DISC Model - Personality Assessment Tool

TITLE :

PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT TOOL BASED ON DISC MODEL

DESCRIPTION :

The Canada School of Public Service is committed to promoting a
strong corporate culture in the Public Service, creating a
culture of learning, and being a catalyst and resource for the
ongoing development of the Public Service as a learning
organization.

The use of a personality assessment tool based on the DISC
(Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, Compliance) model is
required. The DISC model of personality assessment, like other
personality models, provides a guide and a perspective of
personality. Due to its relative simplicity, descriptiveness and
flexibility, the DISC model is considered by the School as a
good tool to improve communication skills, relationship building
skills, teamwork, and leadership effectiveness. The tool will
help participants in their professional development by allowing
them to gain a better understanding of themselves and others, as
well as providing them with ways to adapt their interactions
with others in the workplace.

The solicitation is intended to result in the award of 1 (one)
contract for 1 (one) year, and up to 1 (one) irrevocable year
option allowing Canada to extend the term of the Contract.

TRADE AGREEMENTS :

This requirement is subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade
(AIT).

MANDATORY EVALUATION CRITERIA :

To be considered responsive, a bid must meet all of the
following mandatory evaluation criteria. Bids not meeting all of
these mandatory requirements will be given no further
consideration. Consequently, Bidders are encouraged to supply as
much information as necessary to demonstrate clearly that the
mandatory requirements have been met.

M1 Availability of personality assessment tool in English and
French; Bidders must provide a sample of questionnaire in both
languages.
M2 Capacity to process and produce at least 12,000 basic DISC
personality profile/type reports (20-30 pages) online; Bidders
must provide a sample of the report in English and French. The
sample must contain specific sections/contents covering at
minimum each of the following elements: · Description of the
DISC Model and each dimension · Description/feedback on
individual's personality profile/type (strengths, areas of
improvements, motivations, etc);
· Recommendations/insights/tips/strategies on how to improve
interactions with other personality profiles/types.
M3 Ongoing access to bidder's online system for
account/instrument administration by the Canada School of Public
Service. The bidders must demonstrate how each of the
following functions/capacities are met by providing a
description and screen capture of the online system where
indicated: · Secure Web site/system available 24/7
(description only) · Creation/modifications of participants'
profile (description and screen capture) · Secure and
confidential issuance of access codes to participants
(description and screen capture) · Monitoring of report
completion by participants (description and screen capture)
· Printing of assessment reports by the Canada School of Public
Service account administrator(s) and/or participants
(description and screen capture) · Pre-purchasing of
profiles/codes credited to online account - volume discount
pricing (description and screen capture) · Training and support
for the School account administrator(s) (description only) · No
annual fee for online access to account administration system by
the Canada School of Public Service (description only).
M4 Description of tool model; Bidder must provide history and
development of instrument and rationale.
M5 Reliability of instrument; Bidders must provide the
following evidences based on validation study conducted by an
Expert in Psychometrics/Statistics - PhD. Level: · Evidence of
test-retest · Evidence of internal consistency
M6 Validity of instrument; Bidders must provide the following
evidences based on validation study conducted by an Expert in
Psychometrics/Statistics - PhD. level: · Evidence of construct
validity · Evidence of scale intercorrelations
M7 Norms and group comparison; Bidders must provide the
following evidences based on validation study conducted by an
Expert in Psychometrics/Statistics - PhD. level): · Evidence of
norm-referenced testing
M8 Access to in-person and online certification training for
instructors/facilitators of the Canada School of Public Service;
Bidders must provide a summary description of their
certification training program.
M9 Training/facilitation materials and resources for
instructors/facilitators of the Canada School of Public Service
requiring certification. Bidders must provide a list of
training materials/resources available.

POINT RATED EVALUATION CRITERIA :

Point-Rated Evaluation Criteria are included in Annex D of the
bid solicitation.

BASIS OF SELECTION :

Lowest Price Per Point

1. To be declared responsive, a bid must:
a. comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation; and
b. meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria; and
c. Obtain the required minimum of60points overall for the
technical evaluation criteria which are subject to point rating.
The rating is performed on a scale of95 points.
2. Bids not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) will be declared
non-responsive. Neither the responsive bid that receives the
highest number of points nor the one that proposed the lowest
price will necessarily be accepted. The responsive bid with the
lowest evaluated price per point will be recommended for award
of a contract.

CONTRACTING AUTHORITY :

Rosella Rinaldo
Supply Specialist

Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch

Telephone: (number on the official notice)
E-mail address: (email on the official notice)

All enquiries must be submitted in writing to the Contracting
Authority no later than ten (10) calendar days before the bid
closing date.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.