RFP NUMBER: 1000182733
PROJECT TITLE: Psycho-educational Assessments
The period of the contract is from award until August 31, 2017 with two (2) one (1) year option periods.
DIAND intends to award one contract
Security: Pursuant to the Government of Canada Security Policy, the nature of the services to be provided under the Standing Offer Agreement requires a Government of Canada Security Clearance.
The Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs administers five (5) Federal Schools at Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation. These Federal Schools provide instructional services to primary school aged children from Kindergarten to Grade 8. The department’s goal is to ensure that eligible students in the community have access to educational programs and services in the Federal Schools which are comparable to those available to students in provincial public schools.
Professional expertise, not available within the schools, is required to determine the eligibility and requirements for Special Education funding. Identified students require psychoeducational testing to assess the degree of their impairment and to formulate a corresponding plan of action to support their effective learning. This testing only can be conducted by qualified psychologists.
The purpose of the contract is to obtain psycho-educational assessment services to test identified students individually to determine if the student has a learning exceptionality, to assess the severity of their exceptionality, and to support the development of a special education program that will address their individual needs.
Mandatory Criteria:
M1 The proposed psychologist must be registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. The proposed psychologist must provide a copy of the required certificate of registration.
M2 The proposed psychologist must have a minimum of two years’ experience within the last four year`s performing psychoeducational assessments in Ontario.
The proposed psychologist must provide a maximum of three case work summaries (defined as a listing of case history summaries carried out within a specific school board or client organization) not referencing any personal confidential information.
The case work summaries must include, as a minimum:
a) The full legal or operating name and brief description of the client organization, (the names and addresses of the school boards for which the assessments have been provided);
b) The dates/duration of the case work summaries;
c) A brief description of the case work summaries, including scope, deliverables, objectives to be achieved, issues, intent and the results/outcomes of the work;
d) The extent of the Proposed Resources’ involvement in the project; and
e) Client Reference Form: include the name and contact information for the School Administrator/School Superintendent who oversaw the assessments.
The offeror should use Table M3 – Reference Form – for each case work summary submitted. The offeror is encouraged to provide detailed responses for each of the requirements set out in the table. The offeror should copy Table M3 as required.
Canada reserves the right to contact the referenced School Administrator/School Superintendent to verify the accuracy of information provided within each case work summary. Failure on the part of the Bidder to provide accurate and current contact information may result in the Bidder’s Proposal being deemed non-compliant and be given no further consideration in the evaluation process.
M3 The proposed psychologist must have experience performing psychoeducational assessments pertaining to the full range of identifications as defined by the Ministry of Education of Ontario. See link below.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/i…
M4 The proposed psychologist must provide anonymous samples of assessments performed within the past 4 years which would support identification of the following exceptionalities: Intellectual: Developmental Disability, Intellectual: Mild Intellectual Disability, Communication: Learning Disability, Communication: Autism (ASD). The proposed psychologist must provide 1 sample for each exceptionality.
M5 PROPOSED RESOURCE – SECURITY
The proposed psychologist must provide a valid Police Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening. The Police check must be submitted with the bid.
The contract will be awarded based on a determination of Best Value taking into account both the technical merit of the Proposals and the Financial Evaluation.
The Bidder(s) will be selected on the basis of the highest combined rating of technical merit and price.
"This procurement is set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business. For more information on Aboriginal business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business, see Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual."
