French as a second Language Training Program

REQUIREMENT

Federal institutions have a responsibility to ensure that employees appointed or deployed to a bilingual non-imperative position fulfill their commitment to become bilingual. Every institution must determine ways for employees to meet the language requirements of their position.

The purpose of this contract is to obtain courses and services for the French as a second language program.

Trade Agreements

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Canadian Korean Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA), and World Trade Organization- Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP). 

Language

This Statistics Canada office 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 contract will be awarded for one (1) years plus an additional one (1) year option period.

OPTION TO EXTEND CONTRACT

The Contractor grants to Canada the irrevocable option to extend the term of the Contract by up to one (1) additional period 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

Interested suppliers should express their interest in the procurement to the following;

Name: Gilles Primeau

Title: Contracting Advisor

Organization: Statistics Canada
Address: 150 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6

Telephone: 613-222-3547

E-Mail: statcan.macs-bids-smc-soumissions.statcan@canada.ca

The deadline for submissions of bids in response to this RFP is April 4, 2022 @ 2:00pm EDT. Any and all bids received after this date and time will be returned unopened to the Bidder. As per Treasury Board Contracting Policy the onus is on the Bidder to ensure that all solicitation documents reach the stipulated destination before the closing date and time of the RFP.

Bids must be submitted only to:

MACS BIDS

statcan.macs-bids-smc-soumissions.statcan@canada.ca

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.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL CRITERIA

Ref. No.

Mandatory Requirement

MTC1

A minimum of 500 hours of experience in providing virtual French as a second language training to adults

MTC2

A degree from a recognized Canadian university, or its equivalent if the degree was earned outside Canada. If the proposed resource does not have their equivalences, approval will be at the discretion of the StatCan Project Authority.

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to PROTECTED information, assets or sensitive site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by the CSP, PWGSC.

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.