Translation services

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

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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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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.