RFSO 2025-4867 Non-Executive Recruitment and Executive Search Services

The Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), a federal Crown corporation responsible for protecting deposits and ensuring financial system stability, is seeking to establish a five-year standing offer with qualified Canadian suppliers for non-executive recruitment and executive search services. This procurement, identified as RFSO 2025-4867, is open exclusively to Canadian suppliers as defined under the Interim Policy on Reciprocal Procurement, with proposals from non-Canadian entities automatically rejected. The contract is structured as an open standing offer with no guaranteed volume, allowing CDIC to issue service requests on an as-needed basis for two distinct service streams: non-executive recruitment and executive search. Services will be delivered in accordance with statements of work defined at the time of each task authorization, with performance locations primarily in Toronto and the National Capital Region, though flexibility exists for supplier locations. All proposed personnel must hold at least a Reliability security clearance, with the possibility of requiring higher clearances depending on the nature of the assignment, and must comply with strict data handling restrictions prohibiting the transfer or access of CDIC information outside of Canada or off its premises. The evaluation process is a best-value trade-off model combining technical merit, interview performance, and financial competitiveness. Technical proposals are scored out of 30 points across five criteria including experience, communication, teamwork, accountability, and general aptitudes, using a five-point adjectival rating scale, followed by interviews that reuse the same scoring framework. Financial proposals are evaluated based on the proposed hourly rate, with the lowest rate receiving the maximum financial score. The final award decision is based on the highest combined score, with tiebreakers resolved by selecting the lowest hourly rate. Pricing is to be submitted in multiple formats, including hourly rates for interim placements, fixed maximum fees for permanent placements by salary band, and percentage-based fees tied to candidate salary, though all fields in the financial tables are currently placeholders to be filled by bidders. All submissions must be electronic, in PDF format, not exceed 20 MB, and comply with strict formatting rules including Arial 12-point font, one-inch margins, and a 50-page limit for the technical volume. Suppliers must also comply with CDIC’s Supplier Code of Conduct, commit to diversity and inclusion practices, and may be required to provide references and attest to the accuracy of all submissions under penalty of disqualification for false representations. No formal contract clauses from the U.S. FAR system are used; instead, the agreement is governed by Canadian-specific articles, schedules, and