Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to meet qualification requirements
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
TRANSLATION SERVICES FROM ENGLISH TO FRENCH IN MILITARY FIELD
GSIN: R109D TRANSLATION SERVICES
Solicitation number: EP907-170130/A
Organisation Name: Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Solicitation date: November 9, 2017
Closing date: November 30, 2017 02:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Probable anticipated start date: December 19, 2017
Contract duration:
The contract period will be for one (1) year for 250 days from the date of contract with an irrevocable option to extend the contract for up to 3 additional one (1) year option of 250 days each.
Solicitation method: Competitive
Application trade agreements: CFTA (Canadian Free Trade Agreement)
This market includes translation services that are not, subject to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in accordance with Annex 1001.1b-2, not subject to the Agreement on Government Procurement category of World trade Organization (WTO-AGP).
Comprehensive Land claim Agreement applies: No
Number of contracts: The contracting authority may meet this requirement in whole or in part by awarding one contrat.
Requirement Details:
Tendering Procedure: Selective Tendering
This bid solicitation is issued in accordance with the conditions of Supply Arrangement EN966-140305/D, EN966-140305/E, EN966-140305/F EN966-140305/G and EN966-140305/GH on Modernization of the Translation Bureau’s Directory of Linguistic Services suppliers for the Translation Bureau for services in the National Capital Region.
Only suppliers who are pre-qualified and have been issued a supply arrangement EN966-140305/D, EN966-140305/E, EN966-140305/F, EN966-140305/G and EN966-140305/H at the time this bid solicitation is issued are eligible to bid for the following category:
Field: Military
Language: English to French
Tier: 3
The following SA holders have been invited to submit a proposal:
1. CLS LEXI-TECH LTD.
2. SONOVISION CANADA
Description of work:
The Translation Bureau is an agency of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) charged with supporting the Government of Canada in its efforts to provide services for, and communicate with, Canadians in the official language of their choice.
This requirement is for translation services, from English into French, as and when requested, in the field of Military (MIL), for all federal departments and agencies served by the Translation Bureau.
Nature of texts to be translated Corporate documents on topics such as:
- Activities, role, structure, exercises, operations and missions of the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Canadian Navy
- Infantry, armoured corps, artillery and military engineering
- Planning and carrying out the movement and maintenance of the armed forces (purchasing, transportation, procurement, disposal of materiel, hospitalization of staff, search and rescue, construction and maintenance of facilities, delivery of services)
- Deployment of military forces in Canada and abroad
- Military doctrine
- Protection measures and evacuation activities during peacetime or wartime
- Activities of Cadets of Canada, the Reserve and the Regular Force
The types of documents to be translated include, but are not limited to, the following:
Reports, publications, memos, newsletters, articles for Defense publications, forms, political messages, guidelines, procedures, agendas, minutes, press releases, briefing notes , decisions, directives, committee reports, evaluation reports, PowerPoint presentations, posters, photo captions, briefing notes, fact sheets, correspondence, speeches or presentations, mandates, studies, analyzes, manuals, standards, procedures, discussion papers, guidance documents, communications plans, surveys, evaluations, minutes of meetings and symposia, parliamentary questions and answers, training courses, planning documents, , as well as legislative and regulatory documents.
There will be texts on the air force, the army and the navy.
The translation style required is usually administrative.
Security requirements: There is no security requirement associated with this bid solicitation.
Contracting Authority
Name: Manon Payer
Telephone Number: 873-469-3897
Email address: m••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Inquiries:
All inquiries regarding this Bid Solicitation requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority named above. The Bid Solicitation documents are sent by e-mailed from the Contracting Authority to the Qualified Supply Arrangement Holders who are being invited to bid on this requirement.
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language.
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.
