SERVICES FOR QUEBEC JUSTICE PROCESS SERVERS

Solicitation number 1000029967

Publication date

Closing date and time 2021/09/08 14:00 EDT


    Description

    The purpose of this Request for Proposals is to solicit proposals is for the provision of process-serving services for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada’s (PPSC) Quebec Regional Office.

    The PPSC's Quebec Regional Office requires process-serving services to collect, sort and deliver legal documents, to serve individuals, legal representatives and/or companies, as well as to file various types of legal documents at courts and tribunals in the province of Quebec, on a daily basis (fixed hours) and an "as and when requested" (emergencies) basis.

    The legal documents to be served may include, but are not limited to, replies, statements of claim, statements of defense, lists/affidavits of documents, application records, notices of appearance, summons, affidavits, subpoenas and other court documents. All services provided must be in compliance with the applicable rules of court.

    A significant volume of legal documents and court documents that must be served and/or filed should vary in size in number, and there may be a rather sizable volume of urgent requests. In the case of one high-volume user, there could be more than twenty (20) documents to process in a single day (with most being served at the same place and at the same time). The Contractor will therefore have to ensure that it will be able to respond adequately to requests for the entire QRO within the prescribed timeframes.

    The security requirements associated with this requirement are described in the bid solicitation.

    This bid solicitation process may result in the award of a contract from October 1, 2021 up to and including September 30, 2022 plus four (4) additional one (1) year irrevocable periods allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract as well as the option to increase the scope of the requirement if required.

    All parts of the tasks and deliverables of this requirement must be completed in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) described in the bid solicitation.

    The requirement is subject to the provisions of Trade Agreements.

    See Bid Solicitation Document for further details.

    Proposals may be submitted in either official language of 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
    • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
    • Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Public Prosecution Service of Canada
    Address
    160 Elgin Street, 12th Floor
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0H8
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Hamann, Edith
    Phone
    613-668-9501
    Email
    edith.hamann@ppsc-sppc.gc.ca
    Address
    160 Elgin Street
    Ottawa, ON, K1A 0H8
    CA

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Public Prosecution Service of Canada
    Address
    160 Elgin Street, 12th Floor
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0H8
    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
    000
    French
    18
    000
    English
    17

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    Summary information

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