Translation Services
Solicitation number J063414
Publication date
Closing date and time 2023/01/13 14:00 EST
Last amendment date
Description
Notice of Proposed Procurement
Statistics Canada requires translation and editing services from English to French as well as from French to English on an as required basis. The work will be carried out at the Contractor’s premises and delivered to Statistics Canada.
Statistics Canada requires translation and editing services in the fields related to its activities, particularly in the following fields: statistical surveys; descriptive statistics; agriculture; economics; justice; health; environmental science, geography and geomatics; social science and demography; theoretical statistics, statistical methods, applied statistics, mathematics and data science; transportation; federal administration; finance; management; and information technology.
Bidders are invited to bid on Class A and/or Class B.
Bidders cannot propose the same translator for more than one (1) Class.
This requirement has been broken down into two (2) Classes as defined below. Up to seven (7) contracts will be awarded for Class A and up to five (5) contracts for Class B. The amount of work per year per Class will be distributed between all resulting contracts as per Section E of 7.1.2.1 Task Authorization Process.
The annual requirement for Class A is estimated at 10,500,000 words of translation from English into French. This corresponds to an average of 7500 words per business day should the maximum number of contracts be awarded.
The annual requirement for Class B is estimated at 1,000,000 words of translation from French into English. This corresponds to an average of 1500 words per business day should the maximum number of contracts be awarded.
The period for each resulting contract will be from contract award (estimated April 1, 2023) to March 31, 2025, with three (3) additional one (1) year option periods.
The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).
Bids must be submitted only to Statistics Canada by the date, time and place indicated on page 1 of the bid solicitation.
Due to the nature of the bid solicitation, bids transmitted by facsimile or epost will not be accepted.
All enquiries must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority no later than five (5) calendar days before the bid closing date. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered.
Contracting Authority: Abbas Khokhar
Email: statcan.macsbids-smcsoumissions.statcan@statcan.gc.ca
The Security Requirements for all resulting contracts are as follows:
SECURITY REQUIREMENT FOR CANADIAN SUPPLIER:
PWGSC FILE No. J063414
1. The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS), and obtain approved Document Safeguarding Capability at the level of PROTECTED B, issued by the Contract Security Program (CSP), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
2. The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to PROTECTED information, assets, or sensitive site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by the CSP, PWGSC.
3. The Contractor/Offeror MUST NOT utilize its facilities to process, produce, or store PROTECTED information or assets until the CSP, PWGSC has issued written approval.
4. The Contractor MUST NOT utilize its Information Technology systems to electronically process, produce, or store PROTECTED information until the CSP, PWGSC has issued written approval. After approval has been granted or approved, these tasks may be performed at the level of PROTECTED B.
5. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of the CSP, PWGSC.
6. The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of the:
(a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if applicable), attached at Annex C;
(b) Contract Security Manual (Latest Edition)
Basis for Canada's Ownership of Intellectual Property
Statistics Canada has determined that any intellectual property rights arising from the performance of the
Work under the resulting contract will belong to Canada, for the following reasons, as set out in the Policy
on Title to Intellectual Property Arising Under Crown Procurement Contracts: the Intellectual Property in
Foreground Information consists of material subject to copyright, with the exception of computer software
and all documentation pertaining to that software.
Contract duration
Refer to the description above for full details.
Trade agreements
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World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
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Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement
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Quebec-New York Corridor Agreement
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Quebec-New Brunswick Procurement Agreement
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
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Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
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Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
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Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
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Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
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Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
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Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
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Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
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Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)
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Atlantic Procurement Agreement
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Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
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Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
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Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Statistics Canada
- Address
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150 Tunney's Pasture DrivewayOttawa, Ontario, K1A0T6Canada
- Contracting authority
- Khokhar, Abbas
- Phone
- 343-548-1422
- Email
- abbas.khokhar@statcan.gc.ca
- Address
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100 Tunney's Pasture DrivewayOttawa ONK1A 0T6CA
Buying organization(s)
- Organization
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Statistics Canada
- Address
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150 Tunney's Pasture DrivewayOttawa, Ontario, K1A0T6Canada
Bidding details
Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
Document title | Amendment no. | Language | Unique downloads | Date added |
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more_qa_en-fr.pdf |
English
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16 | ||
more_qa_en-fr.pdf |
French
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7 | ||
questions_fr.pdf |
French
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10 | ||
questions_en.pdf |
English
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24 | ||
rfp_final_en.pdf | 000 |
English
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56 | |
rfp_final_fr.pdf | 000 |
French
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29 |
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