With this Request for Standing Offer (“RFSO”) Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (“CMHC”) is seeking prospective respondents to qualify in accordance with the evaluation process outlined in Part 2 – Evaluation and Selection for eligibility to provide personnel recruiting services in two (2) categories.
Respondents may submit responses for any or all of these categories, and depending on the results of the evaluation, respondents may be selected to be listed in more than one category:
Category 1: Temporary Help Services
Category 2: Employee Search Services
Only respondents who meet the mandatory technical requirements will move on to the next stage. The following will be assessed on a pass/fail basis:
Mandatory Technical Requirement (MTR)
MTR Description
MTR. 1
Data Residency. The selected SO Holder must comply with the following: CMHC data, while at rest or in transit must stay within the geographical boundaries of Canada and accessed from within Canada. Data residency in Canada is not mandatory for regular business communication that does not include sensitive and/or protected or secret information (including personal information).
MTR. 2
Personal Information. The selected SO Holder shall be responsible for obtaining consent from all candidates to share their personal information with CMHC and warrants that it has all necessary safeguards in place to protect Candidate’s personal information.
MTR. 3
Experience. Respondents must demonstrate that they have provided services under Category 1 and/or Category 2 for Canadian private sector companies or Canadian public sector organizations, for a minimum of eight (8) consecutive years from the issuance of the RFSO.
MTR. 4
Account Manager. Respondent’s proposed Account Manager must have a minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in staffing, recruiting, or assessing candidates and must be bilingual in both French and English at a level of C-B-C or greater.
MTR.5
Range of Positions and Roles. Respondents must have “Expert” level experience in at least 5 out of the 10 fields described in Appendix C – Section B. The Deliverables.
MTR.6
Network and reach. Respondent’s must be able to demonstrate their ability to service all of CMHC’s business centre areas by providing proof of multiple positions (more than 1 example) they have filled in the last five (5) years. Center areas are divided into five regions: Atlantic; Quebec; Ontario; British Columbia; and Prairies & Territories.
MTR. 7
Responsiveness and Diversity. The selected SO Holder must provide CMHC with a diverse pool of pre-vetted candidates within 10 business days after issuance of a Call-up.
MTR. 8
Agency Diversity & Inclusion. Agencies must be able to demonstrate that i) they have a diverse workforce; and ii) assigned a diverse team to work on CMHC mandates, if issued a resulting SO Master Agreement and Call-up(s).
