Virtual French language training.

The management team of Canadian Heritage (PCH), Western Region, wishes to retain the services of a supplier with experience in providing virtual language training in French. 

The objective is to support employees in their second language training to obtain a level B or C on the Public Service Commission (PSC) Second Language Evaluation (SLE) test, as well as to improve the linguistic profile of employees to meet the requirements of their position.

The contract period shall be for a period of one (1) year, with the option to extend the period for up to three (3) additional one (1) year periods.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement and the Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

Mandatory Evaluation Criteria:

M1: The Bidder* must demonstrate having recent** and significant*** experience in providing individual virtual French Language Training services.

Definitions:

*Bidder is defined as the language school, firm or company that will be providing the services

**Recent is defined as having been acquired in the last 5 years

***Significant is defined as a minimum of 3 years

M2: The Bidder must demonstrate having the following experience:

• virtual language training to Federal government employees;
• virtual training to employees who are obliged to maintain their linguistic profile;
• virtual training to improve their linguistic profiles as a requirement of their work position.

Also, the Bidder must provide a concrete example of how they have provided training for the government Second Language Evaluation (SLE) at levels B and C.