Knowledge Development and Mobilization for Intersectoral Action on Social Determinants of Health

This requirement is for: Public Health Agency of Canada.Description of the Requirement:Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has a requirement for knowledge development and mobilization for Intersectoral action on social determinants of health. Intersectoral action (ISA) refers to the ways that different groups and sectors of society work together to improve health and the conditions that shape health. Effective intersectoral action is critical to achieving public health goals and addressing complex public health challenges that impact health and wellbeing.PHAC is seeking a third-party organization to design capacity-building activities for ISA tailored to the needs of funded projects through mentorship, training, and networking. The contractor will work in partnership with PHAC to facilitate knowledge development and mobilization across funded projects and beyond, to support capacity building for ISA in communities across Canada.The overall objective of the requirement is to support communities to strengthen their intersectoral and collective impact approaches to addressing social determinants of health. The second objective is to ensure that lessons learned for effective intersectoral action, gleaned from the Intersectoral Action Fund, are shared with a broad community of organizations who work across sectors to act on social determinants of health.Level of Security Requirement: Unscreened contractors must be escorted:1. Unscreened contractors must be escorted by an employee or Commissionaire at all times when visiting Government of Canada (Goc) facilities.2. Information which is to be used in the development of the contracted product, as reference material or otherwise made available to the contractor must be unclassified material and considered to be releasable to the public by Public Health Agency of Canada and/or The Government of Canada.3. No Protected or Classified information is to be made available to the contractor, used in the production of the contracted product, or produced as a result of this contract.Proposed period of contract:The proposed period of contract shall be from contract award to March 15, 2024.File Number: 1000236618Contracting Authority: Kashish DhirPhone Number: 613-296-3297E-Mail: Kashish.dhir@hc-sc.gc.ca