SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION SERVICES

Solicitation number E610024005

Publication date

Closing date and time 2024/01/10 14:00 EST

Last amendment date


    Description

    The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has a requirement for a contract for Simultaneous Interpretation Services for training sessions.

    • The contractor must provide simultaneous interpretation of live/synchronous presentations and panel discussions while using commercial web-conferencing systems (Zoom or MS Teams).
    • The contractor must be able to supply a simultaneous interpretation service on request, from English to French and from French to English.
    • The contractor must be able to supply a minimum of two qualified interpreters from English to French and from French to English. Interpreters must be certified by or be members of the International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC) or certified by their provincial or territorial regulatory body or members of their corresponding provincial association, which ensure standards of quality for the industry.
    • The contractor must be able to supply simultaneous interpretation Monday to Friday, between 9:00 am and 3:30 pm.
    • The interpreters are required to be available 30 minutes before the beginning of each training day for testing and setup purposes.
    • The contractor agrees that the training sessions may be recorded at no extra cost if the recordings are to be used for internal purposes only (not for public use or circulation).

    Security Requirements

    Reliability Status will be required at the end of the bid solicitation period.

    Period of the contract

    From contract award date to March 31, 2024 (16 days)

    Extension of contract
    One optional year from April 1, 2024 to Mach 31,2025 (16 days)

    Security Requirement: Reliability
    Minimum Corporate Security Required: Reliability
    Minimum Resource Security Required: Reliability
    Contract Authority
    Name: Nancy Trépanier
    Email Address: OTC.soumission-bid.CTA@otc-cta.gc.ca

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 1 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2024/01/29.

    Trade agreements

    • No trade agreements are applicable to this solicitation process

    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
    Canadian Transportation Agency
    Address

    60 Laval Street, unit 01

    Gatineau, Quebec, J8X3G9
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Nancy Trepanier
    Phone
    (873) 455-5986
    Email
    otc.soumission-bid.cta@otc-cta.gc.ca
    Address

    60 Laval Street, unit 01

    Gatineau, Québec, J8X3G9
    Canada
    Bidding details

    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.

    Tender documents
    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    001
    English
    and
    French
    11
    001
    English
    11
    001
    English
    21
    001
    French
    3
    001
    French
    3

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Proposal
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    National Capital Region (NCR)
    Region of opportunity
    National Capital Region (NCR)
    Contract duration
    1 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Selection criteria
    Lowest Price

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