Leadership outreach and recruitment in portfolio organizations

The Government of Canada, through the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, is seeking professional services to support the leadership recruitment and outreach for key positions within its portfolio of Crown corporations and advisory bodies, including the Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canada Lands Company Limited, Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated, Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, the International Authority, Waterfront Toronto, and the National Housing Council, with potential involvement in the formation of a new governing authority for Build Canada Homes. This initiative is part of a broader commitment to open, transparent, and merit-based appointments that align with federal governance standards, ensuring diverse and highly qualified candidates are identified for roles such as Chief Executive Officers, Chairs, and Board members, with some selections made by the Governor in Council and others directly by the Minister. The contractor will be responsible for conducting comprehensive executive search activities, including candidate sourcing, assessment, and recommendation, while adhering to strict federal guidelines on employment equity, security, and bilingualism. The contract is structured as a task-based professional services agreement under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity framework with an initial two-year term and two optional one-year extensions. Bidders must demonstrate mandatory qualifications including a senior-level TSPS staffing consultant with advanced education and extensive experience in federal public sector executive searches, a valid Reliability Status security clearance, access to qualified talent pools in relevant sectors, and demonstrated experience working with at least eight specified organizations. Proposals will be evaluated on a 60/40 trade-off model, prioritizing technical merit over price, and must include submissions of detailed resource profiles, bilingual proficiency certifications, employment equity compliance documentation, and organizational conflict of interest disclosures. All work must be performed in conformity with Protected A security standards, with personnel required to be legally eligible to work in Canada and proficient in both English and French. Submissions must be delivered electronically in four bound PDF volumes by the specified deadline, with no hard copies preferred unless produced in compliance with green procurement standards, and failure to meet any mandatory criterion will result in automatic disqualification.