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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

Évaluation du programme de préparation à l'investissement (PRI)

Supply arrangement
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
September 13, 2023
Published
August 22, 2023
Type
Services
Explore similarManagement and Business Professionals and Administrative ServicesQuebec
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
R.A. MALATEST & ASSOCIATES LTD
Contract value
CAD $159.6K
Award date
2023-10-20
Supplier location
Ottawa, Ontario
RFP against Supply Arrangement

Full description

2023-08-25 Amendment 001 is raised to extend the closing date of the solicitation from September 6, 2023 to September 13, 2023.

**TASK Based Professional Services (TSPS) Requirement**

This requirement is for: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

-This requirement is open only to those Supply Arrangement Holders under E60ZT-18TSPS who qualified under Tier 1 ($0 - $3.75M) and under the stated
consultant category, security level, region, level of expertise for the following category:

Category: (2.12) Evaluation services consultant
Level: Senior
Supplier Security Clearance: DOS - Reliability
Document Safeguarding: None Required
Region/Metropolitan Area: Remote/Virtual Access

-The requirement is intended to result in the award of one (1) contract.

-The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:

1) Creative Fire LP
2) Excel Human Resources Inc.
3) FERENCE & COMPANY CONSULTING LTD.
4) Goss Gilroy Inc.
5) Maplesoft Consulting Inc.
6) PRA Inc.
7) Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
8) PRIMEXX VENTURES INC., ALEJANDRA DOXTATOR, Joint Venture
9) R.A. Malatest & Associates Ltd.
10) Research Power (N.S.) Inc.
11) SALASAN Consulting Inc.
12) Samson & Associés CPA/Consultation Inc
13) SEASI Consulting Inc.
14) Talent Transformation Group Inc
15) THE LANSDOWNE CONSULTING GROUP INC.
16) Transatlantic Business Consulting Inc.
17) TWO WORLDS CONSULTING LTD.

*This list will not be updated if additional suppliers request copies of the bid solicitation.

-Description of the Requirement:

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is seeking to contract an evaluation consultant (the Contractor) to conduct a summative evaluation of the renewed Investment Readiness Program (IRP).

The Contractor will evaluate the results of the program against its intended outcomes to inform future policy direction.

-Proposed period of contract:

The proposed period of contract will be from Contract award to August 31, 2024.

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Basic information

Reference
cb-8360-21028298
Solicitation no.
100024145
Buyer
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Notice type
RFP against Supply Arrangement
Method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 80000000 — Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services

Delivery & regions

Province
Quebec
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Contract term
September 20, 2023 → August 31, 2024

Key dates

Published
August 22, 2023
Closes
September 13, 2023
Amendment no.
002

Likely incumbents

(3)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    SoftSim Technologies Inc.
    1 contract won· latest March 20, 2025
    CAD $735.6K
    total awarded
  2. 2
    F-BLOK architecture inc.
    1 contract won· latest December 8, 2023
    CAD $98.8K
    total awarded
  3. 3
    SAMSON & ASSOCIATES CPA/Consulting Inc
    1 contract won· latest August 7, 2024
    CAD $20.7K
    total awarded

SoftSim Technologies Inc. is the most likely incumbent, based on how often and how recently they have won this buyer’s work in this category. To displace them, expect to need a clearly stronger proposition or price.

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