Intercultural Learning Services

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

Intercultural Learning Services

08349-160412/A
Leblanc, Marc-André
Telephone No. - (873) 469-3914 (    )
Fax No. - (   )    -     (    )

Description of Services

The Centre for Intercultural Learning (CFSC) of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) intends to procure the services of one (1) supplier capable of providing to CFSC "as and when requested" support for its intercultural learning programs by providing the following services:

1. Learning Event Coordination & Administration; 
2. Learning Event Delivery & Facilitation;
3. Provision of Country Resource Personnel & Subject Matter Experts supporting Learning Events; 
4. Learning Event Design & Development; 
5. Learning Product Design & Development:
 - e-learning, web development, video, print & electronic documents; and
6. Research & Strategic Advisory Services related to Learning.

The required services are described in more details in Annex A - Statement of Work.

Contract Period

Services shall be provided for three years as of the contract award date, and the contract will include an option allowing it to be extended for two additional periods of one year each under the same terms and conditions.

Volumetric Data

Bidders shouldrefer to the Attachment 1 of Part 1 - Service Volume - 2011-2012 of the Solicitation document which summarizes the service volume for CFSC learning events for the twelve (12) month period from April 2011 through March 2012.

The inclusion of volumetricdata in this document does not represent a commitment by Canada that Canada's future usage of the services described in the bid solicitation will be consistent with this data.

Basis of Selection - Lowest Cost Per Point

One (1) contract will be recommended for award under this solicitation. 

To be declared responsive, a bid must:

(a) comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation;
(b) meet all mandatory evaluation criteria; and 
(c) obtain the required minimum number of points specified in the attachment to Part 4 for the point-rated technical criteria.

Security Requirements 

There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. 

1. Security Requirement

1.1  At the date of bid closing, the following conditions must be met:

(a) the Bidder must hold a valid organization security clearance as indicated in Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses; 

(b) the Bidder's proposed individuals requiring access to classified or protected information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must meet the security requirement as indicated in Part 7 - Resulting Con-tract Clauses; and

(c) the Bidder must provide the name of all individuals who will require access to classified or pro-tected information, assets or sensitivework sites.

1.2 For additional information on security requirements, bidders should consult the "Security Require-ments for PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for Bidders" (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/lc-pl/lc-pl-eng.html#a31) documentonthe Departmental Standard Procurement Documents Website.


Basis for Canada's Ownership of Intellectual Property

The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade 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 Foreground consists of material subject to copyright, with the exception of computer software and all documentation pertaining to that software.


Code of Conduct

Pursuant to section 01 of Standard Instructions 2003, Bidders must submit a complete list of names of all individuals who are currently directors of the Bidder.  Furthermore, as determined by the Special Investigations Directorate, Departmental Oversight Branch, each individual named on the list may be requested to complete a Consent to a Criminal Record Verification form.




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.