Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is seeking to establish a comprehensive, proactive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering a variety of counseling services. The purpose of the Contract is for the Contractor to provide services that will directly address and enhance the well-being and productivity of NCC’s employees. To offer our employees an EAP provider that uses a proactive approach and surpasses its competitors by reason of the quality, creativity flexibility and variety of its products. The NCC is in the process of developing an Employee Wellness Program that would consist in providing tools, outreach communities and a range of health choices. The new Wellness Program will help promote healthier choices. Closing Date:  March 7, 2018 at 3:00 pm, Ottawa time. Tenders received by Email or fax or any late submissions will not be accepted. Send Tenders to : National Capital Commission 2nd Floor Security Centre 40 Elgin Street Ottawa, ON K1P 1C7 Submission to refer to NCC tender file #LW076 Public Opening : There is no public opening for this request for standing offer. Trade Agreements : The procurement process of this tender is subject to: Chapter 5 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement; Duration : A period of five (5) years, from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2023. Upon mutual agreement, the term may be extended by two (2) one (1) year extensions at the same terms and conditions. Evaluation :  Proposals obtaining a total minimum score of 85 percent of 1000 pts and and no less than 50% of the points for each individual section of the technical component will be considered as technically admissible. Financial proposals will be opened only for all technically admissible proposals.  Basis of award will be the bidder who meets all terms, conditions and mandatory requirements, passes the rated requirements and offers the lowest Grand Total for five (5) years, including applicable taxes. Enquiries : Address enquiries in writing to : Lana Wilson, Senior Contract Officer, Lana.Wilson@ncc-ccn.ca Enquiries regarding this tender must be submitted in writing as early as possible within the solicitation period. Enquiries should be received no later than February 28, 2018 at noon to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer not being provided. To ensure consistency and quality of the information provided to all Proponents, the Senior Contract Officer shall examine the content of the enquiry and shall decide whether or not to issue an amendment. All enquiries and other communications related to this proposal sent throughout the solicitation period are to be directed ONLY to the Senior Contract Officer named above. Non-compliance with this requirement during the solicitation period can, for that reason alone, result in disqualification of a proposal. The official Government Electronic Tendering Service website is http://buyandsell.gc.ca . Please ensure that you download your document from this site, in order to obtain all information related to the tender. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have received all the posted tender information to ensure tender compliance and not be disqualified.