LEARNING SERVICES

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.