Court Reporting, Court Registrar, and Transcription Services for the Province of Alberta

Solicitation number 5X001-19-0478

Publication date

Closing date and time 2019/11/12 14:00 EST


    Description

    This bid solicitation is being issued to fulfill the requirement of the Courts Administration Service (hereinafter referred to as “CAS” or Canada) for the services of transcription, court reporting and court registrar-technician services for the Province of Alberta for proceedings of the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada (the Courts) on an “as and when requested basis”.

    It is intended to result in the award of one (1) contract from contract award to March 31, 2021, plus three (3) one (1) year irrevocable options allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract.

    Evaluation Process and Selection Methodology: A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria to be declared responsive. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract.

    Intellectual Property: CAS has determined that any intellectual property (IP) rights arising from the performance of the Work under the resulting contract will belong to Canada, for the following reasons, as set out in the Policy on Title to Intellectual Property Arising Under Crown Procurement Contracts:

    “5. Where the Foreground IP consists of material subject to copyright, with the exception of computer software and all documentation pertaining to that software.”

    (URL: Appendix A – Exceptions to Contractor Ownership and Treasury Board Exemption)

    The requirement is not subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), but is subject to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

    Further to Annex 5 (Services) Paragraphs 2 and 3 of World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), WTO-AGP does not apply to this procurement.

    Further to Annex 1001.1b-2, Appendix 1001.1b-2-A, Schedule of Canada, R. Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services, Services Exclusions by Major Service Category:

    R104 Transcription services; and

    R116 Court Reporting Services

    of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), NAFTA does not apply to this procurement.

    Further to Annex 19-5 – Services of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), CETA does not apply to this procurement.

    There is a security requirement associated with the requirement. For additional information, consult the bid solicitation document.

    Contract duration

    Refer to the description above for full details.

    Trade agreements

    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Courts Administration Service
    Address
    90 Sparks Street
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0H9
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Warnes, Charles
    Phone
    613-995-9181
    Email
    charles.warnes@cas-satj.gc.ca
    Address
    90 Sparks Street,Room 940A
    Ottawa, ON, K1A 0H9
    CA

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Courts Administration Service
    Address
    90 Sparks Street
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0H9
    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
    2
    000
    French
    1
    English
    5
    000
    English
    6

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Proposal
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Alberta
    Region of opportunity
    Alberta
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Commodity - GSIN
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