Visual Interpretation/Interprétation visuelle
Solicitation number EN930-13T004/A
Publication date
Closing date and time 2014/03/24 14:00 EDT
Description
Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) 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: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) EN930-13T004/A The Closed Captioning and Visual Interpretation Service, Interpretation and Parliamentary Translation Directorate Solicitation No.: EN930-13T004/A/ZF Contracting Officer: Jean-Damascene Gasake Telephone number: 819-956-1435 Fax number: 819-956-2675 Email: jean.gasake@pwgsc.gc.ca ***************************************************************** ******************************************************* DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIREMENT The Work to be performed is detailed in Annex A - Statement of Work. For the provision, on an as-and-when-requested basis, of visual interpretation services [English toward ASL and ASL toward English] of up to 800 hours, as follows: up to 400 hours over a one-year initial period and up to 400 hours over a one-year option period, for the Closed Captioning and Visual Interpretation Service, Interpretation and Parliamentary Translation Directorate (Translation Bureau). Those services are to be provided as and when requested through Tasks Authorizations (TA), on Tuesdays, Wednesdays AND Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m* in the National Capital Region, except for the following statutory holidays: January 1, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, the first Monday of August, Labour Day, June 24, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. * Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Saving Time, as applicable. The Contractor must provide the services of one interpreter. Speciality: INT30 PERIOD OF THE CONTRACT The "Contract Period" is the entire period of time during which the Contractor is obliged to perform the Work, which includes: a) The work will begin following acceptance of the contractor's bid and will continue for one (1) year. Target date for start of Contract: April 1, 2014. During the Initial Contract Period, Canada will not be using the contract from July1, 2014 to August 29, 2014, and from December 23, 2014 to January 8, 2015; b) the period during which the Contract is extended, if Canada chooses to exercise any option (if any) set out in the Contract. During the Option period, Canada will not be using the contract from July 1, 2015 to August 27, 2015, and from December 22, 2015 to January 7, 2016 (should the option be exercised). SECURITY REQUIREMENT a) The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS), issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). b) The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to PROTECTED information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC. c) The Contractor/Offeror MUST NOT remove any PROTECTED information or assets from the identified work site(s), and the Contractor/Offeror must ensure that its personnel are made aware of and comply with this restriction. d) Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC. e) The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of the: i. Security Requirements Check List and security guide, attached at Annex D; ii. Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition). EVALUATION PROCEDURES a) Bids will be assessed in accordance with the entire requirement of the bid solicitation, including the financial evaluation criteria. b) An evaluation team composed of representatives of Canada will evaluate the bids. BASIS OF SELECTION -LOWEST EVALUATED PRICE a) The Bidder must be registered in the Translation Bureau Inventory of Suppliers and have a Procurement Business Number (PBN) obtained from «Buy and Sell» website. b) In order to be responsive, the bid must meet all the conditions of this bid solicitation. c) Responsive bids will be ranked by evaluated price, the responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price being ranked first. d) The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract. e) If two or more bids are equal, the Contract will be shared equally among the Bidders who submitted identical bids. BASIS FOR CANADA'S OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Canada has determined that any intellectual property rights arising from performance of the Work under the contract will vest in Canada, on the following grounds: the Translation Bureau 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. Delivery Date: 07/03/2014 The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
Contract duration
Refer to the description above for full details.
Trade agreements
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Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Public Works and Government Services Canada
- Address
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11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du PortageGatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5Canada
- Contracting authority
- Damascene Gasake, Jean
- Phone
- (819) 956-1435 ( )
- Fax
- (819) 956-2675
- Address
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PSBID, PWGSC / DIASP,TPSGC
11 Laurier St. / 11, rue Laurier
10C1/Place du Portage, Phase IIIGatineau, Québec, K1A 0S5
Buying organization(s)
- Organization
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Public Works and Government Services Canada
- Address
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11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du PortageGatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5Canada
Bidding details
Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
Document title | Amendment no. | Language | Unique downloads | Date added |
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ABES.PROD.PW__ZF.B524.F27276.EBSU000.PDF | 000 |
French
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2 | |
ABES.PROD.PW__ZF.B524.E27276.EBSU000.PDF | 000 |
English
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18 |
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