Vocational Rehabilitation Services - Atlantic and Western Canada

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: 
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Vocational Rehabilitation Services - Atlantic and Western Canada

Provision / Coordination of Vocational Rehabilitation Services to Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPPD) Beneficiaries

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), requires service providers for the provision and/or coordination of Vocational Rehabilitation Services to Canada Pension Plan Disability Beneficiaries in Atlantic and Western Canada.  The regions are broken into specific service areas (as per the list below), which enables the bidder to bid on as many service areas as they deem viable.  Public Works and Government Services Canada, on behalf of ESDC, will award multiple Regional Individual Standing Offers for this purpose.  

This is a one (1) year Standing Offer in effect from date of award with an option to extend for two separate and additional one year periods.  Please refer the Statement of Work at Annex A for complete details of work requirements. 

The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.
 
The Request for Standing Offers (RFSO) is to establish Regional Individual standing Offers for the
requirement detailed in the RFSO, to the Identified Users across Canada, excluding locations within
Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec,and Labradorthat are subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs).  Any requirement for deliveries to locations within CLCAs areas within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, or Labrador will have to be treated as a separate procurement, outside of the resulting standing offers. 

AREAS COVERED BY THIS RFSO:
Area 1 - Newfoundland and Labrador (entire Province)
Area 2 - Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (entire Provinces)
Area 3 - New Brunswick (entire Province).  It is expected that the bidder will be able to provide services in both official languages for the province of New Brunswick. 
Area 4 -  Manitoba (entire Province)
Area 5- Saskatchewan (entire Province)
Area 6- Alberta
6.1 -  Medecine Hat, Lethbridge, Calgary,Lake Louise, Banff, Drumheller, Red Deer, Rocky Mountain House and surrounding areas, as well as, East Kootenays in BC.
6.2 -  Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Peace River, High Level, Jasper, Edson, Fort McMurray and surrounding area 
Area 7- British Columbia
7.1 -  Greater Vancouver / Fraser Valley (east to Surrey and Port Coquitlam, north to Sechelt and Pemberton and from Maple Ridge/Langley to Hope) 
7.1b-  additional points will be awarded if the bidder indicates willingness to travel to 7.1b :  Caribou / Northern BC (Williams Lake area North)
7.2- Vancouver Island (including Powell River and the Gulf Islands)
7.3- Okanagan (including Kamloops in the west as well as West Kootenays)

Mandatory Requirements:

-  The bidder is required to provideservices inboth official languages for Area 3, New Brunswick.

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

-Bidders are instructed to provide their top five (5) proposed staff only.If additional CV’s are provided by the bidder, the first 5 will be evaluated and all others discarded. 

-  Vocational Rehabilitation Consultants

All proposed staff/consultants must meet the following education requirements and work experience to be eligible for further evaluation:

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


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.