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. **************************************** AMENDMENT 3 See the amendment in the tender notice document. **************************************** 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. **************************************** AMENDMENT 1 See the amendment in the tender notice document. **************************************** 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
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Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business (SPAB)
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Public Works and Government Services Canada
- Address
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11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du PortageGatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5Canada
- Contracting authority
- Carpentier, Patricia
- Phone
- (514) 496-3505 ( )
- Fax
- (514) 496-3822
- Address
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Place Bonaventure, portail Sud-Est
800, rue de La Gauchetière Ouest
7 ième étageMontréal, Québec, H5A 1L6
Buying organization(s)
- Organization
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Correctional Service of Canada
- Address
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340 Laurier Ave WOttawa, Ontario, K1P0P9Canada
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.
Document title | Amendment no. | Language | Unique downloads | Date added |
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ABES.PROD.PW_MTB.B739.F13405.EBSU004.PDF | 004 |
French
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4 | |
ABES.PROD.PW_MTB.B739.E13405.EBSU004.PDF | 004 |
English
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6 | |
ABES.PROD.PW_MTB.B739.F13405.EBSU003.PDF | 003 |
French
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4 | |
ABES.PROD.PW_MTB.B739.E13405.EBSU003.PDF | 003 |
English
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1 | |
ABES.PROD.PW_MTB.B739.F13405.EBSU002.PDF | 002 |
French
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5 | |
ABES.PROD.PW_MTB.B739.E13405.EBSU002.PDF | 002 |
English
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5 | |
ABES.PROD.PW_MTB.B739.F13405.EBSU001.PDF | 001 |
French
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10 | |
ABES.PROD.PW_MTB.B739.E13405.EBSU001.PDF | 001 |
English
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9 | |
ABES.PROD.PW_MTB.B739.F13405.EBSU000.PDF | 000 |
French
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29 | |
ABES.PROD.PW_MTB.B739.E13405.EBSU000.PDF | 000 |
English
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40 |
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