Professional Media Spokesperson Training Services for Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

This Request for Standing Offers (RFSO) is being issued to satisfy the requirement of the Departments of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) for Professional Media Spokesperson Training Services on an as-and-when requested basis.

ISC receives frequent high-level media requests on a variety of topics related to Indigenous and Northern Affairs. These requests are typically directed to senior officials and subject matter experts (SMEs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) or other parts of Canada who act as spokespersons on behalf of the department. Frequently, the media requests focus on sensitive and/or controversial topics. To address this need, ISC requires the services of professional media spokesperson trainers to develop and deliver individual and/or group media spokesperson training sessions in English and/or French for senior officials and SMEs typically within tight timelines.

ISC intends to award three (3) Standing Offer Agreements.

The period of the Standing Offer Agreement (SOA) is from date of Award to March 31, 2025 with an option to extend the term of the SOA by up to two (2) additional one (1) year periods under the same conditions.

The Request for Standing Offers (RFSO) is to establish National Master Standing Offers for the requirement detailed in the RFSO, to the Identified Users across Canada, excluding locations within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, and Labrador that are subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs). Any requirement for deliveries to locations within CLCAs areas within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, or Labrador will have to be treated as a separate procurement, outside of the resulting standing offers.

There are security requirements associated with the requirement of the Standing Offer.