Evaluation Services Consultant

NPP FOR TASK Based Professional Services (TSPS) Requirement This requirement is for: The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada This requirement is open only to those Supply Arrangement Holders under E60ZT-16TSPS/…ZT who qualified under Tier 1 for the following category: 2.12 Evaluation Services Consultant under the Stream of services Business Consulting / Change Management. The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal: Cathexis Consulting Inc. Cyrus Echo Corporation Deloitte Inc. DevPar Financial Consulting Ltd.  Ernst & Young LLP Excel Human Resources Inc. Goss Gilroy Inc. HDP Group Inc  Kelly Sears Consulting Group Lotic Consulting Ltd. PRA Inc. Revay and Associates Limited Sierra Systems Group Inc.  Social Research and Demonstration Corporation  Zernam Enterprise Inc. Description of the Requirement: This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement of Program Evaluation of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada’s Learning and Professional Development (LPD) Function for the provision of Task and Solutions Professional Services. The requirement is for an Evaluation Services Consultant Team. It is intended to result in the award of one (1) contract. SCOPE OF WORK The IRB is an administrative tribunal consisting of four distinctly mandated divisions. Each division comprises independent decision-makers, or members, who make quasi-judicial decisions on immigration and refugee matters. The members are the end-users of learning and professional development services beginning with their initial appointment as new members and on an ongoing basis. Identifying, organizing and delivering their LPD needs is spread across three IRB groups—the divisions (end-users), Legal Services (subject-matter experts), and the Learning and Professional Development Directorate (LPDD). This study will assess the current state of the effectiveness and efficiency of the LPD function and recommend options for their improvement. Only adjudicative LPD, as distinguished from corporate and workplace learning, is the focus of this study. The Contractor must conduct the study using the methodology framework and data collection tools created by the IRB, consisting of:

Interviews of 40 to 50 key informants in group and individual interviews by telephone or videoconference Online survey administered through the Contractor’s in-house facilities. The survey will cover 200 to 250 members of the IRB and consist of approximately 75 items Analysis of key documents and data addressing the current state of LPD at the IRB Review approaches of similar administrative tribunals (to be determined) through approximately six interviews, literature review, and analysis of key documents and data.

Level of Security Requirement: Company Minimum Security Level Required: RELIABILITY Resource Minimum Security Level Required: RELIABILITY Applicable Trade Agreements: The requirement is subject to the provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), and the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA). Proposed period of contract: The proposed period of contract shall be from_Date of contract award to 31 March 2018 Estimated Level of Effort: The estimated level of effort of the contract will be for Approx. 90 days. File Number: 20170694 – IRB-NHQ Contracting Authority: Naomie Fevry Team Leader, Procurement and Assets Management Integrated Resource Management Branch Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Government of Canada 344 Slater Street, 12th Floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K1 Tel: 613-670-6878 Facsimile: 613-670-6948naomie.fevry@irb-cisr.gc.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 SPTS.TSPS@TPSGC-PWGSC.GC.CA