Basic Information

Reference Number

0000238376

Issuing Organization

Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

100-1000

Title

Analysis of Compensation in the Canadian Agriculture Sector

Source ID

PU.OTH.ON.577863.C61435

Details

Location

Canada, All of Canada, All of Canada

Purchase Type

Term: 2023/02/01 12:00:00 AM EST - 2023/07/31 12:00:00 AM EDT

Description

The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC), in partnership with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) and Food and Beverage Canada (FBC) are leading the development of a National Workforce Strategic Plan for Agriculture and Food and Beverage Manufacturing. Compensation has been identified as a key area that requires more research and understanding in order to inform the Plan.
The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC), in partnership with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) and Food and Beverage Canada (FBC) are leading the development of a National Workforce Strategic Plan for Agriculture and Food and Beverage Manufacturing. Compensation has been identified as a key area that requires more research and understanding in order to inform the Plan.

2.1 Objective
The objective of this Request for Proposal is to select an organization to:

Conduct an environmental scan and gap analysis to identify existing compensation data sources available for agriculture and food and beverage manufacturing;
Conduct a pilot compensation survey for two specific agriculture commodity groups to test the feasibility of a wider sector compensation survey. and;
Develop a compensation benchmarking tool that will be accessible from the CAHRC website.

Note: It is anticipated the development of the survey and the benchmarking tool would be informed by the findings of the gap analysis.

2.2 Activities
The Canadian Agricultural HR Council requests proposals from experienced individuals, organizations or teams acting as the consultant to undertake the following main activities:

Identify existing compensation data sources for Canadian agriculture and food and beverage manufacturing.

Collect data from these sources.
Identify gaps in available data.
Analyze how the agriculture industry compares to other industries.
Conduct a compensation survey, including analyze data, synthesize it into compensation ranges, and validate accuracy of data ranges through an on-line survey for two specific agricultural commodities.
Develop an on-line compensation benchmarking tool that can be accessed from CAHRC’s website and utilized by employers on a self-serve basis going forward.

2.3 Deliverables
As part of the contractual agreement, the successful bidder will deliver:

A proposed work plan to accomplish the objectives of the project. This will outline all processes and timelines for the project including all research efforts, approach, methodology, background research activities, data collection activities for qualitative and quantitative inputs, lines of enquiry, sampling strategy, data capture and storage, data analysis, validation methods and documentation plans. The sampling strategy will ensure full representation of the agriculture and food and beverage manufacturing sectors in Canada.
Research instruments (e.g. survey instruments, interview guides and focus group protocols, and presentation materials to support data collection phases).
Draft and final research report summarizing environmental scan findings.
Draft and final survey instrument.
On-line benchmarking tool.
Draft and final compensation report for each commodity.
Monthly status reports on the progress of the project.

3. Project Management and Oversight
3.1 Project Authority
The Consultant will report to Phyllis MacCallum, Project Manager. The Consultant shall appoint a corresponding lead contact from its team with whom the Project Manager shall communicate.

3.2 Oversight and Guidance
The Project Manager shall liaise between the Consultant and the project working group, consisting of members representing various subsectors and regions of Canada. The working group will ensure that all project activities remain on track and that all research and data requirements are vetted by industry.

The consultant will attend three virtual working group meetings during the course of the project. The Consultant shall have a range of responsibilities at these meetings, including presentations and discussion facilitation. The Project Manager will coordinate with the Consultant to determine the nature of the responsibilities at any given meeting in advance.

4. Budget
The budget for this project shall not exceed $120,000 by proposal submissions, exclusive of applicable taxes.

5. Timeline
It is anticipated that the project will start January 2023 and end July 2023.

6. Submission Process
6.1 Communications
All enquiries for clarification of information and proposal submissions can be forwarded to Aaron Brisson, Project Coordinator at abrisson@cahrc-ccrha.ca.
6.2 Closing
Consideration will be given to all proposals received via e-mail by 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time, Monday, January 16, 2023. It shall be the sole responsibility of the proponent to ensure that the proposal is received at the email address prior to the specified time. The Council shall reply to all proponents with an email confirming receipt of their proposal. Only complete proposals received before closing time will be considered.

7. Evaluation
7.1 Mandatory Criteria
Upon receipt of proposals, the Council will examine each submission for compliance with bidding requirements, prior to carrying out the primary evaluation.

The proposal must be received by the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council before the specified closing time.
The proposal must be in English and must be submitted by email in PDF format.
Submissions must not exceed fifteen (15) pages, excluding consultant CV’s. Proposals exceeding this limit shall be disqualified.
All proposals must include bidder’s name and quote the title of the project.
The research team must include at least one member with at least ten years ‘experience in:

Research, including qualitative collection methods including the ability to conduct, collect data from, analyze, interpret and report on interviews, focus groups and surveys.
The ability to collect, analyze, interpret and report on quantitative labour market data.

The research team must have experience conducting industry-wide, national compensation research.
The research team must have knowledge of the agriculture and food and beverage manufacturing sectors in Canada.
The research team must include one or more members that have a minimum of 5 years of experience in each of project management, facilitation, presentation skills and experience delivering large scale research projects.
The research team must include team members with French language proficiency in written and oral communications to support data collection, communications and meetings in French.

Dates

Publication

2022/12/23 02:29:15 PM EST

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance Deadline

2023/01/09 12:00:00 AM EST

Questions are submitted online

Closing Date

2023/01/16 04:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Aaron Brisson

abrisson@cahrc-ccrha.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Pricing

Lump sum

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Bid Documents	Documents defining the proposal	No	No
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