LEARNING SERVICES STANDING OFFER ADJUSTED MEDIAN RATES

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LEARNING SERVICES STANDING OFFER ADJUSTED MEDIAN RATES

E60ZH-070003/F
NCR.LearningServicesSOSA@pwgsctpsgc.gc.ca

Following the renewal of Learning Services Standing Offers
(RFSOSA), Solicitation No. E60ZH-070003/F
reference number: PW-$$ZH-121-27655 and pursuant to the
Financial Evaluation methodology set out in
the solicitation as extracted hereunder:

Conduct of Financial Evaluation
PWGSC will conduct the financial evaluation based on the
methodology detailed below using the firm all
inclusive per diem rates proposed by the Offeror.

Definition of Original Median - the median calculated from all
technically responsive offers submitted in
the RFSO .
Definition of Adjusted Median - the median calculated by
removing all offers greater than 30%
and all offers lower than minus 30% of the Original Median.

(a) For the technically responsive Offerors, the financial
offers submitted in response to this solicitation
will be assessed independently.
(b) The following steps will be taken for each Category Level in
each Region and sub-region:

Step 1 Each Offeror will have an "evaluated cost" calculated for
every Category and Level in each Region
and Metropolitan area it submitted an Offer. The total evaluated
cost will be determined in accordance with the Financial Offer
template in Attachment "F"

Step 2 A " Median" will be calculated for every Category  and
Level using the Total Evaluated Cost
calculated in Step 1. A median is the middle offer in a set of
offers whereby half the offers are greater and
half are lower. For example in the set {100, 150, 200, 400,
900}, the median is 200.

Step 3 (i) Each of the remaining offers that have an 'evaluated
cost' that falls outside the "
Median" band of plus or minus 30% for a Category Level will be
removed from the total evaluated cost
population.
(ii) The "Median" will be based on those offers with a total
evaluated cost falling within the
"Median" band of plus or minus 30% for the Category Level.

Step 4 (i) Any Offeror proposing a total evaluated cost greater
than the "Median" band of plus
30% will be considered not financially compliant and will be
considered "Inactive" and will receive no
further consideration for that Category Level. The Offeror will
not be available to Identified User for any
new requirements raised under the SO for that specific Category
Level for the SO period.
(ii) Any Offeror proposing a total evaluated cost that is less
than or equal to the " Median" band
of plus 30% will be considered compliant for that specific
Category Level.

In support of the government's open data initiatives, this
notice provides the established
Learning Service's Standing Offer adjusted median rates by
region, category and level. The
attachments are provided in PDF formats and can be directly
downloaded from this notice.
Reminder, the data provided herein is for reference purposes to
enable government, private
sector, and non-government organizations to review the current
median results for information
purposes. For the purposes of any Learning Service's transaction
requiring the issuance of a
call-up against the Learning Service's Standing Offer framework,
government users must use
the Centralized Professional Services System (ePortal) to obtain
the applicable firm rates and
must ensure the transaction is carried out in accordance with
the Learning Service's call-up
procedures.
http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/spc-cps/sa-ls-eng.html
Suppliers that are interested in becoming pre-qualified for the
Learning Services Supply
Arrangement, please note that PWGSC will post active quarterly
refresh solicitations open to
industry starting in January 2015. Suppliers are encouraged to
visit the Centralized Professional
Services e-Portal and review the information For Businesses.

Interested suppliers are reminded that active Learning Services
solicitations are published on
Buyandsell.gc.ca and identified as active for bid data entry via
the CPSS Solicitation Dashboard
Snapshot.

There will be no opportunity on a quarterly basis to qualify for
the Learning Services Standing
Offer, and/or revise any rates until such time as the Standing
Offer is renewed.
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.