Translation Services

Solicitation number 2022-12

Publication date

Closing date and time 2023/06/09 16:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description

    The Standards Council of Canada is a federal Crown Corporation with the mandate to promote efficient and effective use of standardization. Located in Ottawa, SCC has a Governing Council comprised of up to 13 members and a staff of approximately 150. The organization reports to Parliament through Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and oversees Canada's standardization network.

    SCC coordinates and facilitates the work of Canada’s network of standardization stakeholders and offers a range of standardization-related programs and services that are intended to enhance the social and economic well-being of Canadians.

    SCC translates documents intended for internal and external stakeholders, as well as the public, in both official languages.

    It has a small in-house translation service and requires a portion of the work to be outsourced. On average, SCC outsources a total of approximately 850,000 words annually (English-French translation, and occasionally French-English translation) annually, based on a variety of unique requirements, varying in size.

    SCC would like to establish a list of up to ten (10) qualified translation service providers to support the requirements of the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) in providing high value effective and efficient professional translation services for the best value.

    There are two (2) streams in which the bidder can qualify.

    Stream one (1) Translation Services Agencies
    Stream two (2): Freelance Translators

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 10 month(s).

    Trade agreements

    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

    Reason for limited tendering

    A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

    • None

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Standards Council of Canada
    Address

    55 Metcalfe, Suite 600

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 6L5
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Lianne Bernard
    Phone
    (613) 238-3222
    Email
    contracts@scc.ca
    Address

    55 Metcalfe, Suite 600

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 6L5
    Canada
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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Standing Offer
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Canada
    ,
    National Capital Region (NCR)
    Region of opportunity
    Canada
    Contract duration
    10 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Selection criteria
    Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

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