French Language Training - Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Solicitation number W6369-17-A009/B

Publication date

Closing date and time 2017/10/20 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description

    The purpose to re-tender this Request for Standing Offer for the Department of National Defence (DND) is to seek suppliers that can provide French Second Language Training Services on an “as and when requested basis” to military personnel located at the Peterson Air Force Base (AFB) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States.

    The period of the standing offer is from date of issuance to two (2) years later, with two (2) additional (1) one-year periods at Canada’s discretion. The work will be authorized or confirmed using form PWGSC-TPSGC 942, Call-up Against a Standing Offer for services to be provided under the terms and conditions of the Standing Offer.

    The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP).

    MANDATORY TECHNICAL CRITERIA

    M.1 The Offeror’s facilities (class rooms) must be within 50 km (31.1 miles) of the following address:

    North American Aerospace Defence Command

    Peterson Air Force Base

    Colorado Springs, Colorado 80914-6508

    USA

    i) Address to be verified using Search Engines, such as but not limited to Google Maps, and MapQuest.

    M.2 The Offeror must clearly demonstrate that each proposed teaching resources has at minimum a Bachelor degree (University diploma).

    i) The Offeror must provide a copy of the Degree(s) at the time of bid submission.

    M.3 The two (2) proposed resources must each have a minimum of four hundred (400) hours of teaching experience in delivering French as a second language training/course to adults (excluding high school students), since January 2009. The teaching experience can be in a group and/or individualized setting.

    For each proposed resource, the Offeror must provide details of the said experience, including:

    i) Name and description of the French training/course(s); and

    ii) The period during which the experience was acquired, presented in the following way: (from-to dates; month and year); and

    iii) The number of completed hours of teaching experience delivering French as a second language training/courses to adults since January 2009; and

    iv) Submit resumes for the two (2) proposed resources demonstrating that each meets the minimum mandatory requirements (educational and work experience).

    M.4 The Offeror must have a valid United States of America work permit or proof of citizenship.

    i) The Offeror must provide a copy of the permit or citizenship.

    There are security requirements associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, bidders should refer to the Industrial Security Program (ISP) of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website.

    For services requirements, Bidders must provide the required information as detailed in article 2.3 of Part 2 of the bid solicitation, in order to comply with Treasury Board policies and directives on contracts awarded to former public servants.

    Canada retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

    Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

    Contract duration

    Refer to the description above for full details.

    Trade agreements

    • World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
    • Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
    • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Department of National Defence
    Address
    101 Colonel By Dr
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A0K2
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Provost, Natalie
    Email
    natalie.provost@forces.gc.ca
    Address
    101 Colonel By Drive
    Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K2
    CA

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Department of National Defence
    Address
    101 Colonel By Dr
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A0K2
    Canada
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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Standing Offer
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    United States of America
    Region of opportunity
    United States of America
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Commodity - GSIN
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