Video Production

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods
and/or services
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Video Production

45045-140003/A
Wright, Brandon
brandon.wright@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

Nature of Requirement:

Statistics Canada (StatCan) has a requirement to establish one
(1) Task Authorization-based Contract as a result of this
Request for Proposal for the provision of video production
services. 

StatCan requires a broad scope of video productions produced
both for internal and external audiences. Among others, these
include informational, educational, outreach, recruiting,
success stories, training and tutorial. The videos that are
produced are used on many different platforms. Most videos
required for the web are uploaded to the agency's web site and
disseminated through various social media platforms. 

Formats include standard definition (SD) and high definition
(HD) video, video for the web (whether web casts, web streaming
or video on demand) and interactive multimedia / new media
platforms. The objective of this requirement is to have a
Contractor who is able to fulfill Statistics Canada's varied
requirements on an "as and when requested basis."

The Contract will be valid from the date of award to March 31,
2016, with the option to extend by four (4), one-year periods. 

As per the Integrity Provisions under section 01 of Standard
Instructions 2003 and 2004, bidders must provide a list of all
owners and/or Directors and other associated information as
required. Refer to section 4.21 of the Supply Manual for
additional information on the Integrity Provisions.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on
Internal Trade (AIT).

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


Evaluation Criteria:

The Mandatory requirements are:

M.1    MANDATORY TECHNICAL CRITERIA
M.1.1 EXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM (The demo samples will be rated
under R.1)
The Bidder MUST demonstrate its experience by submitting one (1)
DVD, one (1) Blu-ray, or one (1) USB stick demo of three (3)
samples produced and completed since August 1, 2009, for
external client(s). "External client(s)" is defined as clients
exterior to the Bidder's own legal entity (or joint venture
partnership) and excludes the parent, subsidiaries or other
affiliates of the Bidder. The total running time of all three
(3) samples combined MUST not exceed fifteen (15) minutes in
length.
If more than three (3) samples are submitted, the Bidder must
clearly identify which samples are to be considered for
evaluation purposes. If the Bidder does not clearly identify
which samples are to be considered for evaluation purposes, the
first three (3) samples will be evaluated. No more than three
(3) samples will be considered for evaluation purposes.

·	One (1) of the samples MUST demonstrate the Bidder's ability
to produce or adapt video in both official languages (English
and French). 
o	An adaptation is where after a production is produced in one
official language, it is then adapted into the other official
language, taking into consideration the social and cultural
differences of the target language population. An adaptation is
not a straight translation. 

The following information MUST be provided for each sample:
·	Client organization;
·	Production dates;
·	Indication of which sample is to be evaluated under R.1.2
Official Languages Capability


Basis of Selection:

Lowest Cost Per Point
1.	To be declared responsive, a bid must:
a.	comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation;
b.	meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria; and
c.	obtain the required minimum of 245 points overall for the
technical evaluation criteria which are subject to point rating.
The rating is performed on a scale of 350 points
2.	Bids not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) will be declared
non-responsive. Neither the responsive bid that receives the
highest number of points nor the one that proposed the lowest
price will necessarily be accepted. The responsive bid with the
lowest evaluated price per point will be recommended for award
of a contract.

PLEASE GO TO THE BUYANDSELL WEBSITE (WWW.BUYANDSELL.GC.CA) TO
DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE COMPLETE RFP AND ANY SOLICITATION
AMENDMENTS.





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.