The purpose of this Request for Proposals is to solicit proposals is for the provision of process-serving services for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada’s (PPSC) Quebec Regional Office.The PPSC's Quebec Regional Office requires process-serving services to collect, sort and deliver legal documents, to serve individuals, legal representatives and/or companies, as well as to file various types of legal documents at courts and tribunals in the province of Quebec, on a daily basis (fixed hours) and an "as and when requested" (emergencies) basis.The legal documents to be served may include, but are not limited to, replies, statements of claim, statements of defense, lists/affidavits of documents, application records, notices of appearance, summons, affidavits, subpoenas and other court documents. All services provided must be in compliance with the applicable rules of court.A significant volume of legal documents and court documents that must be served and/or filed should vary in size in number, and there may be a rather sizable volume of urgent requests. In the case of one high-volume user, there could be more than twenty (20) documents to process in a single day (with most being served at the same place and at the same time). The Contractor will therefore have to ensure that it will be able to respond adequately to requests for the entire QRO within the prescribed timeframes.The security requirements associated with this requirement are described in the bid solicitation.This bid solicitation process may result in the award of a contract from October 1, 2021 up to and including September 30, 2022 plus four (4) additional one (1) year irrevocable periods allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract as well as the option to increase the scope of the requirement if required.All parts of the tasks and deliverables of this requirement must be completed in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) described in the bid solicitation.The requirement is subject to the provisions of Trade Agreements.See Bid Solicitation Document for further details.Proposals may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
