Translation Government Contracts

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to meet qualification requirements
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Translation Government Contracts 

EP907-170060/A
Ménard, Josée
Telephone No. - (819) 420-2989 
Fax No. - (819) 956-2675 

TRANSLATION SERVICES FROM ENGLISH TO FRENCH FOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS (MP)
GSIN : R109D TRANSLATION SERVICES
Solicitation number: EP907-170060/A

Organisation Name: Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

Solicitation date: July27, 2017

Closing date: August 11, 2017 02:00 PM Eastern Standard Time

Anticipated start date: August 23, 2017

Contract duration: 
The contract period will be for one (1) year for 250 days from the date of contract with an irrevocable option to extend the contract for up to 4 additional one (1) year option of 250 days each.
Solicitation method:  Competitive
Application trade agreements:  CFTA (Canadian Free Trade Agreement)

This market includes translation services that are not, subject to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in accordance with Annex 1001.1b-2, not subject to the Agreement on Government Procurement category of World trade Organization (WTO-AGP).

Comprehensive Land claim Agreement applies:  No

Number of contracts:  The contracting authority may meet this requirement in whole or in part by awarding one contrat. 

Requirement Details

Tendering Procedure:  Selective Tendering

This bid solicitation is issued in accordance with the conditions of Supply Arrangement EN966-140305/D, EN966-140305/E, EN966-140305/F EN966-140305/G and EN966-140305/GH on Modernization of the Translation Bureau’s Directory of Linguistic Services suppliers for the Translation Bureau for services in the National Capital Region. 

Only suppliers who are pre-qualified and have been issued a supply arrangement EN966-140305/D, EN966-140305/E, EN966-140305/F,EN966-140305/G and EN966-140305/H at the time this bid solicitation is issued are eligible to bid for the following category:

Field: Government Contracts (MP)
Language:  English to French 
Tier:  3 

The following SA holders have been invited to submit a proposal:  
1. CLS LEXI-TECH LTD.                          
2. THE MASHA KRUPP TRANSLATION GROUP LIMITED

Description of work: 

The Translation Bureau is an agency of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) charged with supporting the Government of Canada in its efforts to provide services for, and communicate with, Canadians in the official language of their choice. 

This requirement is for translation services, from English into French, as and when requested, in the field of «Government Contracts (MP) », for all federal departments and agencies served by the Translation Bureau.

Nature of texts to be translated
Corporate documents on topics such as:

Contract administration
Requests for Proposals and bid solicitations
Questions and answers related to calls for tender
Letters of interest
Notices of proposed procurement

The types of documents to be translated include, but are not limited to the following: 

Calls for tender, requests for proposals, bid solicitations, reports, publications, policies, guidelines, procedures, agendas, minutes, press releases, briefing notes, decisions, PowerPoint presentations, correspondence, speeches or exposés, mandates, studies, analyses, manuals, standards, discussion papers, guidance materials, plans, surveys, evaluations, parliamentary questions and answers, training courses, planning documents, as well as legislative and regulatory documents.

The translation style required is usually administrative.
Security requirements: There is security requirement associated with this bid solicitation.
Contracting Authority
Name: Josée Ménard
Telephone Number:  819-420-2989
Email address:  josee.menard@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Inquiries:  
All inquiries regarding this Bid Solicitation requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority named above. The Bid Solicitation documents are sent by e-mailed from the Contracting Authority to the Qualified Supply Arrangement Holders who are being invited to bid on this requirement.

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement.  
Documents may be submitted in either official language.


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.