National Summit on Indigenous Mental Wellness Event Management-2

As a follow up to the 2022 National Summit on Indigenous Mental Wellness, Indigenous Services Canada is planning a second Summit on October 25 and 26, 2023. The Summit will be a two day hybrid event in Ottawa, Ontario area that will include participation by the Minister of Indigenous Services and the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. Participants will join in-person or via live webcasting. It is expected that the Summit will welcome up to 350 in-person participants and an estimated 400 to 500 virtual participants.

Given the complexity of a two-day hybrid event, Indigenous Services Canada is requesting the services of an event management company, preferably Indigenous-owned, to support the Department in planning and implementing the 2023 Summit. All anticipated services required of the event management company (the contractor) are outlined in Section 2. Briefly, services required of the contractor include pre-Summit planning and support, on-site support at the Summit venue for the duration of the two day event, support for the virtual component of the Summit and post-Summit work (potentially a post-Summit survey and a What We Heard Report).

The objective of this contract is for an event management company, preferably Indigenous-owned, to support the Department in planning and implementing the 2023 National Summit on Indigenous Mental Wellness to be held on October 25-26, 2023, in Ottawa, Ontario.

***This RFP is being re-tendered as information related to the requirement for travel, was not included.