CIPMM REGIONAL WORKSHOP 2017 SESSIONSOpening Keynote: Procurement ModernizationVincent Robitaille, PMP CFA MBA, Director General, Procurement Modernization Integration Team, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat & Public Services and Procurement Canada This Opening Keynote will update us on the work of PSPC in its Procurement Modernization efforts to modernize procurement practices so that they are simpler, less administrative burdensome, deploy modern comptrollership and include practices that support our economic policy goals, including green and social procurement. Session # 1 - The Big Deal about Small Business Tara Hartley, Regional Director, Pacific Region, Office of Small and Medium Enterprises, Public Services and Procurement Canada You have heard that small businesses are the backbone of the economy, but what does that mean when it comes to government procurement? This session will explore some of the challenges and opportunities faced by both sides, and some tips and insights to foster success. It’s not about protectionism; it’s about being open to possibility. Session # 2 - Assets Management and SAP - Closing the Gap and Meeting your Reporting Requirements Blair Hurd, Assets Manager, Materiel and Assets Management Division, Health Canada This concurrent session will provide participants with an update on the Materiel Management Working Group that was discussed at the CIPMM National Workshop and describe the next steps that are planned to build the Working Group and to ensure a better understand what it means to be a functional specialist in this field. Session # 3 - Social Procurement: Maximising your Community Impact from Existing Purchasing David LePage, Managing Partner of Buy Social Canada Social procurement is emerging as a means for governments and businesses to leverage greater value from their existing purchasing. Along with demonstrating the business case for social procurement, the presentation we will explore the evolving policies, implementation models, resources and measurement options. Session # 4 - Tips and Tricks for Completing your CARS Derek Bizewski, A/Senior Advisor, Acquired Services and Assets Sector, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat This session is intended to provide guidance to those enrolled in the Certification Program for the Federal Government Procurement and Materiel Management community in regards to writing their Candidate Achievement Records (CARs). The session will go over what and what not to do, as well as provide some tips and tricks to help candidates become successful in having their CAR’s approved by the Review Committee. Session # 5 - The Supplier is in the Room! Using Commercially Confidential/ Collaborative Meetings to Inform your Procurement Process: a Practitioner's Perspective Steve Johnston, Managing Director, RFP Solutions Inc. Increasingly, public sector organizations are consulting with industry to better inform the buying organization’s requirements, contract structure, or provide greater insight into the capacity within the marketplace. This session will look at the use of Commercially Confidential/Collaborative meetings as a form of industry engagement from a practitioner’s perspective. We will discuss ways to gain the most benefit of a CCM for both parties, mitigate risks during the process, confidentiality and full disclosure and steps to complete following a CCM. Join us for an enlightening session to help you achieve success with industry engagement during your next procurement process! Session # 6 - Innovation in Materiel Management and Disposal Julie Balantes, Manager, GCSurplus Sales Centre - Pacific Region, Public Services and Procurement Canada GCSurplus is a federal government organization responsible for the reselling government assets and seized property to the public. GCSurplus is an essential part of management of end-of-life assets and generates significant annual revenues through the resale of goods, which provides a return on investment and achieving greening of government initiatives. This session will provide an overview of asset lifecycle planning and considerations for actions when an asset it at the end of life. An overview of the GCSurplus services will be highlighted including showcasing the diversity of assets that are sold using this service. Session # 7 - Federal Contracting Fraud Tip Line David Naus, A/Director, Anti-Fraud, Detection and Prevention, Integrity and Forensic Accounting Management Group, Public Services and Procurement Canada David Naus will present on the Government of Canada’s framework to support and enhance integrity in its procurement and real property transactions, including measures and services provided by Public Services and Procurement Canada. As part of this session, the presentation will provide information and insight on the Integrity Regime, the recently announced Federal Contracting Fraud Tipline, Forensic Accounting Management Group, as well as the Fairness Monitoring Program. Session # 8 - Build in Canada Innovation Program Chris Scharapenko, Manager – Innovation Management, Build in Canada Innovation Program, Public Services and Procurement Canada. Challenge: IS YOUR FEDERAL DEPARTMENT READY TO TEST A STATE OF THE ART INNOVATION, FOR FREE? The Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) helps Canadian companies move their state-of-the-art goods and services from the laboratory to the marketplace. Through the BCIP, the Government of Canada buys pre-qualified goods and services. The government moves these late-stage research and development innovations to federal departments for testing. Join our seminar to learn how easy it is to gain access to new Canadian innovations through the Build In Canada Innovation Program that will benefit your department or agency in many ways! This seminar will show you how you can test the LATEST cutting-edge innovations for FREE. You will get an overview of the program, how the match making process works, and what to expect during the contracting process. BCIP has recently launched its new Challenge Initiative. Departments can now solicit innovative solutions to solve their unique problems! This seminar will also cover how you can request your own specific challenge under the new Challenge Call for Proposals. Did you Know? The Build in Canada Innovation Program has successfully qualified 325 innovations, with the forefront testing departments being the RCMP, DND and DFO. These departments have tested innovations such as Bionic Power (batteries that charge as soldiers walk), Molescope (an App that detects skin cancer) and Cellula Robotics (subsea device that autonomously collects and preserves 150 independently sealed samples of plankton)! P.S.: You heard us right, it will not cost your department! The Program covers ALL costs; contracts are valued at up to $500,000 (Standard) and $1,000,000 (Military). As a testing partner, your department receives the innovation and the associated supplier provides testing support services for free (it is paid for by the program). All the BCIP asks is that you donate your time, equipment, facilities and other departmental resources as contributions to support the testing project. The BCIP handles the contracting process for the innovations; testing departments do not need to engage their own procurement personnel. At the end of the testing period, in most cases, the innovation remains the property of the department after testing. Take the challenge – because your department deserves a free innovation that will benefit the department itself and employees! We look forward to seeing you at our seminar! |
