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Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Supplier Pre-Qualification (RFSA) - Temporary Help Services for the National Capital Region (NCR)

Name: Supplier Pre-Qualification (RFSA) - Temporary Help Services for the National Capital Region (NCR)
Creator: Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Supply arrangement

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

March 31, 2028

Published

June 9, 2023

Type

Services

Full description

This is amendment #009 (June 2026) to the Request for Supply arrangement for Temporary Help Services for the National Capital Region.

Suppliers are reminded of the importance of reading this document in its entirety, as well as all documents incorporated by reference.

PERMANENT NOTICE

This is the permanent notice for the Request for Supply Arrangement of the Temporary Help Services method of supply in the National Capital Region only. As long as this permanent notice remains active, THS Supply Arrangements may be issued to all suppliers that meet the qualification requirements of the RFSA.

Potential suppliers must submit their bids through the Centralized Professional Services System (CPSS) and follow the instructions provided in the RFSA document and on the CPSS system available at: https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/spc-cps/spc-cps…

Canada may receive arrangements perpetually but reserves the right to conduct the evaluation of arrangements in cycles, not less than quarterly.

Quarterly Submission and Evaluation Periods:

Q1 - Submission before June 30 – Evaluation from July 1 to September 30
Q2 - Submission before Sept 30 – Evaluation from October 1 to December 31
Q3 - Submission before Jan 3 – Evaluation from January 4 to March 31
Q4 - Submission before March 31 – Evaluation from April 1 to June 30

Once a Supply Arrangement has been awarded, a THS supplier may qualify for additional classifications or streams every quarter.

BACKGROUND:

The THS method of supply has a total of 14 streams. A full description of the streams and their categories can be found on the Temporary Help Services website at:

https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/sat-ths/sat-thc…

No limit is set on the number of Supply Arrangements to be issued.

LOCATION OF SERVICES:

Supply Arrangements will be awarded to Qualified Suppliers for service delivery in the National Capital Region (NCR) only. The NCR boundary is recognized as the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton boundaries in the province of Ontario and the Outaouais Regional Community in the province of Quebec.

ENQUIRIES:

Inquiries can be sent to the Supply Arrangement Authority at:

TPSGC.DGASAT-ABTHS.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

Selection criteria

Variations or combinations of the above methods

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Basic information

Reference

cb-6278-65400524

Solicitation no.

EN578-172870/D - AMD 009

Buyer

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Notice type

Request for Supply Arrangement

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*SRV

Trade agreements

*Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 80000000 — Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services

Delivery & regions

Province

Quebec

Regions of opportunity

*Canada

Regions of delivery

*National Capital Region (NCR)

Key dates

Published

June 9, 2023

Closes

March 31, 2028

Amendment no.

004

Amendment date

June 22, 2026

Contact

Contact

THS Team - L'équipe des SAT

Email

TPSGC.PASAT-APTHS.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Phone

(000) 000-0000

Address

10 Wellington Street, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A0S5, Canada

Likely incumbents

(1)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
Tato Recruiting Inc., S.i. Systems ULC., in Joint Venture
1 contract won· latest February 16, 2026
CAD $9.7M
total awarded

Tato Recruiting Inc., S.i. Systems ULC., in Joint Venture 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.

Documents

(1)

↓ rfsa-amendment-007-june-10-2024_final.pdf

Complete source record(33)

Title

Supplier Pre-Qualification (RFSA) - Temporary Help Services for the National Capital Region (NCR)

Reference number

cb-6278-65400524

Amendment number

004

Solicitation number

EN578-172870/D - AMD 009

Publication date

2023-06-09

Tender closing date

2028-03-31T14:00:00

Amendment date

2026-06-22

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*80111600

Unspsc description

*Temporary personnel services

Procurement category

*SRV

Notice type

Request for Supply Arrangement

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Variations or combinations of the above methods

Trade agreements

Regions of opportunity

*Canada

Regions of delivery

*National Capital Region (NCR)

Contracting entity name

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Contracting entity address line

10 Wellington Street

Contracting entity address city

Gatineau

Contracting entity address province

Quebec

Contracting entity address postal code

K1A0S5

Contracting entity address country

Canada

Contact info name

THS Team - L'équipe des SAT

Contact info email

TPSGC.PASAT-APTHS.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Contact info phone

(000) 000-0000

Contact info address line

10 Wellington Street

Contact info city

Gatineau

Contact info province

Quebec

Contact info postalcode

K1A0S5

Contact info country

Canada

Attachment

https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/6278/request_for_supply_arrangement_-_temporary_help_services_-_perpetual_refreshes_-_spring_2023_version-%284.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/16634/rfsa-amendment-008-oct-2025_final.pdf.zip,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/16634/ths-rfsa-june-2026-amd-en.zip,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/16634/rfsa-amendment-007-june-10-2024_final.pdf

Tender description

This is amendment #009 (June 2026) to the Request for Supply arrangement for Temporary Help Services for the National Capital Region. Suppliers are reminded of the importance of reading this document in its entirety, as well as all documents incorporated by reference. PERMANENT NOTICE This is the permanent notice for the Request for Supply Arrangement of the Temporary Help Services method of supply in the National Capital Region only. As long as this permanent notice remains active, THS Supply Arrangements may be issued to all suppliers that meet the qualification requirements of the RFSA. Potential suppliers must submit their bids through the Centralized Professional Services System (CPSS) and follow the instructions provided in the RFSA document and on the CPSS system available at: https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/spc-cps/spc-cps-eng.html Canada may receive arrangements perpetually but reserves the right to conduct the evaluation of arrangements in cycles, not less than quarterly. Quarterly Submission and Evaluation Periods: Q1 - Submission before June 30 – Evaluation from July 1 to September 30 Q2 - Submission before Sept 30 – Evaluation from October 1 to December 31 Q3 - Submission before Jan 3 – Evaluation from January 4 to March 31 Q4 - Submission before March 31 – Evaluation from April 1 to June 30 Once a Supply Arrangement has been awarded, a THS supplier may qualify for additional classifications or streams every quarter. BACKGROUND: The THS method of supply has a total of 14 streams. A full description of the streams and their categories can be found on the Temporary Help Services website at: https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/sat-ths/sat-thc-26112018-eng.html No limit is set on the number of Supply Arrangements to be issued. LOCATION OF SERVICES: Supply Arrangements will be awarded to Qualified Suppliers for service delivery in the National Capital Region (NCR) only. The NCR boundary is recognized as the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton boundaries in the province of Ontario and the Outaouais Regional Community in the province of Quebec. ENQUIRIES: Inquiries can be sent to the Supply Arrangement Authority at: TPSGC.DGASAT-ABTHS.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.