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Language Training services for Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)

Solicitation number HICC-LICC-2025-26/PS6289

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Closing date and time 2026/04/15 10:00 EDT

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    Title : Language Training services for Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)

    Solicitation Number: HICC-LICC-2025/26-PS6289

    Organization Name: Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)

    Solicitation Date: February 20, 2026
    Closing Date: April 1, 2026 @10:00 E.D.T.

    Contract Duration: The contract period will be for one (1) year from the date of contract with an irrevocable option to extend it for up to four (4) additional one-year periods.

    Solicitation Method: Competitive

    Language(s)
    English, French

    Commodity category
    Services

    Basis of Selection - Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit (60%) and Price (40%)

    Applicable Trade Agreements:
    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA),
    • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA),
    • Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA),
    • Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement (CHFTA),
    • Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA),
    • Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA),
    • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA),
    • Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA),
    • Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA),
    • Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (C-UKTCA);
    • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and
    • World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP).

    Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies: No

    Number of Contracts: 1

    Tendering Procedure: Open Tendering

    Description of Work:

    The objective of the training is to provide 1 on 1 and part-time group second language training to Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) learners who need to obtain/maintain the minimum official language (OL) proficiency requirement of their positions.

    Security Requirement:

    Minimum Corporate Security Required: Designated Organization Screening (DOS)

    Minimum Resource Security Required: Reliability

    Contracting Authority: Jennifer Hendrick
    Email Address: procurement-approvisionnement@infc.gc.ca

    Inquiries
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    If you require a Word version, please send your request to the Procurement inbox: procurement-approvisionnement@infc.gc.ca

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 12 month(s).

    Trade agreements

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

    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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    Note: Information may not be available in both English and French. This is because the Official Languages Act does not apply.

    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Office of Infrastructure of Canada (INFC)
    Address

    1100-180 Kent Street

    Ottawa, ON, K1P 0B6
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Xiumei Situ
    Phone
    (343) 990-6048
    Email
    procurement-approvisionnement@infc.gc.ca
    Address

    1100-180 Kent Street

    Ottawa, ON, K1P 0B6
    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.
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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
    12 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Selection criteria
    Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
    Commodity - UNSPSC
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