Facilitation Services

Trade Agreement: NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

Solicitation No.: 08B62-190370/A Facilitators

Mark Hall Tel.: 613-858-8626 Email: mark.hall@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

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1. Summary

1.2 Background

The Centre of Learning for International Affairs and Management (CFSD) ofthe Canadian Foreign Service Institute (CFSI) of Foreign Affairs, Trade & Development Canada (DFATD) provides learning services and products in International Affairs (diplomacy & trade) as well as in Global Leadership (including organizational development and coaching) in order to improve individual and organizational performance in support of DFATD, government departments and other Canadian organizations involved in international relations, by providing a common base of skills and knowledge required to deliver on their mandates. CFSD delivers on average up to 90 courses and 20 complex training programs as well as 40 organizational development workshops averaging between 70 and 150 events annually.

1.3 Objective

CFSD has a requirement to engage a qualified Contractor to provide Facilitators on an as-and-requested basis. This often requires a Quick Turnaround in order to respond to the ever changing learning needs of the departmental personnel. These areas of work include the following:

a) Learning Event Facilitation; b) Learning Event Design and Development; c) Leadership Coaching, Mentoring, and Self-Assessment Services; d) Organizational Development (OD) Event Facilitation; e) Organizational Development (OD) Event Design and Development; and f) Services of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

1.4 Trade Agreements

The requirement is subject to the provisions of: the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) including Canada - Chile, Columbia, Honduras, Panama and Peru FTAs, and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

1.5 Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs)

The resulting contract contract will not include deliveries of services within locations within Yukon, Northwest Territorites, Nunavut, Quebec, or Labrador that are subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs). Any requirements for deliveries of within locations within Yukon, Northwest Territorites, Nunavut, Quebec, or Labrador that are subject to CLCAs will have to be treated as a separate procurement not forming part of the bid solicitation.

1.6 Resulting Contract Period

The contract period of any resulting contract will be from contract award for a period of 1 year, with the irrevocable option to extend the contract by 4 periods of one-year each.

1.7 Security

There are no security requirements associated with this requirement.

1.8 Portable Document Format (PDF) Technology

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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.