REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ON COMMUNITY BENEFITS IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS

As detailed in its Better Buying Plan, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is committed to modernizing procurement, including leveraging its buying power to achieve socio-economic objectives. As part of these efforts, PSPC is exploring how community benefits could be defined as well as incorporated into federal procurement opportunities. By moving forward with a policy on community benefits, Canadian communities would receive economic, social and environmental benefits from federal design, construction, maintenance and repair as well as infrastructure contracts.  Critical to development of effective policy options is gathering information from community groups and industry on how to define community benefits, as well as their potential scope and application in the context of the federal procurement opportunities identified above. Through this Request for Information (RFI), PSPC is seeking information from various stakeholders, including industry, Community groups, and associations, about their experience in achieving community benefits in contracts. Specifically, PSPC is seeking information about benefits that may have been achieved, or could be achieved by contractors, architects, engineers, related suppliers, community groups and others in the context of buildings and infrastructure projects. This is not a bid solicitation. This RFI will not result in the award of any contract. Responding to this RFI will not preclude respondents from participating in any future procurement. This RFI is simply intended to solicit feedback from industry with respect to the matters described in this RFI. The Government of Canada will not reimburse any respondent for expenses incurred in responding to this RFI. Feedback to the RFI is to be submitted electronically (by email) to: TPSGC.PAPiloteSocioEconomique-APSocioEconomicPilot.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca. Responses to this RFI will be accepted until 02:00 PM EST on September 20th, 2019.