NSO-SECOND LANGUAGE EDUCATION & TRG

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Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
SECOND OFFICIAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR CANADIAN
ARMED FORCES MEMBERS 

W4938-12051S	
Contracting Authority: Lavigne, Pierre
Telephone No. - (819) 956-0004 
Fax No. - (819) 956-2675
E-mail: pierre.lavigne@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

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DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

The Department of National Defence requires language training
services aimed at dispensing English and French Second Language
Training to the military personnel in nine regions within
Canada.  The services will be required on an "as and when
requested" basis authorized through the use of call-ups issued
by Identified Users. This training is given either full or part
time, in classrooms furnished by the Canadian Armed  Forces
(CAF) or at Offeror's premises as the case may be that are
located in the Canadian Provinces and Territories identified at
Appendix 1 - Course Forecast by CAF Bases and Wings of Annex A -
Statement of Work.

CONTEXT

The purpose of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Second Official
Language Education and Training (SOLET) is to deliver courses
and services to help military personnel, including military and
civilian personnel of allied forces, in order to meet the
specific needs set by the Government of Canada for the
Department of National Defence (DND) regarding bilingualism in
operations and in the workplace.
On rare occasions, a very limited number of DND civilian
employees may participate in CAF language programs and services.
SOLET is offered on a full or part-time basis in classrooms
provided by the CAF and/or in rooms provided by the Offeror (as
required) in Canadian provinces and territories.

SOLET is also offered on a self-paced part-time basis in a lab
with the help of a teacher in a DND lab.

The Canadian Defence Academy (CDA) is responsible for managing
SOLET for the CAF. The delivery of SOLET is decentralized and is
implemented by the following identified users:

	a.	the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN);

	b.	the Canadian Army (CA); 

	c.	the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF); and

	d.	the Canadian Defence Academy (CDA).

These identified users are responsible for delivering SOLET in
certain CAF bases and wings, which are divided into regions and
provinces (see Appendix 1 - Scheduled Courses in CAF Bases and
Wings). Identified users designate a project authority (PA) as
the local SOLET contact person for each base or wing as
indicated in the standing offer call-up.

PERIOD OF THE STANDING OFFER

The period for placing call-ups against the Standing Offer (SO)
will be two (2) years, with a potential for up to three (3)
additional one (1) year extension periods.

SUMMARY 

Multiple Standing Offers

Due to the nature of the services and the importance of
retaining the same school for continuity, up to two (2) National
Individual Standing Offers (NISOs) may result from this RFSO for
the two (2) areas described below:

East Area:   

Atlantic region: New Brunswick/Gagetown, Moncton
Atlantic region: Nova Scotia/Halifax, Greenwood
Atlantic region: Newfoundland and Labrador/Gander and Goose Bay
Quebec region: CFFS Quebec, Bagotville, Saint-Jean, Montreal,
Rimouski, Trois-Rivières, Saguenay
Ontario region: Borden, Cornwall, Kingston, Trenton

West Area:

Ontario region: London, North Bay, Petewawa, Toronto
National Capital Region: Ottawa, Gatineau
Western region: Alberta/Cold Lake, Edmonton, Suffield,
Wainwright, Calgary
Western region: Saskatchewan/Moose Jaw
Western region: Manitoba/Portage, Shilo, Winnipeg
Pacific region: British Columbia, Comox, Esquimalt  
Territories: Northwest Territories, Yellowknife

Offerors may submit Offers for one or both Areas.  

Estimated Volume of Services:

Based on the most recent data, the total estimated services that
may be ordered by Canada under the resultant Standing Offers for
each year of the initial period and extension periods is
estimated* to be approximately as follows:

East Area (see Attachment 2 of Annex "A" for more details): 

Continuous French Course Level B: 21760 hours
Continuous English Course Level B: 2520 hours
Continuous French Course Level C: 9120 hours
Continuous English Course Level C: 0 hours
Single Progress Level (PL) Course, classroom - French: 12150
hours
Single Progress Level (PL) Course, classroom - English: 10790
hours
Single progress level - in lab with on-site teacher - French:
6000 hours
Single progress level - in lab with on-site teacher - English:
2100 hours
Specific Skill Course - French: 9150 hours
Specific Skill Course - English: 2310 hours
Refresher and preparation for Second Language Evaluation (SLE)
Level B - French: 4320 hours
Refresher and preparation for Second Language Evaluation (SLE)
Level B - English: 1530 hours
Language Retention Group - French: 4110 hours
Language Retention Group - English: 1290 hours
Language Retention - individualized - French: 6680 hours
Language Retention - individualized - English: 2270 hours

Individual attentiontraining services: 2000 hours

Approximate number of placement tests: 1403

West Area (see Attachment 2 of Annex "A" for more details):

Continuous French Course Level B: 20400 hours
Continuous English Course Level B:5040 hours
Continuous French Course Level C:5820 hours
Continuous English Course Level C:780 hours
Single Progress Level (PL) Course, classroom - French:21750 hours
Single Progress Level (PL) Course, classroom - English:8000 hours
Single progress level - in lab with on-site teacher -
French:7950 hours
Single progress level - in lab with on-site teacher -
English:3950 hours
Specific Skill Course - French:5160 hours
Specific Skill Course - English:2550 hours
Refresher and preparation for Second Language Evaluation (SLE)
Level B - French:2350 hours
Refresher and preparation for Second Language Evaluation (SLE)
Level B - English:990 hours
Language Retention Group - French:4386 hours
Language Retention Group - English:1770 hours
Language Retention - individualized - French:27360 hours
Language Retention - individualized - English: 1360 hours


Individual attention training services: 2000 hours

Approximate number of placement tests: 1365

* The requirement per year may differ from the above estimated
number of hours.  The number of hours is an estimate only and is
not to be construed as a Standing Offer guarantee.

A course definition can be found in Appendix 1 of Annex "A" -
Statement of Work of this RFSO.   

A list of the Acronyms used in this RFSO can be found in the
Annex "A" - Statement of Work.

SACC Manual clause W0002D (2000-12-01) - The resulting (Standing
Offer/Contract) is not to be used for deliveries within a
Comprehensive Land Claims Settlement Area (CLCSA). All
requirements for delivery within a CLCSA are to be submitted to
the Department of Public Works and Government Services for
individual processing
SACC Manual Clause W0003D (2000-12-01) - Any reference within
this document to "FOB Destination any point in Canada" or "FOB
Destination/Region" shall apply only to destinations which are
not within a Comprehensive Land Claims Settlement Area.

SECURITY REQUIREMENT

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.


EVALUATION PROCEDURES

(a)	Offers will be assessed in accordance with the entire
requirement of the Request for Standing Offers including the
technical and financial evaluation criteria.

 (b)	An evaluation team composed of representatives of Canada
will evaluate the offers.


BASIS OF SELECTION - LOWEST PRICE PER POINT
1.	To be declared responsive, an offer must: 
a.	comply with all the requirements of the Request for Standing
Offers;
b.	meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria; and
c.	obtain the required minimum points for the technical
evaluation criteria which are subject to point rating.
2.	Offers not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) will be declared
non-responsive. Neither the responsive offer that receives the
highest number of points nor the one that proposed the lowest
price will necessarily be accepted. The responsive offer with
the lowest evaluated price per point will be recommended for
issuance of a standing offer

BASIS FOR CANADA'S OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Canada has determined that any intellectual property arising
from the performance of the Work under the Standing Offer and
any contract resulting from the issuance of a call-up will vest
in Canada, on the following grounds:
Canada has opted to own the intellectual property rights in any
material subject to copyright that is created or developed as
part of the Work, with the exception of computer software or any
documentation pertaining to such software.

CANADIAN CONTENT CERTIFICATION

This procurement is limited to Canadian services.
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.