Interpretation Services

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Ontario Region.

Trade agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.

Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest priced compliant bid.

Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business: This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Aboriginal Suppliers.

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.

Security Requirements: This contract includes security requirements.

Nature of Requirements:

The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.

The Correctional Service Canada has a requirement for a qualified Contractor to provide consecutive interpretation services for meetings between Correctional Service Canada (CSC) staff, Parole Board of Canada (PBC) members, and their clients (federal offenders).

The Contractor must provide services for a variety of foreign languages. Based on previous utilization, the majority of the work will entail interpretation from English into: Spanish, Cantonese, Punjabi, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Polish, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch, Albanian, Farsi, Korean, Dari, Karen, Tamil, Thai, Urdu, Italian, Tagalog. The Contractor must also provide consecutive services in other languages on an as-requested basis.

Deliverables: The Contractor must provide consecutive interpretation services for meetings between Correctional Service Canada (CSC) staff, Parole Board of Canada (PBC) members and their clients (federal offenders).

Term of Contract:

Period of the Contract: The Work is to be performed during the period of April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 with the option to renew for three (3) additional one-year periods.

File Number: 21401-25-3637475

Contracting Authority: Jason Scott

Telephone number: 613-530-3001

Facsimile number: 613-536-4571

E-mail: Jason.Scott@csc-scc.gc.ca

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The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada (English or French).

Given the nature of the requirements, proposals submitted by such means as facsimile or electronic mail will not be accepted.

After contract award, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of the results of the bid solicitation process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.

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