CIDA's Aboriginal Procurement Strategy (CAPS)

The Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (CAPS) aims to increase contracting between the federal government and Aboriginal businesses. The procurement strategy is intended to make use of the government's purchasing system to help Aboriginal businesses develop and grow.

In order to benefit from the strategy, Aboriginal suppliers must first register in the Aboriginal Business Directory. CIDA uses the Directory to determine which suppliers are recognized as Aboriginal, and consultants may also use the resource to identify potential sub-consultants and suppliers.

Eligibility Criteria

Aboriginal suppliers (organizations and individuals).

Summary

The strategy consists of three key elements:

• for CIDA's aid budget: Aboriginal Supplier Incentive;
• for the operating budget: Voluntary Set-Asides; and
• information sessions (for both internal and external).

The Aboriginal Supplier Incentive is the component in CIDA's Request for Proposals (RFP) documents which consists in providing additional points (up to a maximum of 50 points which represents 5% of 1 000 total evaluation points) when Aboriginal direct hiring, subcontracting or supply activities are proposed. These points are:

• applied to all RFP for projects financed by CIDA's aid budget;
• attributed after technical and financial proposals are evaluated; and
• awarded on pro rata of the Aboriginal component in relation to the value of the Consultant's proposal (the total value includes fees and expenses).

Example:

A proposal which has $100 000 value for the Aboriginal component against a total value of $1 000 000 will be awarded 5 additional points [($100 000/$1 000 000) x 50 points = 5 points]. It is only when a proposal is entirely Aboriginal that the 50 points will be awarded.

The Directory is accessible online and is used by CIDA to determine if sub-consultants or suppliers proposed are indeed Aboriginal. CIDA reserves the right to request, before and after the signing of the contract, that the Consultant provide official certification as to the Aboriginal status of employees, sub-consultants or suppliers proposed.

New Brunswick Contact(s):
Mr. Bill Gunn
Regional Director
Atlantic Canada Regional Office
Canadian International Development Agency
Unit 103, 4th Floor
1045 Main Street
Moncton, New Brunswick  E1C 1H1
Telephone: 506-851-2204
Fax: 506-851-6429
Toll-free (information): 1-800-230-6349
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-331-5018
TTY (hearing impaired): 819-953-5023
E-mail: bill_gunn@acdi-cida.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/index-e.htm

Ms. Shirley Leblanc
Administrative Officer
Atlantic Canada Regional Office
Canadian International Development Agency
Unit 103, 4th Floor
1045 Main Street
Moncton, New Brunswick  E1C 1H1
Telephone: 506-851-2204
Fax: 506-851-6429
Toll-free (information): 1-800-230-6349
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-331-5018
TTY (hearing impaired): 819-953-5023
E-mail: shirley_leblanc@acdi-cida.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/index-e.htm

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National Contact(s):
Public Enquiries
Canadian International Development Agency
200 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec  K1A 0G4
Telephone: 819-997-5006
Fax: 819-953-6088
Toll-free (information): 1-800-230-6349
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-331-5018
TTY (hearing impaired): 819-953-5023
E-mail: info@acdi-cida.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/index-e.htm