LONG DISTANCE SERVICES FOR SHARED SERVICES CANADA

Solicitation number R000066683

Publication date

Closing date and time 2022/02/25 14:00 EST

Last amendment date


    Description

    Request for Proposals:

    Long Distance Services For Shared Services Canada

    1.  
    1. Definition of requirement: This bid solicitation is being issued by SSC to satisfy the requirement for Long Distance Telephone Service (LD). The purpose of this service it to enable Government of Canada employees to make long distance calls from land lines, including LAS, PBX, VOIP and business lines, to any location in Canada, the United States (U.S.) and international locations.

      The resulting contract will be used by SSC to provide shared services to its clients, that include SSC itself, those government institutions for whom SSC’s services are mandatory at any point during the Contract Period, and those other organizations for whom SSC’s services are optional at any point during the Contract Period and that choose to use those services from time to time.

    In the last 18 months, Canada consumed between 11 and 18 million minutes per month.

    SSC intends to award the contract for a period of 4 years, plus 4 one-year irrevocable options allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract.

    The requirement is articulated in the attached Statement of work.

    2. Security requirement: This solicitation contains a requirement for vendor and personnel security screening as described in the SRCL. Reliability Status

    3. Trade Agreements: This requirement is subject to the following agreements:

    World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP),

    Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA),

    Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

    Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement,

    Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement,

    Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement,

    Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement,

    Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement,

    Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement,

    Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement,

    Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

    Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs) do apply as services shall be delivered in some regions covered by Land Claim Agreements.

    4. The closing date for a submission of Proposals:

    February 11, 2022 @ 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)

    5. Bidder Inquiries: Suppliers may inquire by submitting emails to:

    Jean-Charles St-Onge,

    Procurement Team Leader | Chef d'équipe d'approvisionnement

    Procurement and Vendor Relationships | Acquisitions et relations avec les fournisseurs

    Shared Services Canada | Services Partagés Canada

    180 Kent street, 13th Floor, Sta. K142 / 180 rue Kent,

    13e étage, Sta. K142 

    P.O. Box 9808 STS T CSC, Ottawa, Ontario

    K1G 4A8

    Email | Courriel: Jean-Charles.St-Onge@ssc-spc.gc.ca

    Telephone | Téléphone: (613) 618-0167

    Fax | Télécopieur: (613) 960-6007

    Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada

    Contract duration

    Refer to the description above for full details.

    Trade agreements

    • Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
    • Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
    • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
    • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
    • Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
    • Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)
    • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
    • Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
    • Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement (CLCA)

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Shared Services Canada
    Address
    90 Metcalfe Street
    Ottawa, Ontario, K0A 0C3
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Jean-Charles St-Onge
    Phone
    613-618-0167
    Email
    jean-charles.st-onge@canada.ca
    Address
    180 Kent Street
    Ottawa, ON, K1G 4A8
    CA

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Shared Services Canada
    Address
    90 Metcalfe Street
    Ottawa, Ontario, K0A 0C3
    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
    1
    017
    French
    4
    017
    English
    9
    English
    7
    016
    French
    2
    016
    English
    11
    French
    1
    015
    French
    12
    English
    5
    015
    English
    10
    014
    French
    2
    014
    English
    11
    013
    French
    1
    013
    English
    9
    012
    English
    13
    012
    French
    2
    English
    6
    011
    English
    9
    011
    French
    3
    French
    2
    English
    8
    English
    6
    010
    English
    14
    French
    1
    010
    French
    6
    French
    1
    009
    English
    12
    009
    French
    7
    008
    English
    17
    English
    9
    008
    French
    6
    French
    1
    007
    English
    16
    007
    French
    5
    English
    5
    006
    English
    16
    006
    French
    9
    French
    3
    005
    English
    16
    005
    French
    5
    004
    English
    15
    English
    11
    French
    0
    004
    French
    10
    003
    English
    15
    003
    French
    11
    002
    English
    17
    002
    French
    10
    001
    English
    24
    001
    French
    13
    English
    29
    000
    English
    74
    000
    French
    14
    French
    3

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    Summary information

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