Language Training - Ontario Region

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
This amends the closing date of the Request for a Standing Offer
and NPP posted on the electronic board from  11 February 2014 to
18 February 2014.



This amendment to Notice of Proposed Procurement is being issued
to provide the following information:

Offerors who are not able to attend the Offeror's Conference in
person may attend via Teleconference.  

Teleconference information:

Teleconference number : 1-877-413-4791
ID No.:  9975720

Language Training - Ontario Region

REQUIREMENT

Canada intends to issue Regional Master Standing Offers (RMSOs)
for its language training requirements in the province of
Ontario, excluding the national capital area, as defined in the
National Capital Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-4, S.2, which can be
consulted on the Department of Justice's Web site at
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/N-4/.

Training will be provided on request through a Call-up made
pursuant to the Standing Offer (Part 7B).

For the purposes of this Request For Standing Offer, the
required Work is divided into fourteen (14) work streams*, as
follows:  

Work Stream 1: Full-time Group Training in French on the
Offeror's Premises
Work Stream 2: Full-time Group Training in English on the
Offeror's Premises 
Work Stream 3: Part-time Group Training in French on the
Offeror's Premises 
Work Stream 4: Part-time Group Training in French at a Federal
Institution
Work Stream 5: Part-time Group Training in English on the
Offeror's Premises 
Work Stream 6: Part-time Group Training in English at a Federal
Institution
Work Stream 7A: Full-time Individual Training in French on the
Offeror's Premises
Work Stream 7B: Full-time Individual Training in French at a
Federal Institution
Work Stream 8A: Full-tine Individual Training in English on the
Offeror's Premises
Work Stream 8B: Full-time Individual Training in English at a
Federal Institution
Work Stream 9A: Part-time Individual Training in French on the
Offeror's Premises
Work Stream 9B: Part-time Individual Training in French at a
Federal Institution
Work Stream 10A: Part-time Individual Training in English on the
Offeror's Premises 
Work Stream10B: Part-time Individual Training in English at a
Federal Institution

*Please note that all work streams do not automatically apply to
each geographic area listed in article 10.0 of the Statements of
Work. 

TERM OF STANDING OFFER  
The period during which call-ups can be made against the
Standing Offers (SOs) is twenty-four (24) months from the date
the SOs are issued. Canada reserves the right to extend the term
of the SOs for two (2) additional one (1) year periods.

MULTIPLE STANDING OFFERS
Given the nature and diversity of the services, a number of
standing offers may be issued for all of the work streams and
geographical areas. However Canada makes no commitment to issue
any or all of the standing offers indicated.	 

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STANDING OFFERS TO BE ISSUED AND ESTIMATED
VOLUME**:

Geographical area1: Toronto- 2 Standing Offers
Geographical area 2: Kingston - 1 Standing Offer
Geographical area 3: Greater Sudbury - 1 Standing Offer
Geographical area 4: London - 1 Standing Offer
Geographical area 5: Windsor - 1 Standing Offer
Geographical area 6: Kitchener-Waterloo - 1 Standing Offer
Geographical area 7: Hamilton-Burlington - 1 Standing Offer
Geographical area 8: Borden - 1 Standing Offer
Geographical area 9: Petawawa - 1 Standing Offer
Geographical area 10: Niagara Falls - 1 Standing Offer
Geographical area 11: Mississauga - 2 Standing Offers

Offerors must submit one offer for each work stream covering a
standing offer.

SECURITY REQUIREMENT (APPLIES ONLY TO TRAINING AT A FEDERAL
INSTITUTION)

There is a security requirement 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. Offerors should
consult the "Security Requirements for PWGSC Bid Solicitations -
Instructions for
Bidders"(http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/lc-pl/lc-pl-eng.htm
l#a31) document on the Departmental Standard Procurement
Documents Web site.

OFFEROR'S CONFERENCE 
An offerors' conference will be held at Canada School for Pubic
Services (CSPS), 1 Front Street, West, Simcoe Room, Toronto,
Ontario M5J 2X5 on  15 January 2014 at 10AM Eastern Standard
Time.  The scope of the requirement outlined in the Request for
Standing Offers (RFSO) will be reviewed during the conference
and questions will be answered. It is recommended that offerors
who intend to submit an offer attend or send a representative.
Offerors are requested to communicate with the Standing Offer
Authority before the conference to confirm attendance. Offerors
should provide, in writing, to the Standing Offer Authority, the
name of the person(s) who will be attending and a list of issues
they wish to table at least five (5) working days before the
scheduled conference.
Any clarifications or changes to the RFSO resulting from the
offerors' conference will be included as an amendment to the
RFSO. Offerors who do not attend will not be precluded from
submitting an offer.


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.