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CIRNAC seeks land development and land-use planning expert advisory services

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada is seeking expert land-planning consultants to support its Specific Claims Branch. - Buyer and offices - Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Specific Claims Branch (SCB), is the client. - Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), including its Material and Assets Management Directorate, is managing the solicitation and receiving bids on CIRNAC’s behalf. The attachment also refers to the French names SAC and RCAANC. - Requested services - On-demand land development and land-use planning expert advice, studies, reviews, and analyses supporting Indigenous claims. - Work may include assessing historical and potential uses of reserve lands, reviewing loss-of-use studies and evidence, developing alternative land-development models, and advising on negotiations, litigation, tribunal proceedings, and related matters. - Deliverables may include oral advice, peer reviews, expert opinions, draft and final reports, analyses, and supporting materials; experts may also attend meetings, site inspections, proceedings, or provide testimony. - Requirements - At least one qualified land-planning expert must be available; proposals may include up to two resources under the evaluation described in one attachment. - Rates are proposed as all-inclusive fixed hourly rates by service category. Specific task quantities, budgets, and guaranteed work volumes are not specified. - Work is primarily performed at the contractor’s office, with possible travel within Canada. English-language reports are generally expected unless a work order specifies otherwise. - The solicitation includes an Indigenous-business preference/set-aside strategy and requires disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. - Standing offers and term - CIRNAC plans to establish up to 10 standing offers. The stated term is approximately 62 months, with an initial period and three one-year options; the source documents contain inconsistent details about some call-up and extension periods. - OEMs and vendors - No product OEMs, commercial vendors, or products are identified; this is a professional-services requirement.

Description

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) is seeking contractors to provide expert advisory services in specialized subject areas on an as-needed basis through call-ups under a Request for Standing Offers. The department intends to award up to ten standing offer agreements of equivalent value to qualified offerors; the financial limitation will be defined before award. Work will be conducted primarily at the contractors’ designated offices. The initial call-up period runs from the standing offer award date to March 31, 2029, with three additional one-year option periods.

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