TSPS - IC184684 - Human Resources Consultant - L3

AMENDMENT #4 Questions 7-8 added to NPP posting, closing date extended to Monday, March 13th, 2017. ********************************************************************************************************* AMENDMENT #3 Questions 5-6 added to NPP posting ********************************************************************************************************* AMENDMENT #2 Questions 1 - 4 added to NPP posting. ********************************************************************************************************* AMENDMENT #1 This amendment is needed to replace clause 8.0 Security under Annex ”A” – Statement of work and the Point Rated Technical Evaluation Grid under Attachment 2 to Part 4 in their entirety. This amendment is also needed to reduce the level of effort under Annex “B” – Basis of Payment and under Annex “D” - Pricing Schedule. Please see Amendment 1 document attached to this NPP. All other terms and conditions remain the same. ************************************************************************************************** NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) For TASK SERVICES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TSPS) GSIN: R199I Reference Number: N/A Solicitation Number: IC184684 Organization Name: Industry Canada – Communications Research Center Solicitation Date: 2017-02-20 Closing Date: 2017-03-09 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time EDT Anticipated Start Date: 2017—04-01 Estimated Delivery Date: N/A Estimate Level of Effort:   220 days / year Contract Duration: The initial contract period will be from date of contract award and ends one (1) year after with one (1) irrevocable option to extend it for one (1) year. Solicitation Method: Competitive Applicable Trade Agreements: WTO-AGP, NAFTA, AIT, Canada-Chile, Canada-Colombia, Canada-Panama, Canada-Peru Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies: No Number of Contracts: 1 Requirement Details Tendering Procedure: Selective Tendering This requirement is open only to those TSPS Supply Arrangement Holders who qualified under Tier 1 for services in the National Capital Region for the following category: 1.1 Human Resources Consultant – N3 The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal: Accenture Inc. Action Personnel of Ottawa-Hull Ltd Calian Ltd. Collective Staffing and Writing Services Inc. Confluence Consulting Inc. CPCS Transcom Limited Dare Human Resources Corporation Design Group Staffing Inc. IT/Net - Ottawa Inc. Janique Simard-Ouellette Primexx Ventures Inc., Alejandra Carrillo in JV QMR Staffing Solutions Incorporated Randstad Interim Incorporated Robertson & Company Ltd. The AIM Group Inc. PROJECT OVERVIEW Title HR Consultant Objective Provide HR management support services to Senior level Executives Background Following the 2012 ISED DRAP reductions, CRC launched an in-depth transformation process to stabilize and mobilize its remaining work force. Over the following years, CRC realigned its research activities to maximize relevance, excellence and impact; it modernized its Campus facilities under a portfolio of Health and Safety projects; and it optimized its business processes and governance to better support both operational and research activities. The CRC has accomplished much since 2012, but its transformation is far from complete. In fact, CRC’s R&D focus on information and communications technologies means that it must compete in a world that is evolving at an incredibly rapid pace. As a result, the organization must continue to transform itself continually in order to understand, anticipate and lead this technological change. From a human resource perspective, this imperative requires that CRC develop, attract and maintain an extremely productive, innovative and agile workforce. From a research perspective, CRC has entered into a period of modest growth. If additional funds are secured, the organization needs to be positioned to staff up quickly. On the corporate side, modernization and streamlining of functions and a potential transfer of operations will be the main focus. In addition, for the whole organization, the coming year will center on talent management and leadership development. Scope of Work Tasks The HR consultant will be required provide management support on all HR related aspects, including but not limited to, the following:

Providing advice, guidance and support on talent management and leadership development initiatives; Providing strategic HR advice and guidance to managers; Delivering courses to management on how to run government staffing processes; Delivering courses to employees on how to prepare for a government staffing process; Providing oversight of and guidance to other consultants working on the file; Providing advice and guidance on organizational design; Providing advice and guidance on change management issues; Representing and communicating management requirements to the central HR Operations Directorate; Developing staffing and resourcing strategies; Preparing and conducting recruitment and staffing processes at the EX and non-EX levels on behalf of management including activities such as recommending type of staffing processes, preparing statement of merit criteria, preparing assessment guide and tools, preparing the advertisements, participating in the screening of applicants, coordinating and administering of tests and interviews, completing reference checks and compiling all related reports; Dealing with a variety of organizational design and classification issues related to the transfer of operations at both the executive and non-executive levels; and Reviewing current work descriptions and recommending appropriate changes that include groups such as FI, CR, AS, PG, DD, EG, PC, GT, HP, GLWOW, GLEIM, GLPIP, GLMAM and GLMAN, as well as research type groups such as ENG, EL, CS, SE-REM and SE-RES.

4.2 Deliverables The Consultants will be required to providing management support for the Human Resource aspect of the on-going organizational growth and adjustments. These will include, but are not limited to:

Provide advice and guidance on HR related activities; Written reports, strategies and presentations on classification and organizational design issues, as requested by the Project Authority; Prepare and conduct recruitment and staffing processes at the EX and non-EX levels; Prepare and deliver training sessions on government staffing processes; and Represent CRC’s interest in negotiations and dealing with ISED’s Human Resource Branch.

4.3 Meetings The Consultant will be required to attend meetings in person or via teleconference as requested by the Project Authority. 4.4 Client Support The department’s role is to ensure authority delegation for HR actions, to review and approve jobs description contents based on organizational needs and priorities. It is also to ensure coherence with government and ISED classification and staffing related policies and procedures. The organization may provide org charts and previous and/or similar job descriptions as a basis when applicable. Work Location: The Consultants will work mainly on-site at CRC's offices located 3701 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario. Official Languages: The Resources must possess the ability to work in both official languages of Canada and be able to attend meetings in both official languages. Travel: There is no travel associated with this requirement. Security The Consultant must hold a valid security screening certificate at the level of “Reliability” prior to contract award. Security Requirement: PWGSC FILE # Common PS SRCL #4 applies Minimum Corporate Security Required: N/A Minimum Resource Security Required: Secret Contract Authority Name: Stephanie Cleroux Phone Number: 613-998-4287 Email Address: stephanie.cleroux2@canada.ca Inquiries Inquiries regarding this RFP requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority named above. Request for Proposal (RFP) documents will be e-mailed directly from the Contracting Authority to the Qualified Supply Arrangement Holders who are being invited to bid on this requirement. BIDDERS ARE ADVISED THAT “BUYANDSELL.GC.CA” IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language. NOTE: Task-Solutions Professional Services (TSPS) Method of Supply is refreshed three (3) times per year. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact RCNMDAI.-NCRIMOS@pwgsc.gc.ca To facilitate the process, Industry Canada has chosen to attach a copy of the RFP to this NPP to allow those suppliers who were not formally invited to bid on this requirement to submit a proposal should they wish to do so. Only suppliers listed on Annex A of this notice can submit a proposal (Suppliers listed in Annex A of this notice should hereby consider themselves invited to bid (there is no requirement for the suppliers listed in Annex A to further request to be added to the invited bidders list). Note: Any resulting Questions and Answers (Q&A) related to this RFP will be posted on GETS as they are issued. No Q&A will be emailed directly to any suppliers. This list will not be updated if additional suppliers request copies of the bid solicitation. ANNEX A LIST OF SUPPLIERS Only SA Holders listed below are eligible to submit a proposal in response to RFP # IC184684. The following 106 suppliers are eligible as they were listed as pre-qualified as per the search done on February 20th, 2017 based on the following search criteria: Professional Services: TSPS Supply Arrangement Supplier Security Clearance: Secret Document Safeguarding: N/A Region/Metropolitan: NCR Estimated Requirement Dollar Value Range: Greater than NAFTA to $2 Million List of Suppliers: 1019837 Ontario Inc. 168446 Canada Inc. 3056058 Canada inc. 7320931 Canada Ltd. 8005931 Canada Inc Accenture Inc. Access Corporate Technologies Inc. Action Personnel of Ottawa-Hull Ltd Adirondack Information Management Inc., The AIM Group Inc. in Joint Venture ADRM Technology Consulting Group Corp. ADRM Technology Consulting Group Corp. and Randstad Interim Inc Altis Human Resources (Ottawa) Inc. Altis Human Resources (Ottawa) Inc., Excel Human Resources Inc., and Altis Human Resources Inc., in Joint Venture Altis Human Resources Inc. ALTRUISTIC INFORMATICS CONSULTING INC. ARTEMP PERSONNEL SERVICES INC AZUR HUMAN RESOURCES LIMITED BP & M Government IM & IT Consulting Inc. Breckenhill Inc. BurntEdge Incorporated C.B.-Z. Inc Calian Ltd. Carolyn leahy CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Inc. CloseReach Ltd. Closereach Ltd., Rowanwood Consulting Inc., Bell, Browne, Molnar & Delicate Consulting Inc. IN JOINT VENTURE Collective Staffing and Writing Services Inc. Confluence Consulting Inc. Conoscenti Technologies Inc. Consultation Lucen Consulting Inc. Contract Community Inc. CONTRACT COMMUNITY INC., NISHA TECHNOLOGIES INC IN JOINT VENTURE ConversArt Consulting Limited COPEM Consulting Inc. Coradix technology Consulting Ltd. CoreTracks Inc. CPCS Transcom Limited Dalian Enterprises and Coradix Technology Consulting, in Joint Venture Dare Human Resources Corporation Deloitte Inc. Delta Partners Inc. Design Group Staffing Inc. Diane Brousseau & Associates Inc. Donna Cona Inc. Econ Inc. Emerion Ernst & Young LLP Excel Human Resources Inc. Foursight Consulting Group Inc. Gelder, Gingras & Associates Inc. Goss Gilroy Inc. Groupe Conseil Richelieu CF Inc. Groupe Intersol Group Ltee. Hackett Consulting Inc. Halo Management Consulting Inc. Hay Group Limited HCM WORKS INC./HCM TRAVAIL INC. HDP Group Inc Human Resource Systems Group Ltd. IAN MARTIN LIMITED IBM Canada Ltd. Interis Consulting Inc. IT Services Canada Inc. IT/Net - Ottawa Inc. Janique Simard-Ouellette Kelly Sears Consulting Group KPMG LLP Lannick Contract Solutions Inc. Lumina IT inc. Lumina IT inc./C.B.-Z. Inc. (Joint Venture) Maplesoft Consulting Inc. MaxSys Staffing & Consulting Inc. MGIS Inc. MGIS Inc., B D M K Consultants Inc IN JOINT VENTURE NALY Management Consulting Incorporated Nisha Technologies Inc. O'Grady Human Resources & Management Consulting Inc. Orbis Risk Consulting Inc. PGF Consultants Inc. Philémon Paquette d.b.a. Paquette Consulting Phirelight Security Solutions Inc. Pleiad Canada Inc. Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP Primexx Ventures Inc., Alejandra Carrillo in JV Proex Inc. Prologic Systems Ltd. Protak Consulting Group Inc. QMR Staffing Solutions Incorporated Quallium Corporation Quantum Management Services Limited Randstad Interim Incorporated Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting Inc. Robertson & Company Ltd. Samson & Associés CPA/Consultation Inc Sierra Systems Group Inc. Somos Consulting Group Ltd. STERLING TALENT SOLUTIONS CANADA CORP. Systematix IT Solutions Inc./Systematix Technologies de L'Information Inc./Les Services Conseils Systematix Inc. in Joint Venture. Systemscope Inc. Systemscope Inc., LNW Consulting Inc., Perfortics Consulting Inc., VK Computer Systems Inc., Lansdowne Technology Services Inc., IN JOINT VENTURE TAG HR The Associates Group Inc. TDV Global inc. The AIM Group Inc. The VCAN Group Inc. Y2 Consulting Psychologists Inc./Psychologues consultants Y2 inc. Évaluation Personnel Sélection International Inc.