FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING & CURRICULUM DEV. / ADVANCED ENGLISH
LANGUAGE & TEACHER TRAINING SERV.

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

********THIS NPP AMENDMENT IS RAISED TO AMEND CRITERIA MT3, MT4
AND MT5*******

FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
AND 
ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND TEACHER TRAINING SERVICES

File Number :			W5812-110001/001/ZF
Contracting Authority :		Pierre R. Lavigne
Telephone Number:		819.956.0004
FAX Number :			819.956.2675
Email :				pierre.lavigne@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

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DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS

The Department of National Defence requires Foreign Language
Training and curriculum Development services and Advanced
English Language and Teacher training services. The services
will be provided on an "as and when requested basis" and will be
authorized through a Task Authorization form issued by the
Project Authority.

REQUIREMENT #1 - Foreign Language Training and curriculum
Development services :

This language training requirement has three goals:

1.	To provide foreign language training to students at DND;
2.	to provide services related to development of curricula and
teaching materials in accordance with CF needs; and
3.	to develop achievement tests, performance checks and, if
required,  administer oral proficiency interviews.

REQUIREMENT # 2 - Advanced English Language and Teacher Training
services:

This Advanced English Language and Teacher Training requirement
must provide Advanced English as a foreign language and teacher
training to Partners for Peace (PfP) and allied countries
through international DND programs.

Training must be delivered in Contractor provided facilities
located in the following locations, which are considered to be
part of the downtown area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:

1.	Between Wellington Street and MacLaren Street and between
Elgin Street and         Bronson Street; and
2.   	between Sussex Drive /Colonel By and King Edward and
Laurier Avenue.
		
The Contractor must provide laptop computers with wireless
Internet connection to each course participant.

BACKGROUND

REQUIREMENT #1:

The Canadian Forces (CF) provides foreign language training and
education to its military members including their spouses
(herein after "students"), according to the needs set for
various missions and operational requirements. On rare occasions
and on a very limited basis only, civilian employees from the
Department of National Defence (DND) may also participate in the
CF Foreign Language Training and Education Program (CFFLTEP).


This training is given either full or part time, in classrooms
generally supplied by the Canadian Forces Language School (CFLS)
 and/or the Contractor's premises, as the case may be, located
in the Canadians Provinces and Territories.

In general, the number of students will vary from 1 to a maximum
of 8 per group, according to demand or language difficulty, as
expressed by the Project Authority on the Task Authorization. 

For special operations such as support to peacekeeping missions
(survival level for a large military group needing training in a
short period of time), a group may include up to 30 students.

REQUIREMENT # 2:

Within its Military Training and Cooperation Program (MTCP), the
Department of National Defence (DND) provides the Language
Teacher Training Course (LTTC) for Foreign Nationals, as part of
Canada's contribution to NATO and Partners for Peace. The aim of
the LTTC is to train MTCP Students to teach English to their own
Students using various approaches, in order to facilitate
interoperability with other allied nations and to familiarize
them with the Canadian Forces and Canadian culture. (MTCP
Students are defined in article 3 of this Annex.)

PERIOD OF RESULTING CONTRACT

The period for which the services will be offered will be from
Contract award to July 24 2014 inclusive with the irrevocable
option to extend the term of the Contract by up to three (3)
additional one (1) year period(s) under the same conditions.

SECURITY REQUIREMENT

This requirement contains a security requirement.  For
additional information, see Part 6, Security Requirements for
PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for Bidders.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

(a) 	Bids will be assessed in accordance with the entire
requirement of the bid solicitation including the technical
evaluation criteria.

(b)	An evaluation team composed of representatives of Canada
will evaluate the bids.
(c)	Point-rated evaluation criteria not addressed will be given
a score of zero.

(d) 	There are several phases in the evaluation methodology
including essentially the Bid verification phase, the
Confirmation of Compliance to Mandatory Technical Criteria (MT),
the Evaluation of Point-Rated Technical Criteria (RT) and the
Evaluation of Financial Bid.  Clarifications may be sent to
Bidders at any time during the evaluation process. 
Notwithstanding that the evaluation methodology will be
conducted in phases, the fact that Canada has proceeded to a
later phase will  not be deemed to mean that Canada has
conclusively determined that the Bidder has successfully passed
all of the previous phases.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL CRITERIA (MT)

MT1	Bidder's Experience in Foreign Language Teaching

The Bidder must demonstrate that it has provided foreign
language training1 to adults for a period of at least thirty-six
(36) months since January 2005 in at least 6 different commonly
taught foreign languages and 2 different less commonly taught
languages per 12 consecutive months listed in Table 1 and Table
2 of Annex A1 of the Statement of Work.

The foreign language training services projects or work
assignments must have been valued at a minimum of $750,000.00
per 12 consecutive months, all foreign languages services
projects and work assignments combined: 

1For the purposes of evaluating this criterion, the duration of
each Foreign Language taught is, no less than 150 hours of
teaching.

MT2	Project Manager Proposed by the Bidder

The Bidder must provide the name of one (1) Project Manager in
accordance with clause 20 of Annex A1  - Statement of Work.

The Project Manager must have, as a minimum, a College degree
from a recognized Canadian school or, if the degree has been
conferred by a foreign institution, an equivalent diploma, as
established by a recognized Canadian credentials assessment
service. A list of recognized organizations is available on the
Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials' Web
site at http://cicic.ca/indexe.stm., 

AND have at least two (2) years of experience1, since January
2005 of management experience in foreign language training.

OR

The Project Manager must have at least four (4) years of
experience1 of management experience in foreign language
training since January 2005.

AND 

Be capable of providing services in both Official Languages of
Canada.

1 One year's experience refers to a minimum of 900 hours of
experience in managing a minimum of 6 different foreign
languages from Tables 1 and 2 of Annex A-1 - Statement of Work,
not exceeding a 12-month consecutive period.

MT3	Pedagogical Supervisors Proposed by the Bidder

The Bidder must provide the name of at least, two (2)
Pedagogical Supervisors in accordance with clause 10.1 of Annex
A1 - Statement of Work.

The Pedagogical Supervisors must have, as a minimum, a
bachelor's degree from a recognized university with
specialization in education with 600 hours of experience in
teaching a foreign language to Anglophone and/or Francophone
and/or Allophone adult students;

OR

have a Bachelor of Arts degree from a recognized university in a
discipline such as languages, translation, literature, history,
sociology, journalism, political science, social science,
theology, psychology, communication, anthropology, philosophy,
law or human geography with 900 hours of experience in teaching
a foreign language to Anglophone and/or Francophone and/or
Allophone adult students; 

in cases where studies were completed in an institution outside
Canada, only an equivalency certificate from an accredited
institution recognizing the credentials as Canadian equivalences
will be accepted. These institutions include the credential
assessment services of the federal or provincial governments and
the International Credential Assessment Service of Canada, as
well as others recognized as credential assessment services for
comparing degrees and diplomas to Canadian standards and
identified on the Canadian Information Centre for International
Credentials Web site:

Http://www.cicic.ca/413/assessment-of-credentials-for-employment-
in-canada.canada

AND be fully proficient in the operation of computers;

AND have at least two years of experience1 in managing a team of
pedagogical personnel and in associated administration since
January 2005 as described in 10.2 of the Annex A-1 - Statement
of Work;

AND be proficient in either Official Language of Canada

1One year's experience refers to a minimum of 900 hours of
experience in managing pedagogical personnel, not exceeding a
12-month consecutive period.

MT4	Standards Supervisor Proposed by the Bidder

The Bidder must provide the name of one (1) Standards Supervisor
in accordance with clause 12.1 of Annex A1  - Statement of Work.

The Standards Supervisor must have, as a minimum a bachelor's
degree from a recognized university with specialization in
education and with 600 hours of experience in teaching a foreign
language to Anglophone and/or Francophone and/or Allophone adult
students; 

OR

have a Bachelor of Arts degree from a recognized university in a
discipline such as languages, translation, literature, history,
sociology, journalism, political science, social science,
theology, psychology, communication, anthropology, philosophy,
law or human geography with 900 hours of experience in teaching
a foreign language to Anglophone and/or Francophone and/or
Allophone adult students; 

in cases where studies were completed in an institution outside
Canada, only an equivalency certificate from an accredited
institution recognizing the credentials as Canadian equivalences
will be accepted. These institutions include the credential
assessment services of the federal or provincial governments and
the International Credential Assessment Service of Canada, as
well as others recognized as credential assessment services for
comparing degrees and diplomas to Canadian standards and
identified on the Canadian Information Centre for International
Credentials Web site:

http://www.cicic.ca/413/assessment-of-credentials-for-employment-
in-canada.canada	

AND be proficient in either Official Language of Canada; 		

AND be fully proficient in the operation of computers.		

AND have at least two years of experience1 since 2005 in
coordinating and supervising projects and personnel; 

AND have at least two years of experience1 since 2005 in :
curriculum development; and/or
test development; and/ or
administering second and / or foreign language testing.

1One year's experience refers to a minimum of 900 hours of
experience required, not exceeding a 12-month consecutive
period.	


MT5	MTCP Pedagogical Supervisor Proposed by the Bidder

The Bidder must provide the name of one (1) MTCP Pedagogical
Supervisor in accordance with clause 10.1 of Annex A2  -
Statement of Work.

The MTCP Pedagogical Supervisor must have, as a minimum, have a
bachelor's degree from a recognized university with
specialization in education with 600 hours of experience in
teaching English to Anglophone and/or Francophone and/or
Allophone adult students;

OR

have a Bachelor of Arts degree from a recognized university in a
discipline such as languages, translation, literature, history,
sociology, journalism, political science, social science,
theology, psychology, communication, anthropology, philosophy,
law or human geography with 900 hours of experience in teaching
English to Anglophone and/or Francophone and/or Allophone adult
students;

in cases where studies were completed in an institution outside
Canada, only an equivalency certificate from an accredited
institution recognizing the credentials as Canadian equivalences
will be accepted. These institutions include the credential
assessment services of the federal or provincial governments and
the International Credential Assessment Service of Canada, as
well as others recognized as credential assessment services for
comparing degrees and diplomas to Canadian standards and
identified on the Canadian Information Centre for International
Credentials Web site:

Http://www.cicic.ca/413/assessment-of-credentials-for-employment-
in-canada.canada

AND be fully proficient in the operation of computers;

AND have at least two years of experience1 in managing a team of
pedagogical personnel and in associated administration since
January 2005 as described in 10.2 of the Annex A-2 - Statement
of Work;

1One year's experience refers to a minimum of 900 hours of
experience in managing pedagogical personnel, not exceeding a
12-month consecutive period.

MT6	Training Facilities for MTCP Program as described in Annex
A2 - Statement of Work.

The Bidder must provide a training facility for the MTCP LTTC
Training Services located within either of the following
downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada areas:

The facility must be:

1.	between Wellington Street and MacLaren Street and between
Elgin Street and Bronson Street in Ottawa, Ontario; or,

2.	between Sussex Drive/Colonel By and King Edward and Laurier
Avenue in Ottawa Ontario.

The proposed facility must include, as a minimum, the following:

a)     	3 Air-conditioned and heated classrooms for up to 8 MTCP
Students per class. Each classroom must include the following
features: 9 desks (including one for the teacher) that can
accommodate a laptop, a mouse and course material, 9 chairs, a
writing board (around 1.5 m x 2 m), a TV, a DVD/VCR/CD Player,
speaker, audio visual equipment including Smartboard for
Powerpoint presentations, one printer and one photocopier to be
shared by all classrooms; 

b)     	one air-conditioned/heated enclosed office with a desk
and a chair for the Project Authority (PA) or his delegated
authority;

c)	access to a common rest area (lounge) including a telephone
and telephone line, a refrigerator, a coffee machine and a
conference table with chairs;

d)	minimum of 1 parking spot for the PA or his delegated
authority;

e)	access for personnel with mobility restrictions; and

f)	access to Public Transit.

POINT RATED TECHNICAL CRITERIA (RT)

Each Technical Bid that meets all the Mandatory Technical
Criteria specified above will be evaluated and scored in
accordance with the Point Rated Technical Criteria contained in
the Bid Solicitation.

FINANCIAL BID

The Bidder must propose an all inclusive fixed per diem rate (in
Cdn $) for each of the resource categories identified AND a Firm
lot monthly rate for the training facilities for the MTCP
Program as defined in the Statements of Work A1 and A2
identified in the RFP. 

BASIS OF SELECTION - LOWEST EVALUATED PRICE

Bidders will be assessed against mandatory requirements and
point-rated criteria.

The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be
recommended for award of a contract.  

BASIS FOR CANADA'S OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The Canadian Forces Language School (Asticou) of the Department
of National Defence has 
determined that any intellectual property rights arising from
the performance of the Work under the resulting contract will
belong to Canada, on the following grounds: where the material
developed or produced consists of material subject to copyright,
with the exception of computer software and all documentation
pertaining to that software.

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.