Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
This bid solicitation is a tender for bids to satisfy the
Government of Canada's requirement for the provision of Learning
Services to locations throughout Canada, excluding any locations
in areas subject to any of the Comprehensive Land Claims
Agreements (the "Services").
Each bid may result in either a Supply Arrangement, a Standing
Offer, or both. All suppliers capable of meeting the
requirements of this bid solicitation are invited to submit a
bid for the Services containing either an arrangement for a
Supply Arrangement, or an offer for a Standing Offer, or both.
Streams/Categories of Personnel
The Services include the following Streams/Categories of
Personnel:
Stream 1 - Strategic Learning Advisory Service
Stream 2 - Instructional Design and Development Service
Stream 3 - Custom e-Learning Product Programming Service
Stream 4 - Rapid e-Learning Product Programming Service
Stream 5 - Quality Assurance Service
Stream 6 - Multimedia Design and Development Service
Stream 7 - Project Management Service
Stream 8 - Training Delivery
For Streams 1 - 7, Bids will be evaluated on a Stream basis.
Therefore, if a bidder wishes to submit a bid for services in
only one specific Stream, then it has the opportunity to do so.
It is not mandatory to provide a bid for all Streams to be
issued an instrument; however, if a minimum response is required
to obtain a Category of Personnel/ Stream, that response must be
provided in the bid.
For Stream 8, bids will be evaluated on a Category of Personnel
basis. Therefore, if a bidder wishes to submit a bid for
services in only one specific Category of Personnel then it has
the opportunity to do so. It is not mandatory to provide a bid
for all Categories of Personnel to be issued an instrument;
however, if a minimum response is required to obtain a Category
of Stream, that response must be provided in the bid.
Clients / Identified Users
Any resulting instrument may be used by any Government
Department, Departmental Corporation or Agency, or other body of
the Government of Canada (including all those described in the
Financial Administration Act, as amended from time to time) or
any other party for which the Department of Public Works and
Government Services has been authorized to act from time to time
under section 16 of the Department of Public Works and
Government Services Act (each a "Client" or "Identified User").
The Period of the Instruments
The period for making call-ups against the Standing Offer is
from date of issuance of the SO or June 1, 2012 (whichever is
later) to November 30, 2013.
The period for awarding contracts under the Supply Arrangement
is from date of issuance of the SA or June 1, 2012 (whichever is
later) to November 30, 2013.
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.
