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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

Services de facilitation pour la prestation virtuelle de la Feuille de route nationale d'apprentissage

Indigenous set-asideSupply arrangement
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
May 9, 2024
Published
April 11, 2024
Type
Services
Explore similarManagement and Business Professionals and Administrative ServicesIndigenous set-aside
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
SAMSON & ASSOCIATES CPA/Consulting Inc
Contract value
CAD $20.7K
Award date
2024-08-07
Supplier location
Gatineau, Qc
RFP against Supply Arrangement

Full description

TASK Based Professional Services (TSPS) Requirement
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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 the stated consultant category, security level, region, level of expertise for the following categories:

1. Workstreams

1.1 Workstream 1 (Facilitation)

Facilitation services for the virtual delivery of the National Learning Roadmap for Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Facilitation. This is intended for aspiring and practicing facilitators responsible for delivering operational and corporate training within the department.

Security requirements apply to workstream 1 (Facilitation).

Resources needed: a) three (3), category: 7.17 Training facilitator, senior (2 Bilingual, 1 English)
b) three (3), category: 7.17 Training facilitator, junior (2 Bilingual, 1 English)

1.2 Workstream 2 (Managers)

Facilitation services for the virtual delivery of the National Learning Roadmap for Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Managers. This is intended for team leaders, supervisors, and managers of any experience level.

No security requirements apply to workstream 2 (Managers).

Resources needed: a) three (3), category: 7.17 Training facilitator, senior (3 Bilingual)
b) three (3), category: 7.17 Training facilitator, junior (3 Bilingual)

1.3 Workstream 3 (Expertise)

Facilitation services for the virtual delivery of the National Learning Roadmap for Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Expertise.

The goal of this Roadmap is to enhance ESDC employees’ knowledge, competence, and performance. It is defined as a sequence of well-structured learning activities. They are designed to offer learners the opportunity to gain new knowledge, develop skills, form new attitudes, share experiences, discuss best practices, and develop effective strategies in a realistic context.

Security requirements apply to workstream 3 (Expertise).

Resources needed: a) three (3), category: 7.17 Training facilitator, intermediate (2 Bilingual, 1 English)

1.4 The solicitation is intended to result in the award of one contract per Workstream.

1.5 Bidders can submit a proposal for more than one (1) Workstream in response to this bid solicitation. However, bidders cannot submit the same resource for several workstreams. If a bidder submits the same resource for more than one (1) workstream, their bid(s) will automatically be deemed non-compliant and they will not proceed to the bid evaluation phase.

2. Proposed period of contract
Each contract will be for a period from Contract award to March 31, 2025 plus two (2) one-year additional irrevocable option periods under the same conditions.

Option Period 1: from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026; and
Option Period 2: from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027.

3. Trade Agreements (see attachment "100024631-NPP-Eng" in the "Bidding details" section.

4. Conditional Set-aside for Indigenous Business (PSIB)
Each workstream in this procurement is conditionally set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB). In accordance with the requirements for conditionally set aside procurements of the PSIB, if there are two (2) or more responsive bids with a valid Indigenous Business Certification in the same workstream, only those responsive bids will be eligible to be awarded a contract in that workstream; otherwise, all responsive bids will be eligible. For more information on Indigenous business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Indigenous Business, refer to Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual.

5. Supply Agreement (SA) Holders

The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:
(*This list will not be updated if additional suppliers request copies of the bid solicitation)

1) 4Plan Consulting Corp.
2) Accenture Inc.
3) Akkodis Canada Inc.
4) Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
5) Amyantek Inc
6) Aniko Consultants Inc., Samson & Associés-CPA Consultation Inc.-Samson & Associates CPA-Consulting Inc., in Joint Venture
7) Building Blocks Technologies Inc.
8) Calian Ltd.
9) Deloitte Inc.
10) Donohue Brent Training & Consulting Inc
11) Ernst & Young LLP
12) Ferrabee International Inc.
13) Fifalde Consulting Inc.
14) Graybridge International Consulting Inc.
15) Increment One Consulting Ltd
16) Integrated Learning International Inc.
17) Ivey Business School Foundation
18) Kilo Communications Inc.
19) L. Paul Frechette Consulting Services Inc.
20) Lean Agility Inc.
21) MONZ CONSULTING INC., NEWFOUND RECRUITING CORPORATION. in Joint Venture
22) Newfound Recruiting Corporation
23) OXARO INC.
24) PRECISIONERP INCORPORATED
25) PrecisionIT Inc,IDS Systems Consultants Inc., PrecisionERP Incorporated, in JOINT VENTURE
26) Primex Project Management Limited
27) Prologic Systems Ltd.
28) Promaxis Systems Inc
29) QMR Staffing Solutions Incorporated
30) Resolution Alliance Inc/Alliance Resolution Inc
31) Samson & Associés CPA/Consultation Inc
32) Samson RH Inc.
33) SEASONOVA Group Inc.
34) SoftSim Technologies Inc.
35) The VCAN Group Inc.
36) Y2 Consulting Psychologists Inc./Psychologues consultants Y2 inc.
37) York University
38) Zernam Enterprise Inc

NOTE: The Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS) Method of Supply is subject to quarterly refresh cycles. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact S••••••••@••••••••.••.CA

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Basic information

Reference
cb-185-94579983
Solicitation no.
100024631
Buyer
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Notice type
RFP against Supply Arrangement
Method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 80000000 — Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services

Delivery & regions

Regions of delivery
*Canada
Contract term
June 10, 2024 → March 31, 2027

Key dates

Published
April 11, 2024
Closes
May 9, 2024
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
    R.A. MALATEST & ASSOCIATES LTD
    1 contract won· latest October 20, 2023
    CAD $159.6K
    total awarded
  3. 3
    F-BLOK architecture inc.
    1 contract won· latest December 8, 2023
    CAD $98.8K
    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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