RFl regarding GCRSS

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Government of Canada Relocation Support Services

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to provide industry with an update on the status of the Government of Canada Relocation Support Services (GCRSS) procurement process and to request further feedback from industry regarding Canada's current plans.

The GCRSS will be delivered through contracted service providers that administer the provision of relocation services to members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and federal public servants under the National Joint Council (NJC) in accordance with their respective relocation directives, i.e. the Canadian Forces Integrated Relocation Program Directive and the National Joint Council Relocation Directive. The NJC requirements are represented by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS).

The relocation services could include but are not limited to: advisory services (e.g. information on relocation benefits, relocation planning, etc), financial claims processing, and creation and maintenance a list of third party service providers (e.g. realtors, home inspectors, lawyers/notaries, etc) that includes service standards and ceiling prices. The services do not include the physical movement of household furnishings and effects, which are managed under separate contracts.

Organizations capable of bidding on the contemplated follow-up Request(s) for Proposals are invited to request a one-on-one meeting with representatives of Canada for the week of August 24, 2015. While this is an opportunity to present your views on your highest priority relocation issues, you are requested to provide written responses to all questions included in this RFI prior to the meeting. Separate meetings will be conducted for the CAF and TBS. Please indicate whether your request is for CAF, TBS, or both. Meetings are offered either in-person in Gatineau (Quebec) or via teleconference, and are expected to last 90 minutes. To request a meeting, please email Gordon.Sanford@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca by August 17, 2015.

This is not a bid solicitation. This RFI will not result in the award of any contract. As a result, potential suppliers of and goods or services described in this RFI should not reserve stock or facilities, nor allocate resources, as a result of any information contained in this RFI. Nor will this RFI result in the creation of any source list. Therefore, whether or not any potential supplier responds to this RFI will not preclude that supplier from participating in any future procurement. Also, the procurement of any of the goods and services described in this RFI will not necessarily follow this RFI. This RFI is simply intended to solicit feedback from industry with respect to the matters described in this RFI.

This RFI contains specific questions addressed to the industry. All interested suppliers are requested to submit a response by August 31, 2015.

Contracting Officer: Gordon Sanford E-mail: gordon.sanford@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Any media questions will be directed to the PWGSC Media Relations Office at 819-956-2315.

Canada retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.