Translation services

Solicitation number 21301-163475/B

Publication date

Closing date and time 2015/10/14 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description
    Trade Agreement: Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business (SPAB)
    Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
    Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
    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
    
    See the amendment in the tender notice document. 
    
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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
    
    See the amendment in the tender notice document. 
    
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    IMPORTANT NOTICE TO OFFERORS 
    
    "This procurement has been set aside under the federal
    government's Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business
    (PSAB). In order to be considered, a supplier must certify that
    it qualifies as an Aboriginal business as defined under PSAB and
    that it will comply with all requirements of PSAB." 
    
    Description
    Translation services, including terminological research, on
    various general and specialized documents of Correctional
    Service of Canada (CSC), Quebec region.
    
    The workload is estimated between 150 000 and 200 000 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.
    
    
    Aboriginal set-aside
    This procurement is set aside under the federal government
    Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business.  For more
    information on Aboriginal business requirements of the Set-aside
    Program for Aboriginal Business, seeAnnex 9.4of theSupply Manual.
    
    
    Trade agreements
    This procurement is set aside from the international trade
    agreements under the provision each has for set-asides for small
    and minority businesses.
    
    Further to Article 1802 of the Agreement on Internal Trade
    (AIT), AIT does not apply to this procurement.
    
    
    
    
    Canadian content
    The requirement is limited to Canadian services.
    
    
    Funding
    This request for Standing Offer is part of an aboriginal
    set-aside and part of the requirement could be issued to the
    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/A) is posted concurrently on Buy
    and Sell and is not related to an aboriginal set-aside as part
    of the 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.

    Contract duration

    Refer to the description above for full details.

    Trade agreements

    • Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business (SPAB)

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Public Works and Government Services Canada
    Address
    11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage
    Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Carpentier, Patricia
    Phone
    (514) 496-3505 ( )
    Fax
    (514) 496-3822
    Address
    Place Bonaventure, portail Sud-Est
    800, rue de La Gauchetière Ouest
    7 ième étage
    Montréal, Québec, H5A 1L6

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Correctional Service of Canada
    Address
    340 Laurier Ave W
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1P0P9
    Canada
    Bidding details

    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.

    Tender documents
    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    004
    French
    4
    004
    English
    6
    003
    French
    4
    003
    English
    1
    002
    French
    5
    002
    English
    5
    001
    French
    10
    001
    English
    9
    000
    French
    29
    000
    English
    40

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Proposal
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Quebec (except NCR)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Selection criteria
    Lowest Price
    Commodity - GSIN
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