PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSONNEL ASSESSMENT SERVICES

This is a refresh of the Request for Standing Offers (RFSO) D1120-15-9001 for the establishment of multiple Standing Offers to satisfy the requirements of the Public Service Commission (PSC) for “Psychological Personnel Assessment Services” on an “as and when requested” basis commencing on the date of the Standing Offer Authorization and ending October 31, 2018, with provisions to extend the period for three (3) additional one-year periods. Any extensions of the Standing Offer period will be done under the same terms and conditions and at the rates or prices specified in the Standing Offer, or at the rates or prices calculated in accordance with the formula specified in the Standing Offer. For the First Option Period, the Second Option Period, and the Third Option Period, the Standing Offer Authority reserves the right to increase the Firm Batch Price proposed by the bidder up to a maximum of two percent (2%) per annum. The PSC will consider entering into Standing Offers with Bidders offering the most acceptable proposals determined in regards to the evaluation factors set out in this RFSO. Services for Psychological Personnel Assessments in both official languages will be assigned to Stream A (Bilingual Services) on a rotating basis. Services for Psychological Personnel Assessments in English, the PSC will assigned the work to Stream A (Bilingual Services) or Stream B (English Services) on a rotating basis. Services for Psychological Personnel Assessments in French, the PSC will assigned the work to Stream A (Bilingual Services) or Stream C (French Services) on a rotating basis. To learn more about the method used to award a call-up, please refer to Section 5 – Call-up Procedures of PART 5. The number of Standing Offers awarded by stream may change based on the number of compliant bids received; however, the PSC shall award no more than fifteen (15) Standing Offers for this specific requirement (in addition to the five (5) Standing Offers awarded under RFSO D1120-15-9001). If fifteen(15) compliant bids are received for Stream A (Bilingual Services), the fifteen (15) Standing Offers shall be awarded in this stream and, as a result, none shall be awarded in Stream B (English) or Stream C (French). If fewer than fifteen (15) compliant bids are received for Stream A (Bilingual Services), the remaining Standing Offers shall be divided among the compliant bids received for the other two streams (B – English and C – French) based on the lowest price per point method, as described at Section 2 of Part 3, up to a maximum of five (5) Standing Offers for Stream B and ten (10) Standing Offers for Stream C. Standing Offers awarded for Stream B (English Services) will be added to the existing rotation liste, ranked #6 to #10. To learn more, please refer to Section 5 – Basis of Selection of PART 3.