Wanted: "Special Advisor" for Commander RCAF

[The Bread Guy]

This from buyandsell.gc.ca:

The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for “as-and-when-requested” special advisory services for the Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) which includes support services for the RCAF Honoraries Program.

This list o' duties from the Statement of Work for the RFP:

.... The Contractor must provide one SA (Special Advisor) resource to provide services that include:

a. Liaising with stakeholders, such as Senators and other Members of Parliament, Honorary Colonels, CEOs of various air force- and aerospace-related industry organizations, etc.;

b. Administering the RCAF Honoraries Program, which includes co-ordinating meetings, providing administrative support, making recommendations, and processing the nomination of new members;

c. Providing the appropriate information to the various stakeholders on the issue at hand to help facilitate the decision-making process;

d. When requested by the TA, providing an assessment of the issue at hand and making strategic-level, comprehensive recommendations;

e. Preparing and updating the C Air Force strategic-level engagement strategy;

f. Researching and proposing agenda items for high level committees;

g. Co-ordinating RCAF CAC meetings and providing administrative support;

h. Co-ordinating special events between the RCAF and various defence and military associations, colleges, aerospace industries and civilian associations;

i. Researching and providing advice to C Air Force on strategies for outreach to nonmilitary stakeholders;

j. Providing secretarial support to the various committees, which includes organizing and co-ordinating meetings, and preparing and publishing meeting agendas and minutes ....

 

[captloadie]

Are there not enough minions on the staff already to do this? It sounds like a fine plan, if three or four staff officers are now being returned to the units to fill holes there.

 

[Privateer]

... compensation includes cool new leather jacket...

 

[OldSolduer]

This is frickin ridiculous. That's what he has a $$$&$:$; staff for.

 

[MARS]

... compensation includes cool new leather jacket...

For the WIN
:rofl:

 

[Loachman]

I think that they just screwed up a little.

This was clearly meant to be posted on 1 April.






No? Really? It's serious?

 

[The Bread Guy]

I think that they just screwed up a little.

This was clearly meant to be posted on 1 April.






No? Really? It's serious?

Maybe someone thinks getting that level of support would be cheaper from the private sector than employing a LCOL/COL or so.

 

[Journeyman]

Perhaps the position is being built specifically for a retired buddy? 

I know of a former significant Army person who kept a militia bull-shitter personal scenario development SMETM employed.  Stranger things have happened.  :dunno:

 

[Privateer]

Having skimmed the document (but being unable to cut and paste from it, sorry), isn't the role of the "Special Advisor" as defined in paragraph A1.2.1 exactly what Comm RCAF would expect to get from his staff?  It seems like the requirements as stated exclude anyone without RCAF staff experience.

 

[dapaterson]

Perhaps the position is being built specifically for a retired buddy? 

I know of a former significant Army person who kept a militia bull-shitter personal scenario development SMETM employed.  Stranger things have happened.  :dunno:

Only one such self-declared expert?

 

[McG]

Between the vague tasks and deliverables, this reads like a contract for a "stealth" employee.
I hope the TA knows how to navigate around that minefield.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Perhaps the position is being built specifically for a retired buddy? 

I know of a former significant Army person who kept a militia bull-shitter personal scenario development SMETM employed.  Stranger things have happened.  :dunno:

If one wants to narrow it down in that case, here's the "Mandatory Criteria" from the full RFP package:

.... M1 - The Bidder must demonstrate that the proposed resource has achieved a minimum rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the RCAF and has retired no earlier than Dec 31, 2007, with a minimum of 20 years of service in the Canadian Armed Forces.

OR

BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:

The Bidder must demonstrate that the proposed resource has achieved a minimum rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the RCAF, having retired no earlier than Dec 31, 2007
AND
The Bidder must demonstrate that the proposed resource also possesses a minimum of 36 months of demonstrated experience working within the Canadian Armed Forces within the last 7 years from the date of bid closing.

M2 - The Bidder must demonstrate that the proposed resource has at least 60 months of demonstrated experience working at the Strategic Level within the RCAF.
“Strategic Level” is defined as working at the offices of NDHQ, 1 CAD, 2 CAD or the HQs of Canada’s Allies.

M3 - The Bidder must demonstrate that the proposed resource possesses a minimum of one Command appointment that took place during the course of his/her RCAF career.

M4 - The Bidder must provide proof that it (the Bidder) holds a valid Facility Security Clearance at the level of SECRET, issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), at the time of bid closing.
AND
The Bidder must demonstrate that any proposed resource(s) must EACH hold a valid personnel security screening at the level of SECRET, granted or approved
by CISD/PWGSC), at the time of bid closing ....

Triangulate and/or speculate away!  >

 

[Journeyman]

Triangulate and/or speculate away!  >

I don't know near enough about the tribal elders within the Airforce to speculate.*  I'll wait until the appointment is filled, then if appropriate, point back here and say, "I knew it all along" 


*  See kids?  That's that whole "opinion vs informed opinion" thing in action.  :nod:

 

[kratz]

I know how the full RFP package reads, but I will wait out on furthe comment.

I'm supposed to have a winter storm coming this way this week.  ;D

 

[Tibbson]

Having knowledge of how much money my office had to hand back (aka: get clawed back) at the end of the current fiscal year I now know where they got the money to keep the Snowbirds flying for their US performances AND hire this new SA. 

 

[McG]

I just read that this contract is for someone to handle the RCAF's 75 x honorary colonels ... it's a babysitter.

Between the vague tasks and deliverables, this reads like a contract for a "stealth" employee.

It seems the union has also identified this as a "stealth employee" and is raising a noise.