French Translation and Editing Services for Visual Art Collection program

Solicitation number 23-239440

Publication date

Closing date and time 2023/08/29 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date

Status Status Expired

Description

The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) requires the services of one (1) Editor and Translator who is qualified to provide interpretive texts for museums and cultural institutions.

The objective of work is to provide translation and editorial expertise for cultural interpretive texts and material from English to French. Translated and revised texts should accurately reflect the language of origin and nuances in meaning or understanding of the subject matter as well as being consistent in style across the diverse outreach outlet for the Visual Art Collection Program.

Translation and editing services will support the development and production of interpretive content for fine art brochures, interpretative label texts and social media content. The translator will work closely with the Visual Art Collection Program curatorial team and the English Editor.

There is no security requirement associated with this bid solicitation.

Contract duration

The estimated contract period will be 6 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2023/09/11.

Trade agreements

  • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
  • 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)
  • Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)

Reason for limited tendering

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  • None

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Contact information

Contracting organization

Organization
DFATD
Address

200, Promenade du Portage

Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0G4
Canada
Contracting authority
Assane Ndiaye
Phone
(613) 791-7185
Email
assane.ndiaye@international.gc.ca
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
23-239440 - Open Tender - French Translation and Editing for VAC.pdf 001
English
 48
23-239440 - AO ouvert - Révision et traduction en français pour CAV.pdf 001
French
 41
Annex E - GAC Writing Style Guide.pdf 001
English
 19
Annexe E - Guide de redaction AMC.pdf 001
French
 14
Annex F - Visual Art Collection English Style Guide.pdf 001
English
 16
Annexe F - Guide de Style Collection des Arts Visuel.pdf 001
French
 38

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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
6 month(s)
Procurement method
Competitive – Open Bidding
Selection criteria
Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
Commodity - UNSPSC
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