TASK Based Professional Services (TSPS) RequirementThis requirement is for: The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB)This requirement is open only to those Supply Arrangement Holders under E60ZT-18TSPS who qualified under Tier 1 (= $0 - $3.75M) for the following categories:3.8 Financial Specialist Consultant – At least One (1) Senior or Level 32.5 Business Process Consultant – At least One (1) Senior or Level 3The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal:BurntEdge IncorporatedCrystalus Strategic Documents Inc.Dalian Enterprises and Coradix Technology Consulting, in Joint VentureDeloitte Inc.Ernst & Young LLPEtico, Inc.FMC Professionals Inc.KPMG LLPMGIS Inc.Niewe Technology and Consulting Ltd.Pleiad Canada Inc.Samson & Associés CPA/Consultation IncSYSTEMATIX IT SOLUTIONS INC, MICROWORKS, IN JOINT VENTURETechnomics, IncorporatedTranspolar Technology Corporation and The Halifax Computer Consulting Group In Joint Venture**Please note: So as not to impede on the efficiency of the procurement process, the IRB has decided to extend the invitation for this bid to the first three (3) pre-qualified suppliers submitting requests that are not listed in Attachment 1 to Part 1 “List of Suppliers Invited to Bid” of the bid solicitation.Description of the Requirement:The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) has a requirement for a Financial Stability Review.Objective:During past several years, there has been significant business volume fluctuations in demands for refugee claimant services. The IRB would like to review and validate the funding methodologies utilized to ensure that adequate levels of financial resources are distributed equitably throughout the organization.The Contractor must review, validate and propose productivity and costing models to allocate resources that ensure that IRB resource needs for all sectors are met based on operational objectives, performance measures and data. The productivity and costing models must be sufficiently dynamic to ensure that the resource allocation methodology responds to future growth scenarios and are sufficiently flexible to calculate the costing based on various business volume changes.In addition, the contractor must also review the integrated planning functions and propose a process and governance approach for holistic and integrated resource planning & management that considers existing integrated planning processes.Scope of Work:The IRB requires the following reviews, including but not limited to the review of the productivity and costing models to implement a more comprehensive tool and the integrated planning functions to implement a more holistic approach.The contractor must provide the following: A review of current productivity and costing models; validate them based on operational objectives, performance measures and data, discussion with IRB subject matter experts, and analysis;Confirm whether the models are sufficiently dynamic to respond to future growth as a performance-based budget model, and provide recommendations to enhance the methodology;Propose a costing methodology allowing IRB to allocate resources to growth initiatives;Review existing integrated planning functions and propose a process and governance approach for holistic and integrated resource planning & management.Level of Security Requirement:Company Minimum Security Level Required: ReliabilityResources Minimum Security Level Required: ReliabilityApplicable Trade Agreements:The requirement is subject to the provisions of:- Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA);- Canada-Chili Free Trade Agreement;- Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP);- Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement;- Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA);- Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement;- Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement;- Canada-United States-Mexixo Agreement (CUSMA;- Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement;- Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement;- World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP);Associated Documents: N/AProposed period of contract:The proposed period of contract is from contract award date to May 31, 2023.Estimated Level of Effort:The estimated level of effort of the contract is Approx. 400 days to complete.File Number: 20221006-IRBContracting Authority: Naomie FevryPhone Number: 343-576-1352E-Mail: I••••••••@••••••••.••.caNOTE: 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
