Translation services

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT


AMENDMENT 4

See the amendment in the tender notice document. 

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AMENDMENT 3

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AMENDMENT 2


Please take note that the closing date for the present request
for standing offers has been changed to October 14, 2015 EDT.


See the amendment in the tender notice document.

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AMENDMENT 1

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Description
Translation services, including terminological research, on
various general and specialized documents of Correctional
Service of Canada (CSC), Quebec region.

The workload is estimated at 7500 000 words to be translated per
year. Documents are no longer than 4,000 words. If a document is
more than 4,000 words, Canada and the Contractor shall agree to
a mutually acceptable deadline.

The Contractor shall be able to check the spelling, grammar and
punctuation of texts in both official languages (French,
English).

The Contractor shall provide services in both official languages
(French and English). The greater part of the work (almost 90%)
will consist in translating texts from French to English. The
remaining 10% will be translation from English to French.

The Contractor shall ensure that the terminology used in the
various documents is that approved by the CSC. The CSC asks the
Contractor to visit the CSC website (Policy and Legislation…) so
that the Contractor can become familiar with the terminology
used.


Identified User
Correctional service of Canada


Period of the standing offer
Three (3) years starting from date of issue with two (2)
additional one (1) year periods.


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



Canadian content
The requirement is limited to Canadian services.


Funding
This request for standing offer is also part of an aboriginal
set-aside (21301-163475/B) and part of the requirement could be
issued to an Aboriginal firm having submitted an acceptable
offer with the lowest price.


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. For more
information on personnel and organization security screening or
security clauses, Offerors should refer to the Industrial
Security Program (ISP) of Public Works and Government Services
Canada (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website.


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.


Please take note that another request for standing offer for the
same requirement (21301-163475/B) is posted concurrently on Buy
and Sell and is an aboriginal set-aside as part of the
Procurement Strategy for the Aboriginal Business (PSAB).



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.