Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: If 3+ bids offer Canadian goods/services
other bids will not be considered
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
Transcription of Live Events Request for Standing Offer
The purpose of this Request for Standing Offer is to seek the
services of suppliers that provide transcripts and live feeds of
press conferences, speeches and other public and media events.
Offerors can bid on one or more of the following service
categories:
1) Transcription of Live Events within the Parliamentary Precinct
On an "as and when requested basis", provide verbatim
transcripts and and direct feeds of live news events, scrums and
conferences taking place within the Parliamentary Precinct.
2) Transcription of Live Events within North America and
Internationally
On an "as and when requested basis", provide verbatim
transcripts and direct feeds of live news events, scrums and
conferences taking place within North America and
Internationally.
3) Transcription of client supplied audio/video
On an "as and when requested basis", provide verbatim
transcripts of client provided audio/video of live events
including speeches, scrums and press conferences.
The period of the standing offer is from October 1, 2013 to
September 30, 2014 with two additional one year optional periods.
The requirement is subject the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).
The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian goods
and/or services.
MANDATORY CRITERIA
M.1 BILINGUAL CAPABILITIES
For all service categories:
The Offeror must provide high quality transcripts in English and
in French. To demonstrate this ability, offerors must describe
how they are organized to provide high quality transcripts in
English and in French.
M.2 ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY FEEDS
For service category 1 only:
The Offeror must be able to obtain high quality feeds of live
events from all locations within the Parliamentary Precinct .
For the purposes of this requirement the Parliamentary Precinct
is defined as encompassing the following locations:
National Press Theatre (150 Wellington)
Charles Lynch Room (130 S Center Block)
House of Commons Foyer (microphones)
To demonstrate this ability, offerors must describe how they
obtain quality live feeds from all of the above locations.
The Offeror must also have the ability to provide transcripts of
scrums that may occur away from fixed microphones. To
demonstrate this ability, offerors must describe how they
organized to meet this requirement.
For service category 2 only:
The Offeror must be able to obtain high quality feeds of live
events within North America and Internationally. To demonstrate
this ability, offerors must describe how they obtain the feeds.
M.3 EXPERIENCE
For service category 1:
The Offeror must demonstrate that they have at least one (1)
year experience, within the last three (3) years from the
closing date of this request for standing offer, in providing
transcripts and from one or more of the following:
i. News scrums following question period, caucus or cabinet;
ii. House and senate committee meetings; or
iii. Federal, Provincial or Municipal Government conferences,
scrums, or meetings.
For service categories 2 and 3:
The Offeror must demonstrate that they have at least one (1)
year experience in providing the services as outlined in the
statement of work, within the last three (3) years from the
closing date of this request for standing offer
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.
