Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: Attachment: YES (MERX) Paper Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: RISO- Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) Atlantic Region requires Regional Individual Standing Offer(s) to provide services under the CPP Disability Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program in Area 3, New Brunswick. The Atlantic Region has been administering the Disability Vocational Rehabilitation Program since February 1998. The goal of this program is to assist selected CPPD beneficiaries regain the capacity to work and/or secure substantially gainful employment. Service Canada's Vocational Rehabilitation Case Managers (VRCMs) select, screen, refer and case manage appropriate clients. The external service provider (also referred to as bidder) is required to provide a range of vocational rehabilitation services in order to assist clients to become job ready, and obtain gainful employment. In partnership, the Service Canada VRCM, the service provider and the beneficiary will work collaboratively toward this end. It is anticipated that approximately eighty-five to one hundred and twenty CPPD clients from Atlantic Region will participate in the program on a yearly basis. MANDATORY MINIMUM CRITERIA

- The bidder must have the ability to provide services in both official languages.

- Vocational Rehabilitation Consultants All proposed staff (except those proposed solely for job development*) by the bidder to conduct all phases of the work under this proposal must meet at least one of the following minimum certification/education requirements in vocational rehabilitation (VR) to be eligible for further evaluation.

University degree or a diploma in Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Human Services or Vocational Rehabilitation with a minimum of two years experience in the provision of Vocational Rehabilitation services.

Current registration as a Registered Rehabilitation Professional (RRP) or Canadian Certification in Rehabilitation Counseling (CCRC) will be considered as an asset qualification.

- *Job Developers/Job Placement Specialists Bidders who propose staff solely for job development/job placement function within our statement of work must have at least one staff person who meets the minimum mandatory requirement outlined for vocational rehabilitation consultant staff noted above. They will be designated as responsible for the work that the job development/placement specialists conduct on behalf of CPPD clients. Job Development/Job Placement specialists must meet one of the following minimum certification/education requirements:

Registered Community Support Specialist (RCSS) Diploma or higher in Vocational Rehabilitation (or directly related* field) plus minimum one year recent job development/placement experience with disabled populations and/or multiple barriers Certificate in Vocational Rehabilitation (or *related field) plus minimum two years recent experience job development/job placement job development/job placement experience for clients with disabilities and/or multiple-barriers.

*e.g.: Community Rehabilitation, Disability Studies, Disability Management, Therapeutic Recreation, Social Work

There is a security requirement associated with the requirement of the Standing Offer.

The requirement is not to be used within a Comprehensive Land Claims Settlement Area (CLCSA).

Estimated Period of Standing Offer is November 1, 2013 to March 31, 2016 with an option to extend standing offers for an additional one year at April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017. 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.