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Indigenous Services Canada

TSPS - Communications Consultant (1 Senior and 1 Intermediate Level)

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
August 11, 2021
Published
July 23, 2021
Type
Services
Explore similarManagement and Business Professionals and Administrative ServicesQuebec

Full description

TASK Based Professional Services (TSPS) Requirement
This requirement is for: Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
This requirement is open only to those Supply Arrangement Holders under E60ZT-18TSPS who qualified under Tier 1 for the following category:
Stream 3. Project Management Services:

3.11 Communications Consultant, one (1) Senior Level
3.11 Communications Consultant, one (1) Intermediate Level

Only selected TSPS SA Holders currently holding a TSPS SA under the E60ZT-18TSPS series of SAs are invited to compete. SA Holders may not submit a bid in response to this bid solicitation unless they have been invited to do so. However, should an uninvited SA Holder wish to be invited, it may contact the Contracting Authority to request an invitation at any time prior to five business days before the published bid closing date, and an invitation will be made to that SA Holder unless it would not be consistent with the efficient operation of the procurement process.In no circumstance will such an invitation require Canada to extend a bid closing date. The following SA Holders have been initially invited to bid on this requirement.
SA Holders that are invited to compete as a joint venture must submit a bid as that joint venture SA Holder, forming no other joint venture to bid.Any joint venture must be already qualified under the E60ZT-18TSPS series as that joint venture at the time of bid closing in order to submit a bid.
The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal

Accurate Design & Communications Inc.
Acosys Consulting Services Inc.
BurntEdge Incorporated
Deloitte Inc.
Donna Cona Inc.
Elevated Thinking Inc.
Human Contact Inc.
KPMG LLP
Leverage Technology Resources Inc.
Milestone Digital Media Consultants INC.
NewLeaf Performance Inc.
NIVA Inc.
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
Protak Consulting Group Inc.
Stiff Sentences Incorporated

Description of the Requirement:
The Government of Canada is committed to consulting with First Nations and First Nation stakeholders on the implementation of S-3 while also assessing and mitigating the impacts.
Indigenous Services Canada is seeking a company that holds the requisite experience in engagement with First Nations, and exemplifies best practice in external communications who may have previously partnered with Indigenous Services Canada (e.g. Federal Indian Day School initiative, Sixties Scoop Settlement, or other) while also possessing the necessary relationship management skills and expertise to undertake work in this regard.
The objectives of this work on S-3 are twofold:

Lead a communications campaign, in tandem with Indigenous Services Canada and other stakeholders, that seeks to raise awareness on S-3 that focuses on the following audience:
Individuals who may be newly eligible for Indian status in order to undertake outreach relating to the recent changes to the registration provisions; and
Individuals/groups who have negative perceptions of S-3.

Develop and implement a communications strategy to share Indigenous Service Canada’s engagement approach and ongoing monitoring of S-3 impacts.Include trusted source partnership information where applicable.

Level of Security Requirement:
There is no security requirement.
Proposed period of contract:
The proposed period of the contract shall be from Contract award date to March 31, 2022, plus six (6) months irrevocable option period allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract.
Estimated Level of Effort:
The estimated level of effort is 240 days (resulting contract & option year).
File Number: 1000232164
Contracting Authority: Christine Madore
Phone Number: 873-354-1376
E-Mail: c••••••••@••••••.ca
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
PW-21-00963874
Solicitation no.
1000232164
Buyer
Indigenous Services Canada
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Limited tendering
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

GSIN
*R019BF — *Human Resource Services, Business Consulting/Change Management; Project Management Services
UNSPSC
UNSPSC 80000000 — Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services

Delivery & regions

Province
Quebec
Regions of delivery
*National Capital Region (NCR)

Key dates

Published
July 23, 2021
Closes
August 11, 2021
Amendment no.
000

Contact

End-user
Indigenous Services Canada
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