Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services

Amendment number 1 is raised to answer questions received from potential bidders for the above mentioned Request for proposal. See attached document entitled « EN_Questions and Answers ». Initial description: The Department of Justice Canada (JUS), with the participation of the union organizations, is committed to making available a confidential and voluntary EAP, without prejudice to job security or career progression, to employees who may be experiencing personal, health or work-related issues. The purpose of this program is therefore to provide a variety of consulting and professional services to the employees and their dependants. The Contractor must provide the following EAP Services to Clients including:

Intake Services Crisis Intervention Counselling services Short-term Counselling services, Referral Services Well-Being documentation Professional consultation and Advisory Services Critical Incident or Trauma Response services Orientation and Wellness Sessions Information and Education services Prevention services

The period of the contract will be from May 1, 2016 to April 30, 2017 with an option to extend the period by up to 4 additional periods of 1-year each. There are security requirements associated with this requirement. The Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity applies to this procurement. This procurement is subject to the following Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements: Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, Umbrella Final Agreement – Council for Yukon Indians and Tlicho Land Claims Agreement. The contractor will make its best effort to use the applicable CLCA business lists to source and procure any goods and/or services and will, to the extent possible, employ CLCA beneficiary people for the required labour.