Translation Services

In order to facilitate the fulfilment of its obligations in relation to the communication of health issues and matters of importance to the well-being of Canadians, and in accordance with the provisions of the Official Languages Act, Health Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada (HC/PHAC) require professional translation services from English-to-French and French-to-English, and are seeking to establish up to six (6) Standing Offers (SO’s) covering translation services of English to French and French to English as well as editing and revision.

Translation: Transposition of a text (or presentation, spreadsheet, etc.) from French to English or English to French, taking into account the tone, style and terminology used by the writer.

Editing and Revision: Review and or edit of a text (or presentation, spreadsheet, etc.) taking into account the tone, style and terminology used by the writer

Language streams are:
a) English to French translation;
b) French to English translation.

Categories are:
All categories include requirements at the general, no security level. General governmental documentation: such as but not limited to: administrative guidelines, briefing materials, meeting minutes, financial analysis and reports, unclassified human resource materials and employees bulletins;

1) Up to Protected A, B documentation: such as but not limited to, studies, factsheets, methods, guides, proceedings and pamphlets concerning the physical and mental health of Canadians as well as the health and safety risks related to the sale and use of drugs, food, chemicals, pesticides, medical devices, infectious diseases, zoonotics, immunization, food-borne infections, chronic diseases, health security and certain consumer products, protection information related to employees. This category includes general documentation with no security requirements.

2) Up to Classified documentation: Protected C, Confidential and Secret: such as but not limited to, briefing notes to senior management, memos, submissions, protected information related to employees, PowerPoint presentations, policies and strategies. This category includes general documentation with no security requirements and classified documentation.

3) Editing and revision: All security levels: such as but not limited to, briefing notes to senior management, memos, submissions, protected information related to employees, PowerPoint presentations, policies and strategies, studies, factsheets, methods, guides, proceedings and pamphlets concerning the physical and mental health of Canadians as well as the health and safety risks related to the sale and use of drugs, food, chemicals, pesticides, medical devices, infectious diseases, zoonotics, immunization, food-borne infections, chronic diseases, health security and certain consumer products, protection information related to employees; administrative guidelines, briefing materials, meeting minutes, financial analysis and reports, unclassified human resource materials and employees bulletins.

1.3 Trade Agreements
The requirement is not subject to the trade agreements as per the following dispositions: World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP):Appendix I, Annex I, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): Chapter 10, , Canada - Chile Free Trade Agreement, Canada - Peru Free Trade Agreement: Annex, Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Annex, and Canada Free Trade Agreement.

1.4 Security Requirements
There are security requirements associated with the requirement of the Standing Offer. For additional information, see Part 6 - Security, Financial and Insurance Requirements, and Part 7 - Standing Offer and Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, offerors should refer to the Contract Security Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/introduction-eng.html) website.

1.5 Debriefings
Offerors may request a debriefing on the results of the request for standing offers process. Offerors should make the request to the Standing Offer Authority within 15 working days of receipt of the results of the request for standing offers process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person