REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS:
Submission Deadline: Date: July 13, 2022 Time: 5:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Legal Name: Indian Associations Co-ordinating Committee of Ontario Inc. o/a Chiefs of Ontario
Address: 468 Queen St E, Suite 400, Toronto, ON M5A 1T7
Telephone Number: (416) 597-1266
Facsimile Number: (416) 597-8365
Email Address: Julia.candlish@coo.org
SEND PROPOSAL TO:
Attention: COO Director of Education, Julia Candlish
The proposal must be submitted as a PDF file. The proposal must be received by Chiefs of Ontario no later than the deadline date. A proposal submitted in any other manner or late may be disqualified.
The proposal shall be irrevocably open for acceptance and binding on the Consultant for fourteen (14) days after the Submission Deadline date.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
You are invited to submit a proposal to conduct an evaluation of the Ontario Technical Table on the Interim Funding Approach (OTTIFA).
PURPOSE & BACKGROUND:
Chiefs of Ontario (COO) supports all First Nations in Ontario as they assert their sovereignty, jurisdiction, and their chosen expression of nationhood. The main objective of the Chiefs of Ontario office is to facilitate the discussion, planning, implementation and evaluation of all local, regional and national matters affecting the First Nations people of Ontario. Guided by the Chiefs in Assembly, COO upholds the self-determination efforts of the Anishinaabek, Mushkegowuk, Onkwehonwe, and Lenape Peoples in protecting and exercising their inherent and Treaty rights.
The COO Education Sector is seeking the services of a consultant to conduct an evaluation of the Ontario Technical Table on the Interim Funding Approach (OTTIFA). The Interim Funding Approach has been in place since April 1, 2019 and provides funding for K-12 education to all First Nations in Ontario that are not under a self-government agreement or have federally operated schools. The OTTIFA was established in late 2018 and is mandated by the Chiefs-in-Assembly to examine and refine the Interim Funding Approach to better meet the needs of First Nation learners, schools and supporting entities.
OBJECTIVES:
It is understood that this evaluation will:
- Review the mandate of the OTTIFA;
- Review the composition, structure, process, methodologies, and communication tools of the OTTIFA;
- Review the work of the OTTIFA since the establishment of the Table in 2018;
- Analyze the effectiveness of the Table to fulfil its mandate;
- Make recommendations on improving the efficiency of the Table.
This work will provide a foundation for improving the ability of the OTTIFA to produce the required outcomes, including changes to the mandate. This work will also provide evidence for the continuation of the Table into the future.
