AUDIO VISUAL PRODUCTION SERVICES

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: 
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Rotational Sourcing
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
AUDIO VISUAL PRODUCTION SERVICES

EN578-092642/E
Buck, Daniel
Telephone No. - (613) 998-8588 
Fax No. - (613) 993-2581


THIS IS A REFRESH OF SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT # EN578-092642/000/CX.

This refresh permits new suppliers to submit arrangements and
potentially become Supply Arrangement Holders for Audio Visual
Production Services.    

If you are an existing qualified supplier who has been issued a
supply arrangement, DO NOT submit a new arrangement.


REQUIREMENT:
The Government of Canada requires the provision of a full range
of film, video and audio-visual production services.

These services will be provided to the Communication Procurement
Directorate (CPD) of Public Works and Government Services Canada
(PWGSC) on behalf of Government of Canada departments and
agencies listed under Schedules I, I.I, II and III of the
Financial Administration Act.  As a result of this competitive
process, PWGSC will authorize Supply Arrangements.  This
solicitation will also be used to establish a separate list of
qualified Aboriginal Set-Aside Suppliers under the Set-Aside
Program for Aboriginal Business (SPAB). 

The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.

HOW WILL THE PROPOSALS BE EVALUATED:
To be declared responsive, a supplier must comply with all the
requirements of the Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA); and
meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria. Then obtain
the required minimum of 70 percent of the available points for
each rated criteria and an overall passing mark of 80 points on
a scale of 100 points.

HERE ARE THE MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:

M.1	IDENTIFICATION OF THE FIRM
The Supplier MUST identify the owners and management of the firm
and the legal incorporated name as well as the organizational
structure.  

M.2	INTERNET SITE 
Suppliers MUST have an Internet site that is accessible by
Client Departments and Agencies. The purpose of this Internet
site is to provide information on the services available and the
Supplier's qualifications to provide those services. Therefore,
in order to meet this mandatory requirement, the Supplier MUST
have an Internet site and provide the active Internet address.  

M.3	SUPPLIER'S CHOICE - REGIONS OF SERVICES 
Suppliers MUST complete Appendix"1" - Supplier's Choice -
Regions of Services in order to identify for which region(s)
they are providing the required services.

M.4	EXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM (The demo samples will be rated under
R.1)
The Supplier MUST demonstrate their experience by submitting one
(1) DVD or one (1) Blu-ray demo of at least four (4) samples
produced and completed within the last five (5) years. The total
running time of the samples MUST not exceed twenty (20) minutes
in length. The productions MUST have been completed entirely by
the Supplier in its original language under a contract with the
public sector or private industry.

One (1) of the samples MUST demonstrate the Suppliers ability to
produce a video based audio-visual production for internal or
external audiences for government (federal, provincial or
municipal), for non-government organizations (NGA's) or be a
corporate video.

One (1) of the samples MUST demonstrate the Suppliers ability to
produce an audio-visual production that was tailored and posted
to the Internet or adapted for Internet use.    

One (1) of the samples MUST demonstrate the Suppliers ability to
work in both official languages (English and French).
Productions that have voice-overs, fully narrated or subtitled
are not acceptable to demonstrate bilingual capability. For
added details, a bilingual production is one in which there is
both English and French equally and substantively represented in
the same production. An adaptation is where after a production
is produced in one language, it is then adapted into the other
language taking into consideration the social and cultural
differences of the target language population. An adaptation is
not a straight translation.

PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE DOCUMENT FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.