Language training services in the National Capital Region

Trade Agreement: NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Requirement 
Canada wishes to issue Regional Master Standing Offers (RMSOs) for its language training needs in the National Capital Region (NCR). The RMSOs will be for the delivery of training divided into the following work streams: 

1. Full-time Group Training, in English or French, on the Offeror’s Premises
2. Part-time Group Training, in English or French, on the Offeror’s Premises
3. Part-time Group Training, in English or French, at a Federal Institution
4. Full-time Individual Training, in English or French, on the Offeror’s Premises
5. Part-time Individual Training, in English or French, on the Offeror’s Premises
6.m Part-time Individual Training, in English or French, at a Federal Institution
7. Language training placement tests

Standing offers issued under this RFSO will be divided into two separate tiers. Each of the tiers has a financial evaluation, a method of issuing standing offers and a different method for issuing call-ups.

The term during which call-ups may be made against the Standing Offer (SO) will run for two years from the SO issue date. Canada reserves the right to extend the term of the Standing Offers by three additional periods of one year each.

Given the nature of the services, multiple Standing Offers may be issued for all of the work streams in the NCR. 


Security requirements.
There are security requirements associated with this requirement. For additional information, see Part 6 - Security, Financial and Insurance Requirements, and Part 7 - Standing Offer and Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, offerors 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.


All inquiries regarding aspects of this request for proposal should be e-mailed to: TPSGC.PAFormationLinguistique-APLanguageTraining.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.