Court Reporting Services

Trade Agreement: Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business (SPAB)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

1. REQUIREMENT

The purpose of this Request for Standing Offers (RFSO) is to establish one or more National Master Standing Offers (NMSOs) for the provision of Court Reporting Services on an "if-and-when-requested" basis, as well as other optional services (e.g.: CARTs) detailed in the Annex "A" Statement of Work.

Offerors may offer to provide services in only one designated region OR in multiple designated regions OR in all of the designated regions of Canada. For each designated region offered, offerors may offer to provide Court Reporting Services in English only AND/OR in French only AND/OR in both official languages.

The RFSO is to establish NMSOs for the requirement detailed in the RFSO, to the Identified Users across Canada, excluding locations within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, and Labrador that are subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs). Any requirement for deliveries to locations within CLCAs areas within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, or Labrador will have to be treated as a separate procurement, outside of the resulting standing offers.

The requirement is separated in two different solicitations: 
a. General stream - EN578-180504/A.
b. Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Businesses (PSAB) - EN578-180504/B.

1.1 STANDING OFFER PERIOD

The period of the Standing Offer is from Standing Offer issuance to September 30, 2020, with four (4) additional one-year option periods.

1.2 TRADE AGREEMENTS

Further to Article 800 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), CFTA does not apply to this procurement.

1.3 CANADIAN CONTENT

The requirement is limited to Canadian services.

1.4 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

There are security requirements associated with the requirement of the Standing Offer. For additional information, see Part 6 - Security, Financial and Insurance Requirements, and Part 7 - Standing Offer and
Resulting Contract Clauses.

2. DEBRIEFINGS

Offerors may request a debriefing on the results of the request for standing offers process. Offerors should make the request to the Standing Offer Authority within 15 working days of receipt of the results of the request for standing offers process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.

3. LANGUAGES

This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in their official languages.
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.