Vocational Rehabilitation

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Title:  Provision of Vocational Rehabilitation Services to
Canada Pension Plan Disability Beneficiaries

Employment and Social Development Canada requires Regional
Individual Standing Offer(s) to provide  Vocational
Rehabilitation Services to Canada Pension Plan Disability
Beneficiaries in the province of Ontario (broken down into 8
areas).
The Canada Pension Plan disability (CPPD) benefit, delivered by
Service Canada on behalf of Employment and Social Development
Canada (ESDC), is payable to people who have made enough
contributions to the CPP and who are unable to work because of a
severe and prolonged physical or mental disability.
The CPPD vocational rehabilitation (VR) program is available on
a voluntary basis to selected CPPD beneficiaries (also referred
to CPPD clients), whose medical condition has stabilized and who
are motivated to return to work.
MANDATORY MINIMUM CRITERIA

-  It is expected that the bidder will be able to provide
services in both official languages for Area 7 which consists of
Cochrane, Sudbury, Greater Sudbury, Manitoulin and Algoma.

-  All staff working directly with CPPD clients require security
clearance at the enhanced reliability level.

-  Vocational Rehabilitation Consultants
All staff proposed by the bidder must meet the following minimum
certification/education requirements in vocational
rehabilitation (VR) to be eligible for further evaluation.

University degree or a diploma in Social Sciences, Health
Sciences, Human Services or Vocational Rehabilitation;
Minimum of two years experience* in the provision of Vocational
Rehabilitation services. 

Current registration as a Registered Rehabilitation Professional
(RRP) or Canadian Certification in Rehabilitation Counseling
(CCRC) will be considered as an asset qualification. 

*Experience refers to experience in Vocational Rehabilitation
Counseling, assisting disabled adults return to work.  Areas of
expertise include:  assessment, career counseling, job
development and job placement skills and the ability to
interpret and implement the results of Vocational Rehabilitation
tools and tests and specialized rehabilitation assessments.

There is a security requirement associated with the requirement
of the Standing Offer.


Estimated Period of Standing Offer is July 1, 2015 to June 30,
2016 with an option to extend standing offers for an additional
2 - one year periods at July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017.

Please refer to the Request for Standing Offer for complete
details of this requirement.

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.