Employment Systems Review (ESR) for the Senate of Canada

The Senate of Canada (Senate) is seeking to establish a contract for Employment Systems Review (ESR) for the Senate of Canada as defined in Annex “A” - Statement of Work. To perform an in-depth assessment of the Senate of Canada’s workforce, and conduct a review of its employment systems, policies, processes, and practices, formal and informal as well as the manner in which these are implemented. This process is to help identify systemic barriers and employment obstacles faced by designated groups (women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities) in the workplace and make recommendations to address them.

Enquiries regarding this RFP must be received by e-mail at: Proc-Appr@sen.parl.gc.ca by the contracting authority, no later than June 22, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered. Bidders should reference as accurately as possible the numbered item of the bid solicitation to which the enquiry relates. Care should be taken by Bidders to explain each question in sufficient detail in order to enable the Office of the Senate Ethics Officer to provide an accurate answer. Enquiries that are of a proprietary nature must be clearly marked “proprietary” at each relevant item. Items identified as “proprietary” will be treated as such except where the Office of the Senate Ethics Officer determines that the enquiry is not of a proprietary nature. The Office of the Senate Ethics Officer may edit the question(s) or may request that the Bidder do so, in order that the proprietary nature of the question(s) is eliminated, and the enquiry can be answered to all Bidders. Enquiries not submitted in a form that can be distributed to all Bidders may not be answered by the Office of the Senate Ethics Officer.

To ensure the equality of information among Bidder, answers to enquiries which are relevant to the RFP will be provided to all Bidders by simultaneously posting responses to CanadaBuys without revealing the sources of the inquiry.