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Method of Supply for Office Ergonomic Assessment Services (Standing Offer). UNDE Health & Safety Conference 28 September 2012. Bruce Christianson, DND. Agenda. Background Committee’s goal Procurement process How the NMSO works Ability to add Offerors and refresh prices/rates
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Method of Supply for Office Ergonomic Assessment Services (Standing Offer) UNDE Health & Safety Conference 28 September 2012 Bruce Christianson, DND
Agenda • Background • Committee’s goal • Procurement process • How the NMSO works • Ability to add Offerors and refresh prices/rates • Offeror ranking by Region/Sub-region • More information
Background • Effective October 31st 2009, Health Canada ceased as an internal service provider of ergonomic services to the federal public service. • Federal government departments, agencies and Crown corporations must comply with the requirements and obligations of the Canada Labour Code, Part II: “employers must ensure that the work place, work spaces and procedures meet prescribed ergonomic standards”.
Background (continued) • PWGSC decided to set up a new national method of supply to have these services provided by Suppliers. • PWGSC Commodity Management Coordination Division sent a call-letter todepartments and agencies requesting stakeholders to participate on a committee. • The Committee, composed of 13 departments and agencies, was responsible for the development of the Statement of Work and evaluation criteria.
Committee’s Goal • To create a tool, when combined with other internal resources, that can assist managers in their responsibilities in preventing office ergonomics related hazards, supporting the recovery of employees returning to work and/or accommodating those with permanent physical injuries.
Procurement Process • A Request for Information was posted on the Government Electronic Tendering Service in September 2010 to gather feedback from industry on the proposed procurement strategy. Valuable information was obtained on a variety of elements, including industry capacity and standard practices. The Statement of Work for office ergonomic assessment services was revised to incorporate many of the recommendations received.
Procurement Process (continued) • The RFSO closed at the end of January 2012. • 25 offers were received and evaluated . • A median price range in each region/sub-region was used in the financial evaluation. • 20 National Master Standing Offers (NMSOs) were issued. • The NMSOs are issued by region and sub-region. • The NMSOs are available on the Standing Offer Index (SOI) Web site.
How the NMSO Works • The NMSO is to process call-ups related to individual office ergonomic assessments and if required, follow-up ergonomic assessments. • The period for making call-ups against the NMSO is from March 5th 2012 to September 4th 2013. • The firm all inclusive price per assessment for an ergonomic assessment ranges from $90.00 to $600.00 and the all inclusive fixed hourly rate for a follow-up ergonomic assessment ranges from $45.00 to $155.00.
How the NMSO Works (continued) • For requirements up to $25,000.00 within a region/sub-region, call-ups are issued on a “right of first refusal” method of work allocation or alternatively, a call-up can be directed to any of the Offerors, provided that the rationale for bypassing/forgoing the “right of first refusal” method is documented. • This pre-competed procurement instrument is not mandatory. • Clients can issue call-ups up to $250,000.00.
Ability to Add Offerors and Refresh Prices/Rates • New suppliers will be able to submit an offer on an annual basis. • Existing Offerors will have the opportunity to submit a new financial offer to refresh their prices and rates on an annual basis. • For each region/sub-region, Offerors will be ranked in ascending order of evaluated prices. • The Offeror ranking will be amended to include new Offerors.
More Information • For more information: • search for standing offer number E60ZH-100002 in the Standing Offer Index athttp://soi.pwgsc.gc.ca/app/index.cfm?Fuseaction=prg.main&&&altlang=-e