor General of Canada on The Quality and Reporting of
Surveys. In this report, the Auditor General recommended that
the Public Opinion Research Directorate adapt the relevant
standards of the market research industry and develop suitable
benchmarks applicable to surveys commissioned by departments. 

As a next step in the development of public opinion research
(POR) standards for the Government of Canada (GC), we are
pleased to introduce the attached draft Standards for the
Conduct of Government of Canada Public Opinion Research -
Qualitative Research.

A significant proportion of POR projects undertaken for GC use
qualitative methodologies. Tailored qualitative standards will
help ensure uniform, high quality POR studies conducted for the
GC. Based on the recommendations from the 2012 Advisory Panel on
Government of Canada Qualitative Public Opinion Research
Quality, PORD developed draft standards and best practices to
respond to the needs of government clients conducting
qualitative studies. 

As direct stakeholder and future user of these proposed
standards, we are inviting you to review the attached documents
and to provide comments in the language of your choice.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.