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Solicitation number 100010771

Publication date

Closing date and time 2018/06/15 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description

    1. BACKGROUND

    Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) seeks to fulfill a need on an as-and-when-required basis, i.e. the Requirement.

    The Requirement consists in a means:

    1. to support the pursuance of Departmental projects and programs; and
    2. to leverage the private sector’s expertise, innovation and practice.

    2. SCOPE

    2.1 Core Business

    The Requirement will consist in the provision of services pertaining to, by estimated business volume (%):

    1. Translation (50%), i.e. rewriting a text in another language, while respecting the meaning, the tone, style and terminology used by the author and the grammar rules of the target language.
    2. Source text editing (10%), i.e. reviewing a text in its original language to correct grammar, spelling, usage and typography, to make basic stylistic improvements, fix unclear or illogical sentences or paragraphs, and to check the accuracy and consistency of terminology.
    3. Comparative editing (10%), i.e. comparing a translation with the original text to ensure consistency in content, terminology, tone and style, as well as to correct spelling, grammar, usage and typography of the translated text only.
    4. Transcription (30%), i.e. verbatim transcripts of client provided audio / video of events including speeches, press conferences, interviews, public hearings, inquiries, court and legal proceedings and radio / TV transcripts.

    2.2 Categories

    With respect to the Requirement, specific categories that are inherent to each service are stated below:

    Translation 

    Tier 1 - English to French / French to English

    Tier 2 - Spanish to English / Spanish to French

    Tier 3 - To English or French from foreign or Indigenous languages

    Source text editing 

    English

    French

    Comparative editing 

    English

    French

    Transcription

    English

    French

    3. PROPOSED TOTAL BUSINESS DURATION

    The proposed Standing Offer consists in a 24-month initial period as of the day of issuance, with two (2) option periods of 12 months each.

    4. DESIRED POOL OF OFFERORS

    4.1 Business Allocation

     It is expected that up to four (4) responsive offerors will be issued a Standing Offer further to the RFSO.

    4.1.1 Right of First Refusal Basis

    When a requirement is identified, the identified user will contact the highest-ranked Offeror to determine if the requirement can be satisfied by that offeror. If the highest-ranked offeror is able to meet the requirement, a call-up is made against its standing offer.

    If that Offeror is unable to meet the requirement, the identified user will contact the next ranked Offeror. The identified user will continue and proceed as above until one offeror indicates that it can meet the requirement of the call-up. In other words, call-ups are made based on the "right of first refusal" basis.

    Contract duration

    Refer to the description above for full details.

    Trade agreements

    • World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
    • Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
    • Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
    • Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
    • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
    • Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
    • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Employment and Social Development Canada
    Address
    142 Prom. du Portage
    Gatineau, Quebec, J8X 2K3
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Andrea Quinn
    Email
    nc-solicitations-gd@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
    Address
    140, promenade du Portage
    Gatineau, QC, K1A 0J9
    CA

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Employment and Social Development Canada
    Address
    142 Prom. du Portage
    Gatineau, Quebec, J8X 2K3
    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.

    Tender documents
    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    French
    4
    English
    10
    002
    French
    6
    French
    2
    002
    English
    10
    English
    6
    French
    4
    001
    French
    8
    001
    English
    11
    English
    7
    French
    10
    English
    22
    000
    French
    57
    000
    English
    96

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Standing Offer
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Canada
    Region of opportunity
    World
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding

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