You are invited to submit a proposal to the Chiefs of Ontario to provide strategic services and communications support to the Environment Sector on issues related to water, wastewater, Great Lakes restoration, and carbon pricing.

Full details on the project and proposal requirements can be found here:

Packages to be clearly marked:
“RFP: COO Environment Sector: Strategic Services” by
DATE: Thursday August 10, 2023 TIME: 5:00 pm

Submit electronically to: kathlen.padulo@coo.org.
Submissions received after the stated deadline will not be accepted.

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SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS You are invited to submit a proposal to the Chiefs of Ontario to provide strategic services and communications support to the Environment Sector on issues related to water, wastewater, Great Lakes restoration, and carbon pricing.

PURPOSE & BACKGROUND: The COO Environment Sector is seeking the services of a consultant to produce strategic advisory materials on matters related to water, wastewater, Great Lake restoration, and carbon pricing.

It is understood that:

  • This work requires experience working on policy matters related to water, wastewater, the Great Lakes, and climate change policy strategies including carbon pricing;
  • The consultant will be expected to produce plain language materials to support strategies, policy analyses and other technical materials;
  • The consultant will be knowledgeable about legislative and committee procedures, regulatory promulgation processes, and policy processes, and can provide advice to the Environment Sector on how to best leverage them;
  • Strategies and assets created by the consultant must be agile and able to integrate into broader national initiatives;
  • The consultant’s work must be able to be implemented internally within Chiefs of Ontario;
  • The consultant must provide training and mentorship to Chiefs of Ontario staff to transfer capacity as appropriate so that Chiefs of Ontario can continue the work started by the consultant after the engagement concludes.

SCOPE OF WORK:

Strategies:

  • The consultant will provide strategies that Chiefs of Ontario can use to advocate for issues related to water, wastewater, source water protection, Great Lakes restoration, and carbon pricing;
  • Additional strategies may be requested related to critical minerals;
  • Strategies will include policy analysis and advice, and may consider media, parliamentary approaches, and other tactics to advance key issues.

Communications:

  • The consultant will provide communications assets to inform First Nations leadership in Ontario about key issues related to water, Great Lakes restoration, and carbon pricing;
  • The consultant will also support the preparation of Chiefs requesting assistance to speak on the above subject matters to media or to parliamentary committees;
  • The consultant will provide organizational and management advice related to the development of Chiefs of Ontario’s communications functions and may be asked to provide training or recommendations for training.

PROPOSALS MUST INCLUDE:

  • A demonstration of your expertise in the subject matters described in this proposal and in strategy development, advocacy and communications;
  • An approach demonstrating agility to respond to emerging needs from First Nations and the Chiefs of Ontario related to the subject matter;
  • A proposed budget for ongoing support for the Environment Sector.

PROPOSAL EVALUATION

All submission will be evaluated on the following criteria:

  • Quality of the proposal;
  • Capacity of the applicant to undertake the project;
  • Appropriateness of the project budget and timelines.

COO RESERVES THE RIGHT TO:

  • Reject any or all proposals received;
  • Enter into negotiations with one or more applicants on any aspect of the proposal;
  • Accept any proposal in whole or in part;
  • Cancel, modify or reissue this document at any time;
  • Verify any and all information provided in the proposal.

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS: All submissions must include the following:

  • Cover Letter;
  • Detailed approach for how the consultant will provide supportive services to COO;
  • Completed fee schedule of estimated budget in alignment with deliverables;
  • CVs and References

RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS Packages to be clearly marked: “RFP: COO Environment Sector – Support Services” by DATE: Friday August 4, 2023 TIME: 5:00 pm Submit electronically to: Kathleen.padulo@coo.org Submissions received after the stated deadline will not be accepted.