Executive Search

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods
and/or services
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Executive Search

E60ZL-110001/B
Ruest, Stefan
Telephone No.	: (819) 956-5848
Fax No. 	: (819) 956-2675

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS
 
The Government Electronic Tendering Service on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders is the sole authoritative source for
Government of Canada tenders that are subject to trade
agreements or subject to departmental policies that require
public advertising of tenders.

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This Notice is being issued as the Perpetual Notice attached to
Supply Arrangement E60ZL-110001. This Perpetual Notice invites
additional Suppliers to submit Arrangements to become
pre-qualified Suppliers.

Suppliers that are currently pre-qualified do not need to
resubmit.

The Supply Arrangement has no defined end-date and will remain
valid until such time as Canada no longer considers it to be
advantageous to use it. To allow for updating of Supply
Arrangement Terms and Conditions a "Refresh" will happen as per
the end date on the Notice. No existing pre-qualified Supplier
will be removed from the pre-qualified Supplier List as a result
of the "Refresh". Pre-qualified Suppliers do not need to submit
an Arrangement in order to remain pre-qualified.

Before issuance of a Supply Arrangement the Supplier must hold
the appropriate level of Security Clearance as identified in the
Request for Supply Arrangement.

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To provide executive searches, including executive search
services for "senior leadership positions" (regional, national,
or international in scope) for federal government departments,
agencies, Crown corporations and other federal entities,
referred to as Identified Users, in order to successfully fill 
Governor in Council positions.

Governor in Council (GiC) appointments are made by the Governor
General on the advice of the Queen's
Privy Council for Canada represented by Cabinet.

GiC appointments are made to a wide range of positions,
including the following types of positions for 
which executive search services may be required:

a)	heads and members of agencies, boards, quasi-judicial
tribunals and commissions;
b)	CEOs, chairpersons and directors of Crown corporations; and
c)	agents and officers of Parliament.

The Identified Users include any government department, agency
or Crown Corporation listed in Schedules I, I.1, II, III, of the
Financial Administration Act, R.S., 1985, c. F-11.

The Government of Canada's policies and publications pertaining
to the GiC appointments process can 
be found at the following websites:

Applicable Documents:

a)	Accountable Government: A Guide for Ministers and Ministers
of State (2011). In particular, refer to Appointments in Annex G:

http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/index.asp?lang=eng&page=information&sub=
publications&doc=ag-gr/2011/ag-gr-eng.htm#G4
	
b)	GiC Appointments Process Overview:

http://www.appointments-nominations.gc.ca/prsnt.asp?page=Process&
lang=eng

c)	Attachment 1 - A Guide to Managing the Governor in Council
Appointments Process:

Attachment 1 referenced above, includes important information
relating to the GiC appointments process.

Reference Documents:

a)	GiC Appointments Website:

http://www.appointments-nominations.gc.ca/index.asp?lang=eng

As noted in the 2012-13 Departmental Performance Report of the
Privy Council Office (PCO), 784 GIC appointments were made in
2012-13. The average number of annual GIC appointments since
2006-07 is 858.Since March 2010, the Government has engaged the
services of executive search firms to assist in the recruitment
of candidates to approximately 40 senior (full-time and
leadership) Governor in Council positions. The annual salaries
for these positions ranged from between $147,400 to $518,600
(2013 rates of pay).

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on
Internal Trade (AIT).

The requirement covered by the bid solicitation of any resulting
supply arrangement may be subject to 
a preference for Canadian goods and/or services or may be
limited to Canadian goods and/or services.

There is a security requirement associated with the requirement
of the Supply Arrangement.
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.