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Financial Consultant for the Farm Debt Mediation Service (FDMS) in Manitoba

Conseillers financiers pour le Service de médiation en matière d'endettement agricole (SMMEA) au Manitoba

Description

The FDMS Administrator will assign a financial consultant and a mediator to work with the farmer through the mediation process. Confidentiality is extremely important to the quality and effectiveness of the service. Information obtained from the farmer and their creditor(s) is used for the sole purpose of mediation and is shared only among the parties involved in the mediation process. The financial consultant will conduct a site visit, inventory all the farmer’s assets, create financial statements of the farming operation, develop a recovery plan for the purpose of reaching a financial arrangement between the farmer and their creditor(s), and attend mediation meeting(s). When the farmer and their creditor(s) agree upon a solution, the mediator will draw-up an arrangement.

Quick Summary

The Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) is seeking a financial consultant to support the Farm Debt Mediation Service (FDMS) in Manitoba. The consultant will visit farms, assess assets, prepare financial statements, develop recovery plans, and participate in mediation meetings to help farmers and creditors reach financial agreements.

Ideal For

Financial consulting firms with experience in agricultural finance and mediation should bid.

financial consultingfarm debt mediationagriculture financefinancial planningmediation services
High complexity

Tender Details

Reference Number
cb-365-18663912
Solicitation Number
CSC-2025-2026-0530
Publication Date
Sep 29, 2025
Closing Date
Oct 30, 2025
Procurement Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Selection Criteria
Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
Notice Type
Request for Proposal

Classification

UNSPSC Code
84111502
UNSPSC Description
Financial accounting service

Trade Agreements

Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

Contracting Entity

Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC)

2560 Hochelaga Boulevard

Québec, Québec

Contact

Julie Mercier

julie.mercier@agr.gc.ca

(514) 244-6852

Regions of Delivery

Canada