Occupational Safety and Health E-Learning Solution

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Occupational Safety and Health E-Learning Solution

31184-137431/A Quenville, Elizabeth Elizabeth.quenville@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca Telephone No. - (613) 937-2727 Fax No. - (819) 953-3703

Canada has a requirement for a commercially available Occupational Safety and Health E-Learning Solution (Courseware, Learning Management System and Courseware Authoring Tool) known as the "Hosted Solution". The required Hosted Solution must be a secure, web-based system that will be accessed by NRC personnel by way of a secure website to access and to use the products, services, and web site made available online, and any associated components that will be loaded on any devices deemed appropriate, meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A - Statement of Requirements (SOR). The Hosted Solution must also include a warranty, and associated documentation. Translation, Training and Migration Services must also be provided, on an as and when requested basis.

This bid solicitation is intended to result in the award of a contract for 1 year, plus 5 irrevocable one-year options allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract. All parts of the Hosted Solution must be available to the Departmental Users 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, in English and French, and operate at all times in accordance with the Statement of Requirements in the GC operational environment described in the bid solicitation.

All technical aspects of the resulting contract will be centrally managed by one Governmental entity (i.e. the Technical Authority). Each Departmental User will be a "User" as defined in the Contract. The Technical Authority may also be a "User" as defined in the Contract.

NRC is the Initial Client that will use the Occupational Safety and Health E-Learning Solution (the "Hosted Solution"). However, this bid solicitation will also allow Canada to make the Hosted Solution available to any department or Crown corporation (as those terms are defined in the Financial Administration Act) or any other party for which the Department of Public Works and Government Services is authorized to act from time to time under section 16 of the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (each a "Client"). Although Canada may make the Hosted Solution available to any or all the Clients, this bid solicitation does not preclude Canada from using another method of supply for entities of the Government of Canada with the same or similar needs. When the Hosted Solution is made available to Clients other than the Initial Client, any required professional services or training will be purchased under a separate contract.

There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, see Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. Bidders should consult the "Security Requirements on PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for Bidders" document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents Website (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/lc-pl/lc-pl-eng.html).

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA) if it is in force, and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT). 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.