RFI - Language Training - Canada Revenue Agency

Prolongation de la date de clôture au 24 septembre 2024.

Important - This is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) but a Request for Information (RFI) an opportunity for industry to provide feedback to Canada Revenue Agency in the area of second language training services.

The CRA is seeking feedback from various industry stakeholders, including but not limited to Indigenous businesses, small and medium enterprises (SME) regarding second language training trends to revamp its language training curriculum, offer services tailored to employees identified as members of an Employment Equity (EE) group and provide a more flexible learning approach through various training delivery methods.

The purpose of the RFI is to:

1) Benefit from industry knowledge and expertise on the trends and best practices to revamp CRA training curriculum;
2) Benefit from industry knowledge and expertise on monitoring and reporting mechanism;
3) Solicit feedback from industry on issues that could affect the industry’s ability to meet CRA needs; and
4) Solicit feedback on the sample Annex A, Statement of Work, Appendix 1 and 2 Mandatory and Point-Rated Criteria and Appendix 3, Financial Proposal to ensure that the CRA receives responsive bid(s) and reduce potential problems when the eventual RFP is posted.

The RFI questions and a sample Request for Proposals (RFP), including all annexes are available in the ''Bidding details'' tab. Please upload the document.

This feedback will assist the CRA in finalizing the requirements of the RFP. The RFI information herein will also provide potential service providers with an update on the procurement in preparation for the eventual RFP.

Responses to this RFI must be submitted using one of these two formats:

Option 1 – Written Responses:

The responses to questions in writing must be submitted by email to the Contracting Authority by the closing date in the order shown. The CRA requests that all sections of this document be answered as concisely as possible. The CRA requests that any response that deviates from the question or requirements, or that cannot be satisfied by the supplier, be clearly identified. Any information of a confidential or proprietary nature contained in a supplier’s response should be clearly marked ‘PROPRIETARY’ or ‘CONFIDENTIAL’ by item or at the top of each page.
After reviewing all of the submitted responses, additional information may be requested from individual respondents by the Contracting Authority. This request could be made by email or by an invitation to a virtual session.

OR

Option 2: Verbal responses:

Respondents must request a virtual individual session to provide verbal responses, and this request must be made by email to the Contracting Authority, before the RFI closing date. Respondents will be contacted to schedule an individual session. CRA will use desktop audio video conferencing tool such as Microsoft Teams to conduct individual sessions. The CRA reserves the right to request additional information from the respondent during the session.
Responses to this RFI will not be used to pre-qualify or otherwise restrict participation in any future procurement process (for example, a Request for Proposal (RFP)).

It is recommended that all electronic submissions contain a read receipt option to confirm that the email was received.

Respondents are requested to provide a contact name, email address and telephone number when submitting their response.

Contracting Authority:
Marie-Claude Lepage
Email: marie-claude.lepage@cra-arc.gc.ca