Media Spokesperson Training

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, National Capital Region (NCR).

Trade agreement:        Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Canada free trade agreements with Chile/Colombia/Honduras/Panama, Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.

Competitive Procurement Strategy: lowest priced compliant bid.

Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business: This procurement is not subject

to any set-asides for Indigenous Suppliers.

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.

Security Requirements: This contract does not include security requirements.

Nature of Requirements:

The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.

The Correctional Service Canada has a requirement to provide Media Spokesperson Training session to CSC employees as identified by the Issues Management and Media relations team.

Objectives: To develop and deliver Media Spokesperson Training to CSC employees as identified by the Issues Management and Media relations team.

Deliverables:

The Contractor must provide:

-        An evaluation of each participant's performance on the mock interview to be provided to the PA;

-        A course agenda, Power Point presentation and training manuals, approved by PA to be used in the delivery of the courses;

-        Exercises and scenarios for each participant;

-        A participant attendance list signed for each express half day training as well as a participant attendance list signed in the morning and in the afternoon for each of the two days to the PA or designated replacement;

-        Soft copies of the recorded interview simulations to the PA via e-mail or in another mutually agreed manner ;

-        access to a studio for in-person recorded interviews with all required equipment when required.

Any conditions for participation of suppliers not specified in solicitation documentation: none.

Estimated quantity of commodity: see solicitation document statement of work and basis of payment.

Duration of Contract:

Period of the Contract: The Work is to be performed during the period of Contract Award to November 30th, 2025 with the option to renew for three (3) additional one-year periods.

File Number: 21160-25-4793153

Contracting Authority: Danielle Blanchet

Telephone number: 506-377-9624

E-mail: Danielle.Blanchet@csc-scc.gc.ca

NOTE TO BIDDERS: Bidders can obtain the complete statement of work and evaluation criteria by downloading the solicitation document and associated documents from the Canada buys / tender opportunities website.

The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada (English or French).

After contract award, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of the results of the bid solicitation process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.

Procurement Assistance Canada (PAC) offers seminars to businesses interested in learning how to sell goods and services to the Government of Canada. The seminars are FREE.

Topics include:

 Understand the federal procurement process;

 Learn about searching for opportunities;

 Find out how to bid on opportunities;

 Discover how to prepare to sell to the government.

The full schedule of seminars can be found on the Procurement Assistance Canada website, under find an event (Procurement Assistance Canada: Find an event - Canada.ca).

A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

• None