1. SUMMARY OF REQUIRED GOODS/SERVICES:
The key objectives in issuing this RFSA are as follows:
The objective of this RFSA is to qualify recruitment firms across the country able to meet the various recruiting requirements for CBC/Radio-Canada. In addition, the mandate of CBC/Radio-Canada is to reflect the multicultural and multiracial nature of Canada. A maximum of (30) firms in all categories, all regions across Canada, namely Quebec, Ontario, Eastern and Western Canada.
CBC/Radio-Canada wishes to pre-qualify suppliers from across the country who are able to meet its various hiring requirements. CBC/Radio-Canada reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to determine the number of pre-qualified suppliers.
CBC/Radio-Canada reserves the right to award contracts for services of a nature similar to the specialties listed in section A.3.1, outside the established agreements resulting from this RFSA, on a case-by-case basis, for specific to internal operational requirement, urgency, and/or diversity needs and to initiate a separate process with firms that are experts in diversity and inclusion recruitment.
2. Recruiting “Professionals and Managers” Services:
CBC/Radio-Canada requires, on an ad hoc basis, recruitment services for the following specialty positions and would like to better reflect the diversity of the Canadian cultural landscape.
3. TO OBTAIN THE RFSA DOCUMENTATION
As CBC/Radio-Canada uses Merx (https://www.merx4.merx.com/cbc) to manage its solicitation process, all Proponents must obtain the RFSA documents through Merx. Here is the link to the Merx Quick Get Started Steps
for new users (http://bit.ly/2NW0a93).
- Determine your eligibility to participate based on the description/objective statement for the RFSA.
- Register for MERX if you have not already registered (link provided above to access the MERX Quick Start Guide).
Get downloadable documents directly from MERX
Please note that CBC/Radio-Canada is not responsible for the distribution of the documents.
4. COMMUNICATION WITH CBC/RADIO-CANADA
Any contact with CBC/Radio-Canada at this stage of the RFSA must be undertaken by email only, which will be addressed to the CBC/Radio-Canada Representative for this RFSA, whose coordinates appear below. .
All emails pertaining to this RFSA must state the RFSA reference number (RFSA# BRK20211026) in the “Subject” of the email.
CBC/Radio-Canada Representative:
Sabrina Garneau
Senior Specialist, Strategic Supply Management
CBC/Radio-Canada
Email: sabrina.garneau@radio-canada.ca
Once the tender documents have been obtained, Proponents may have queries, require further information or clarification, or discover certain omissions or ambiguities in the RFSA documents. If so, or if there is any doubt about the meaning of any part of this RFSA, must submit their questions through MERX no later than the date specified in PART I: INTRODUCTION, Table 1: Critical Dates in the RFSA Process of the main document
6. RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS
Proposals must be received by CBC/Radio-Canada, via electronic submission to the Merx Website (www.merx.com) no later than April 11th 2022 at 8:00:00 pm, Eastern Time.
The Proponent has the sole responsibility for the timely receipt of a Proposal by CBC/Radio-Canada. The Proponent cannot transfer such responsibility to CBC/Radio-Canada. The MERX clock shall be used to determine the time of receipt of the Proposal, whether the time indicated on such clock is accurate or not.
Partial Proposals, amendments or revisions which are received after the date and time for the RFSA Submission Closing Date will not be accepted.
CBC/Radio-Canada retains the right to negotiate with Proponents on any procurement.
