Key Considerations in Procuring Professional Services (COR4-E04)

Overview

Delivery method

Online

Duration

1.5 hours

Audience

All public servants at all levels

Description

Deciding to procure professional services, structuring the agreement, and managing the contract is a complex process.

This informative event will present best practices and strategies for navigating the procurement process in the federal government, as described in the Manager’s Guide: Key Considerations When Procuring Professional Services.

Participants will learn how to decide whether procurement is the best solution for their needs and how best to structure and manage professional service contracts.

A question-and-answer period will follow the main presentation.

Speakers

• Samantha Tattersall, Assistant Comptroller General, Acquired Services and Assets Sector, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• Emilio Franco, Executive Director, Procurement, Materiel and Communities Directorate, Acquired Services and Assets Sector, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• Lysane Bolduc, Director General, Professional Services Transformative Solutions Sector (PSTSS), Public Services and Procurement Canada

Moderator

• Emily Wehbi, Senior Director - Procurement and Materiel, Enterprise Strategies, Acquired Services and Assets Sector, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat