CORPORATIVE AND LEGAL TRANSLATION

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

REQUIREMENT FOR BILINGUAL TRANSLATION FOR THE COURTS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE (CAS)

5X001-210317/A  
Contracting Authority: Christophe Hakizimana
E-mail :    christophe.hakizimana@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

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1. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

Courts Administration Service (CAS) has a requirement for translation services on an as and when requested basis for translation of documents that are administrative and/or legal in nature.  Translation services are required for texts to be translated from English to French and from French into English.  

The Courts Administration Service was established in 2003 to provide judicial, registry, and corporate services to the four federal superior courts of record, thereby helping to maintain the independence of these courts from the government.  The four courts served by CAS are The Federal Court of Appeal, The Federal Court, The Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada and The Tax Court of Canada. 

The services provided by CAS enable the courts to function and members of the courts to hear and resolve cases in a fair, expeditious and efficient manner.  They assist individuals, organizations and the Government of Canada in submitting disputes and other matters to the courts.

This Request for Standing Offer is intended to result in the award of four (4) standing offers, each for one (1) year plus four (4) one-year irrevocable options allowing Canada to extend the term of the standing offers . 

This requirement is limited to Canadian services.

This procurement is subject to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

Canada to Own Intellectual Property Rights in Foreground Information. 

2. ANNUAL REQUIRED CAPACITY

The yearly requirement for Legal text translation is estimated to be up to 2,000,000 words from English to French and 350,000 words from French to English.  

The yearly requirement for administrative (non legal) text translation is estimated to be up to 1,000,000 words from English to French and 300,000 words from French to English.

3. CALL-UP ALLOCATION PROCEDURE FOR MULTIPLE STANDING OFFERS: PROPORTIONAL 

Call-ups will be allocated on a proportional basis depending on the number of Offerors qualified through this RFSO process. Up to four (4) Offerors may qualify.

If four (4) Offerors are qualified, 40 percent of the Work will be allocated to the first high-ranked Offeror, 25 percent of the Work will be allocated to the second highest-ranked qualified Offeror, 20 percent of the Work will be allocated to the third highest-ranked offeror and 15 percent of the work will be allocated to the forth highest-ranked qualified Offeror. 

If three (3) Offerors are qualified, 45 percent of the Work will be allocated to the first high-ranked Offeror, 35 percent  of the Work will be allocated to the second highest-ranked offeror, and 20 percent of the Work will be allocated to the third highest-ranked Offeror. 

If two (2) Offerors are qualified, 60 percent of the Work will be allocated to the first high-ranked Offeror, and 40 percent of the Work will be allocated to the second highest-ranked Offeror. 

If one (1) Offeror is qualified, that Offeror will be allocated 100 percent of the Work. 

4. SECURITY REQUIREMENT

There are security requirements associated with this requirement. For additional information,
consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses.
For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, Bidders
should refer to the Contract Security Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada
(http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/introduction-eng.html) website.
5. BASIS OF SELECTION - Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit (70% and Price (30%)

To be declared responsive, a bid must: 

(a) comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation; and
(b) meet all mandatory evaluation criteria; and
(c) obtain the required minimum number of 65 points specified in Attachment 1 to Part 4 for the point rated technical criteria. The rating is performed on a scale of 110 points.

Bids not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) will be declared non-responsive. 

6. BASIS FOR CANADA'S OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Canada has determined that any intellectual property rights arising from the performance of the Work under the resulting contract will belong to Canada, for the following reason, as set out in the Policy on Title to Intellectual Property Arising Under Crown Procurement Contracts: «To generate knowledge and information for public dissemination (but not necessarily free dissemination).»


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.