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Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

RFP EN-FR Translation Services - Construction, Buildings and Civil Engineering Domain - Tier 2

Supply arrangement
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
January 13, 2026
Published
December 24, 2025
Type
Services
Explore similarEditorial and Design and Graphic and Fine Art ServicesQuebec
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
GAT INTL. Localization Services Inc.
Contract value
CAD $34.5K
Award date
2026-01-15
Supplier location
Montreal, Quebec
RFP against Supply Arrangement

Full description

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of the Translation Bureau, is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) for the provision of English to French translation services in the field of construction, buildings, and civil engineering (Tier 2 complexity). Two contracts will be awarded. Each contract will cover a volume of up to 600,000 words, allocated as follows: 300,000 words during the initial one-year contract period and up to an additional 300,000 words under the one-year irrevocable option period

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Basic information

Reference
WS5496278896-Doc5496323256
Solicitation no.
WS5496278896
Buyer
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
Notice type
RFP against Supply Arrangement
Method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 82000000 — Editorial and Design and Graphic and Fine Art Services

Delivery & regions

Province
Quebec
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Contract term
January 16, 2026 → January 15, 2027

Key dates

Published
December 24, 2025
Closes
January 13, 2026
Amendment no.
002

Contact

End-user
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
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Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    Lowe-Martin Company Inc.
    3 contracts won· latest February 25, 2025
    CAD $2M
    total awarded
  2. 2
    393598 Ontario Limited
    3 contracts won· latest December 12, 2025
    CAD $505.1K
    total awarded
  3. 3
    Canadian Hearing Services
    3 contracts won· latest August 6, 2025
    CAD $287.4K
    total awarded
  4. 4
    TCI Translators Conference Interpreters Inc.
    3 contracts won· latest September 16, 2026
    CAD $142K
    total awarded
  5. 5
    Enveloppe Concept Inc.
    2 contracts won· latest April 1, 2022
    CAD $10.2M
    total awarded

Lowe-Martin Company Inc. is the most likely incumbent, based on how often and how recently they have won this buyer’s work in this category. To displace them, expect to need a clearly stronger proposition or price.

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