1000169207 - Research analysis, research services and document management services (1000169207)

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1000169207 PROJECT TITLE: Research analysis, research services and document management services.

This procurement is set aside under the federal government's Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business.

The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND) invites you to submit a proposal for the following work:

DIAND seeks to award up to a total of three (3) Standing Offer Agreements (SOAs) to qualified Firms in three (3) Regions, as follows: National Capital Region (NCR): up to one (1) Firm; Québec Region (including both Quebec City and Montreal): up to one (1) Firm; Calgary Region (including the Calgary Census Metropolitan Area): up to one (1) Firm. BACKGROUND The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND) has the primary, but not the exclusive responsibility for meeting the federal government’s constitutional, treaty, political, and legal responsibilities to First Nations (FNs), Inuit, Métis, and Northerners. Under this mandate, DIAND is responsible for the planning, design, implementation, and assessment of policies and their results in the delivery of a variety of programs and services for FNs, Inuit, Métis and Northern peoples and communities. The Litigation Management and Resolution Branch (LMRB) develops and coordinates, in conjunction with the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND) programs, the Department of Justice (JUS) and other government departments, DIAND’s positions on policy, technical issues and legal positions related to all litigation against the Crown where DIAND is the Department responsible for the impugned actions, as well as all litigation that the Crown brings against others on behalf of DIAND. Litigation cases are broad-ranging and involve all sectors of the Department.

In the delivery of its responsibilities, the Branch has an ongoing need for the determination and planning of research requirements arising in litigation and the analysis and written presentation of documentary evidence from historical sources, government records, past and present DIAND Program personnel and various professionals within the field. Contractor services will support LMRB’s determination, planning and implementation of research requirements arising in litigation and the analysis of written presentation of documentary evidence from historical sources, government records, past and present DIAND program personnel, and various professionals within the field. OBJECTIVE DIAND seeks Firms capable of: Providing research analysis and writing required to ensure that a complete evidentiary record is compiled for use in litigation or litigation-related activities; Planning, managing and directing research projects and teams; and Conduct primary and secondary research to identify, collect, summarize and extract information from documents related to DIAND litigation and to create document collections, document databases, bibliographies, reports, file summaries, map/survey collections, and provide other related research services. The above services are required in the following three (3) Service Areas: Research Analysis; Research Services; and Document Management Services. Firms shall be capable of providing services in all three (3) Service Areas.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: M1 - Firm-Level Project Summaries 1.1 The Bidder MUST include three (3) Firm-level Project Summaries within the past five (5) years. 1.2 Each Project'entente, soit le traitement des délinquants sexuels

des services de psychologie aux délinquants mâles et femelles sous la supervision du bureau de libération conditionnelle du district d'Ottawa en Ontario. L'entrepreneur doit assurer tous les services à ses propres installations, en collaboration avec une équipe de traitement et de supervision comprenant un surveillant et un agent de libération conditionnelle, et s'il y a lieu, le psychologue du district. Le surveillant de libération conditionnelle (ou son remplaçant désigné) référeront les délinquants à l'entrepreneur. D'autres détails sont indiqués à l'annexe 1.

On prévoit attribuer un seul marché.

Les services doivent être assurés du la date d'attribution au 30 juin 2015.

Le présent marché n'est pas assujetti aux accords commerciaux.

Ce marché est réservé aux services canadiens.

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