OCPR: Serv. formation linguistique

Trade Agreement: NAFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Subsequent/Follow-on Contracts
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:

Amendment 004

Amendment 004 moves the closing date for submissions to November 13, 2018 and brings changes to the Standing Offer following questions and comments from the Bidders.

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Amendment 003

Amendment 003 moves the closing date for submissions to November 8, 2018 and brings changes to the Standing Offer following questions and comments from the Bidders Conference.

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Bidder’s Conference

A bidders' conference will be held at Place Bonaventure - Southwest portal, 800, rue de la Gauchetière West, suite 7300 on October 15th, 2018. The conference will begin at 10:00 AM EDT, in room A-709. The scope of the requirement outlined in the bid solicitation will be reviewed during the conference and questions will be answered. It is recommended that bidders who intend to submit a bid attend or send a representative.

Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority before the conference to confirm attendance. Bidders should provide, in writing, to the Contracting Authority, the name(s) of the person(s) who will be attending and a list of issues they wish to table no later than October 11th 2018 at 2:00 PM EDT.

If they are unable to attend in person, bidders can also attend the bidder’s conference by teleconference. To obtain the required teleconference information, bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than October 11th 2018 at 2:00 PM EDT.

Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the bidders' conference will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation. Bidders who do not attend will not be precluded from submitting a bid.

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/CFTA/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama/Korea
Tendering Procedures:
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures:
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

Canada intends to issue Regional Master Standing Offers (RMSOs) for its language training requirements in the province of Quebec, excluding the national capital area, as defined in the National Capital Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-4, S.2, which can be consulted on the Department of Justice's Web site at http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/N-4/.

Training will be provided on request through a Call-up made pursuant to the Standing Offer (Part 7B).

For the purposes of this Request For Standing Offer, the required Work is divided into twelve (12) work streams*, as follows:

Work Stream 1: Part-time Group Training in French on the Offeror's Premises
Work Stream 2: Part-time Group Training in French at a Federal Institution
Work Stream 3: Part-time Group Training in English on the Offeror's Premises
Work Stream 4: Part-time Group Training in English at a Federal Institution
Work Stream 5A: Full-time Individual Training in French on the Offeror's Premises
Work Stream 5B: Full-time Individual Training in French at a Federal Institution
Work Stream 6A: Full-tine Individual Training in English on the Offeror's Premises
Work Stream 6B: Full-time Individual Training in English at a Federal Institution
Work Stream 7A: Part-time Individual Training in French on the Offeror's Premises
Work Stream 7B: Part-time Individual Training in French at a Federal Institution
Work Stream 8A: Part-time Individual Training in English on the Offeror's Premises
Work Stream 8B: Part-time Individual Training in English at a Federal Institution

*Please note that all work streams do not automatically apply to each geographic area listed in article 9.0 of the Statements of Work.

Term of Standing Offer

The period during which call-ups can be made against the Standing Offers (SOs) is from the date the SOs are issued for a period of one year after date of issue. Canada reserves the right to extend the term of the SOs for two (2) additional one (1) year periods.

Multiple Standing Offers

Given the nature and diversity of the services, a number of standing offers may be issued for all of the work streams and geographical areas listed below. However Canada makes no commitment to issue any or all of the standing offers indicated.

Maximum Number of Standing Offers to be Issued and Estimated Volume:

In their offer, offeror must submit a separate offer for each geographical area (either on the offeror’s premises (standing offer A) and/or in federal institution (standing offer B)). The offerors must be able to provide language training services in all applicable work streams of a geographical area (either on the offeror’s premises (standing offer A) and/or in federal institution (standing offer B)).

Geographical area 1: Québec (including its boroughs) - 2 Standing Offers
Geographical area 2: Greater Montreal (including communities north and south of Montreal) - 3 Standing Offers
Geographical area 3: CFB Bagotville - 1 Standing Offer
Geographical area 4: Saguenay (including its boroughs) - 1 Standing Offer
Geographical area 5: CFB Valcartier - 1 Standing Offer
Geographical area 6: Shawinigan (including its sectors)- 1 Standing Offer
Geographical area 7: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu - 1 Standing Offer
Geographical area 8: Matane - 1 Standing Offer
Geographical area 9: Sherbrooke - 1 Standing Offer

Offerors must submit one offer for each work stream covering a
standing offer.

Predefined Area - Work Streams on the Offeror’s Premises

For training that will take place on the Offeror’s premises, the Offeror’s facilities must be located within a predefined area in accordance with clause 9.0 - Training Location of Students, Section I - Requirements of the Annex A1 and A2 - Statement of Work. However, if, at no additional cost to Canada in accordance with the Basis of Payment in Annex B, the Offeror is able to provide language training services outside the specified geographical areas specified while remaining in the province of Quebec, the Offeror must so indicate in its offer at Part 2 of Annex C.

Facilities proposed by the Offeror that are located outside the predefined area will not be evaluated for the selection of the Offeror, in accordance with Parts 3 and 4 of the Request for Standing Offers (RFSO).

Canada reserves the right to issue call-ups to the Offeror for facilities located outside the specified geographical areas only if the Offeror was awarded a standing offer in one of the geographical areas specified in article 9.0 of Section 1 - Requirements of Annexes A1 and A2.

Predefined Area - Work Streams at a Federal Institution

If, at no additional cost to Canada in accordance with the Basis of Payment in Annex B, the Offeror is able to provide language training services outside the specified geographical areas specified while remaining in the province of Quebec, the Offeror must so indicate in its offer at Part 2 of Annex C.

Canada reserves the right to issue call-ups to the Offeror for the specified geographical areas only if the Offeror was awarded a standing offer in one of the geographical areas specified in article 9.0 of Section 1 - Requirements of Annexes A1 and A2.

Facilities proposed by the Offeror that are located outside the predefined area will not be evaluated for the selection of the Offeror, in accordance with Parts 3 and 4 of the Request for Standing Offers (RFSO).

Canada reserves the right to issue call-ups to the Offeror for facilities located outside the specified geographical areas only if the Offeror was awarded a standing offer in one of the geographical areas specified in article 9.0 of Section 1 - Requirements of Annexes A1 and A2.
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.