Interpretation Services

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: 
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)
DRAFT REQUEST FOR STANDING OFFER 

As part of the development of a new procurement tool for parliamentary and conference interpretation services in official languages for the Translation Bureau 

INTRODUCTION
Acquisitions Branch (AB) and the Translation Bureau (the Bureau) from Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) have begun engagement activities with a view to developing a new procurement tool for parliamentary and conference interpretation services in official languages for the Translation Bureau.
ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT
AB and the Bureau have carried out the following engagement activities: 
-     Information webinar entitled “Doing Business with the Government of Canada” (November 14, 2014)
-  Initial meetings with the industry (April 13 to 17, 2015)
-     Focus Groups with the Industry (November 30th to December 4th 2015 )
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
Publication of the Request for Standing Offer
The purpose of this RFI is to gather comments and suggestions from the industry regarding the draft Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) and response forms (Sections I and II). 
NATURE OF THE RFI
This RFI is not a bid solicitation and will not result in the award of any contract or the creation of a source list. Potential suppliers of the services described in this RFI should not reserve stock or facilities, or allocate resources, as a result of any information contained in this RFI. Furthermore, the services described in this RFI will not necessarilyresult in the procurement of such services. This RFI is simply intended to solicit comments and suggestions from the industry with respect to its contents. Not responding to this RFI will not preclude any potential supplier from participating in any other consultative processes or future solicitations. 
INFORMATION AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
To obtain more information about these activities and to find out how to participate, those interested should download the following documents:
-    Request for Information;
-     Draft RFSO;
-     Response forms (Sections I and II); and
These documents can be found at the bottom of this page under the sections “Solicitation Documents” and “Attachments.”
AB and the Bureau would like to thankyou for participating in these activities.
If you have any questions, please send an email to TPSGC.OutilInterpretation-ToolInterpretation.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.


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.