Remote Interpretive Services

Solicitation number J055373/B

Publication date

Closing date and time 2022/03/10 14:00 EST

Last amendment date


    Description

    REQUIREMENT

    Statistics Canada is seeking the services of a contractor to provide remote interpretive services in a non-moderated Zoom environment as Statistics Canada has no in-house interpretation booths as they are being upgraded and renovated. as defined under the Annex A: Statement of Work.

    The objective of this project is provision of simultaneous interpretative services to assist their Conference and Multimedia Services Section in providing interpretation in a non-moderated Zoom environment during virtual and hybrid meetings.

    Language

    Statistics Canada provides procurement services to the public in their official languages.

    CONDITIONS OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

    There shall be no direct payment by Statistics Canada for costs incurred for the presentation and submission of proposals in response to this RFP.

    ESTIMATED CONTRACT PERIOD

    The initial contract would be for one (1) year from contract award to March 31, 2023 with three (3) additional one (1) year option periods.

    OPTION TO EXTEND CONTRACT

    The Contractor grants to Canada the irrevocable option to extend the term of the Contract by up to three (3) additional one (1) year periods under the same conditions. The Contractor agrees that, during the extended period of the Contract, it will be paid in accordance with the applicable provisions as set out in the Basis of Payment.

    Canada may exercise this option at any time by sending a written notice to the Contractor at any time before the expiry date of the Contract. The option may only be exercised by the Contracting Authority, and will be evidenced for administrative purposes only, through a contract amendment.

    SOLICITATION/BID CLOSING DATE AND SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

    Bids must only be submitted electronically to the following email address:

    MACS BIDS: statcan.macsbids-smcsoumissions.statcan@statcan.gc.ca

    The deadline for submissions of bids in response to this RFP is March 10, 2022@ 2:00pm EST. As per Treasury Board Contracting Policy the onus is on the Bidder to ensure bids reach the proposed destination before the bid closing date and time.

    StatCan will not assume responsibility for proposals directed to any other location. Proposals not received in the Bid Receiving Unit by the closing time, will be returned to the Bidder unopened.

    ENQUIRIES

    All enquiries must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority no later than five (5) calendar days before the bid closing date. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered.

    Bidders should reference as accurately as possible the numbered item of the bid solicitation to which the enquiry relates. Care should be taken by Bidders to explain each question in sufficient detail in order to enable Canada to provide an accurate answer. Technical enquiries that are of a proprietary nature must be clearly marked "proprietary" at each relevant item. Items identified as “proprietary” will be treated as such except where Canada determines that the enquiry is not of a proprietary nature. Canada may edit the question(s) or may request that the Bidder do so, so that the proprietary nature of the question(s) is eliminated and the enquiry can be answered to all Bidders. Enquiries not submitted in a form that can be distributed to all Bidders may not be answered by Canada.

    SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

    There is no security requirement applicable to this Contract.

    Debriefings

    Bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within 15 working days from receipt of the results of the bid solicitation process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.

    Contract duration

    Refer to the description above for full details.

    Trade agreements

    • Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement
    • Quebec-New York Corridor Agreement
    • Quebec-New Brunswick Procurement Agreement
    • Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
    • Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
    • Atlantic Procurement Agreement
    • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
    • Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Statistics Canada
    Address
    150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A0T6
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    AJ Omary
    Phone
    434-000-0000
    Email
    aj.omary@statcan.gc.ca
    Address
    150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
    Ottawa, ON, K1A 0T6
    CA

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Statistics Canada
    Address
    150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A0T6
    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
    English
    1
    English
    4
    French
    0
    French
    3
    000
    English
    46
    000
    French
    12

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    Summary information

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