Do you find it hard to keep track of all the key Standing Offers (SOs), Supply Arrangements (SAs) and Vendor of Record (VOR) arrangements that are essential to doing business with the public sector? The Proposal Centre is pleased to announce that we are publishing a series of Primers to give you a quick handle on the many federal (Government of Canada) and Ontario contract vehicles available.

You can find a list of current and upcoming Primers on our SO, SA & VOR Primers page.

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The Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario have recently updated their schedule for renewals and open opportunities to qualify on supply arrangements (SA), standing offers (SO), and vendor of record arrangements (VOR). Key renewals include:

• PWGSC Task-Based Informatics Professionals Services (TBIPS) SO and SA
• PWGSC Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS) Task-Based SO and SA
• PWGSC TSPS Solutions-Based SA
• PWGSC Professional Audit and Support Services (PASS) SA

All existing TBIPS, TSPS, and PASS vendors will be required to renew their SOs/SAs in order to continue providing services under TBIPS, TSPS, and PASS.

Other vehicles open or soon to be opened for refresh include:

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Please note that responses to the Government of Ontario MGS Management Consulting Services VOR RFP are now due January 22, 2014. In addition to the submission date, several other amendments and updates have been published.

Please see our Primer for New Vendors or our Primer for Existing Vendors for more information regarding this opportunity. See MERX for the latest amendments and updates.

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The Government of Ontario, Ministry of Government Services (MGS) recently released the 2014 Management Consulting Services Vendor of Record (VOR) Request for Proposal. This replaces the 2011 Management Consulting Services VOR which expires June 14, 2014.

Changes included in the 2014 VOR
While much of the VOR is the same, the Government has Read the rest of this entry »

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The Government of Ontario, Ministry of Government Services (MGS) recently released the 2014 Management Consulting Services Vendor of Record (VOR) Request for Proposal.

The Management Consulting Services VOR covers a range of management consulting services in the following service categories:

1. Business Metrics, Performance Management and Process Improvement Services
2. Business Process Assessment and Integration Services
3. Effectiveness Services
4. Organizational Transformation Services
5. Procurement Services
6. Program Management Services
7. Project Management Services
8. Strategic Management and Planning Services

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On November 19, 2013 the Ontario Ministry of Government Services held information sessions to inform vendors of the upcoming Vendor of Record (VOR) renewals.  We have already covered some of the highlights of the session  and MGS has published the presentation slides. In this post we look in more depth about what to expect with the Task-Based Information & Information Technology (I&IT) Services VOR Renewal.

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On November 19, 2013 the Ontario Ministry of Government Services held information sessions to inform vendors of the upcoming Vendor of Record (VOR) renewals.  We have already covered some of the highlights of the session and MGS has published the presentation slides. In this post we look in more depth about what to expect with the Management Consulting Services VOR Renewal.

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Earlier this week we provided  highlights from the November 19, 2013 information sessions hosted by the Ontario Ministry of Government Services which provided vendors with information about the upcoming renewals for the Task-Based Information & Information Technology (I&IT) VOR and the Management Consulting Services VOR.

As a follow-up to our post , the slides from the presentation are now available at:

http://www.doingbusiness.mgs.gov.on.ca/mbs/psb/psb.nsf/Attachments/VOR-InfoSessionPresentation-Nov13/$FILE/VOR-InfoSession-Nov13.pdf

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The Ontario Ministry of Government Services hosted information sessions on November 19 to provide vendors with information about the upcoming renewals for the Task-Based Information & Information Technology (I&IT) VOR and the Management Consulting Services VOR. The RFP for the first VOR to be renewed, the Management Consulting Services VOR, is slated to be released before the end of November.

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Do you provide Task-based Information & Information Technoogy (I&IT) or Management Consulting services to the Government of Ontario, or are you interested in providing them in the future? The Ontario Ministry of Government Services is holding one-hour Vendor Information Sessions in downtown Toronto on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 for suppliers wishing to be Vendors of Record (VOR) to the Government of Ontario for these services in 2014 and beyond. Read the rest of this entry »