LANGUAGE TRAINING SERVICES: PART-TIME GROUP TRAINING AT SUPPLIER'S AND FEDERAL INST. FACILITIES/NCR

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: LANGUAGE TRAINING SERVICES

Solicitation No.: EN578-093429/D Contracting Officer: CHRISTINE BÉLAIR Telephone No.: 819-956-7018 Fax No.: 819-956-2675 E-mail: christine.belair@pwgsc.gc.ca

***************************************************************** ******************************************************* This Notice to Proposed Procurement Amendment (NPPA) is publish to modify the closing date to 2013-01-16.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

Canada intends to issue Regional Master Standing Offers (RMSOs) for its language training requirements in the National Capital Region (NCR).

To meet the overall needs of language training in the NCR, three (3) Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) are simultaneously published on Merx. This RFSO is one of the three (3) and the resulting RMSO is to deliver part-time group second language training, in English and French, on the premises of the Offeror or of a federal institution. Offerors may submit offer(s) for one or more RFSOs, however, they must submit one or more offers for each RFSO separately.

Training will be provided on request to groups from 6 to 8 Learners, through a Call-up made pursuant to the Standing Offer (Part 7B).

For the purposes of this RFSO, the required Work is divided into seven (7) work streams: Work Stream # Target Language Location Format Mode 3 A French Offeror Ottawa/Gatineau downtown area Part-time Group B Quebec/ Outaouais area C East/Ontario area D West/Ontario area 4 French Federal institution Part-time Group 5 English Federal institution Part-time Group 6 English Offeror Part-time Group

Offerors may submit offers for one or more work streams.

BACKGROUND

Government of Canada is aimed at providing French and English Second Language Training to federal government employees, meeting the needs stipulated by the Government of Canada in the matter of bilingualism in operations and in the workplace. LEARNER TRAINING LOCATION Training must be provided at the Offeror's facilities, with or without accommodation* or in federal institution facilities.

Training in French

For training delivered on the Offeror's premises, the facilities must be located:

Stream 3A: within the following boundaries: between Wellington Street, Maclaren Street, Bay Street and Elgin Street in Ottawa, Ontario and between Laurier Street, Sacré-Cœur Boulevard and St-Rédempteur Street in Gatineau, Quebec. The Offeror can also propose classrooms outside these boundaries, in the National Capital Region. Facilities must meet the requirements set out in the standing offer. The Offeror is responsible for providing all the necessary tools to deliver training programs as specified in Annex A (Statement of Work), Section II, article 6.0.

Stream 3B: within a 10 km radius from the center of the river behind the library of the Parliament Building on Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, in the Outaouais, in the Quebec province, except for the predefined area in stream 3A, as shown in appendix 8, Territory Covered by the Standing Offers. The Offeror can also propose classrooms outside this territory, in the National Capital Region. Facilities must meet the requirements set out in the standing offer. The Offeror is responsible for providing all the necessary tools to deliver training programs as specified in Annex A (Statement of Work), Section II, article 6.0. This area will cover only the needs of federal institutions whose offices are located in this area and when the institution does not wish to send the learner in sector 1.

Stream 3C: within a 10 km radius from the center of the river behind the library of the Parliament Building on Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, in the East area of the Ontario province, except for the predefined area in stream 3A, as shown in appendix 8, Territory Covered by the Standing Offers. The Offeror can also propose classrooms outside this territory, in the National Capital Region. Facilities must meet the requirements set out in the standing offer. The Offeror is responsible for providing all the necessary tools to deliver training programs as specified in Annex A (Statement of Work), Section II, article 6.0. This area will cover only the needs of federal institutions whose offices are located in this area and when the institution does not wish to send the learner in sector 1.

Stream 3D: within a 10 km radius from the center of the river behind the library of the Parliament Building on Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, in the West area of the Ontario province, except for the predefined area in stream 3A, as shown in appendix 8, Territory Covered by the Standing Offers. The Offeror can also propose classrooms outside this territory, in the National Capital Region. Facilities must meet the requirements set out in the standing offer. The Offeror is responsible for providing all the necessary tools to deliver training programs as specified in Annex A (Statement of Work), Section II, article 6.0. This area will cover only the needs of federal institutions whose offices are located in this area and when the institution does not wish to send the learner in sector 1.

Training in English

For training delivered on the Offeror's premises, the facilities must be located within the following boundaries: between Wellington Street, Maclaren Street, Bay Street and Elgin Street in Ottawa, Ontario and between Laurier Street, Sacré-Cœur Boulevard and St-Rédempteur Street in Gatineau, Quebec. The Offeror can also propose classrooms outside this territory, in the National Capital Region. Facilities must meet the requirements set out in the standing offer. The Offeror is responsible for providing all the necessary tools to deliver training programs as specified in Annex A (Statement of Work), Section II, article 6..

*For the purposes of this SO, the applicable accommodations are those that enable persons with limited mobility to access the premises where the training will take place, the room, the sanitary facilities and other areas made available to all learners. An Offeror that identifies itself in this category must accept all call-ups requiring accommodations.

PREDIFINED AREA - WORK STREAMS AT THE OFFERORS PREMISES ONLY

Depending on the work stream, the Offeror's facilities must be located within a predefined area in accordance with clause 10 - Training Location of Students, Annex A - Statement of Work. However, if, at no additional cost to Canada in accordance with the Basis of Payment in Annex B, the Offeror is able to provide language training services outside that area while remaining in the NCR, the Offeror may so indicate it in its offer.

Facilities provided by the Offeror that are located outside the predefined area will not be evaluated for the selection of the Offeror, in accordance with Parts 3 and 4 of the Request for Standing Offers (RFSO).

PERIOD OF THE STANDING OFFER

The period during which call-ups can be made against the Standing Offers is twenty-four (24) months from the date the Standing Offers is issued. Canada reserves the right to extend the term of the SOs for two (2) additional one (1) year periods.

MULTIPLE STANDING OFFERS

Part-time group training in French on the Offeror's premises in Ottawa /Gatineau downtown area: up to 3 standing offers may be issues for this Work stream.

Part-time group training in French on the Offeror's premises in Quebec/Outaouais area: one standing offer will be issues for this Work stream.

Part-time group training in French on the Offeror's premises in East/Ontario area: one standing offer will be issues for this Work stream.

Part-time group training in French on the Offeror's premises in West/Ontario area: one standing offer will be issues for this Work stream.

Part-time group training in French at a federal institution: up to 3 standing offers may be issues for this Work stream.

Part-time group training in English at a federal institution: one standing offer will be issues for this Work stream.

Part-time group training in English on the Offeror's premises: one standing offer will be issues for this Work stream.

Offerors may submit offers for one or more work streams.

SECURITY REQUIREMENT

There is a security requirement associated with the requirement of the Standing Offer. For additional information, see Part 6, Security and Financial Requirements, and Part 7, Standing Offer and Resulting Contract Clauses.

FINANCIAL OFFER: Offerors must propose firm all-inclusive hourly rates per Learner for each work stream in which they are submitting an offer and must include it in their financial offer.

The firm all-inclusive hourly rates per Learner must at least include: 1) preparation and delivery of deliverables; 2) Work of the teacher and the pedagogical adviser; 3) time spent on parts 1 and/or 2 and/or 3 of the familiarization sessions by the teacher and pedagogical adviser; 4) the Offeror's facilities where applicable; 5) travel costs incurred by the Offeror's resources in performing the Work or going to familiarization sessions; 6) teacher preparation time; 7) printing fees up to 50 pages per month per Learner; 8) acquisition of training material (the CSPS's teaching program - PLF2 and CEWP); 9) course loading (creation) of group courses for the work stream - Group Training; and 10) coffee breaks for the teacher and the pedagogical adviser.

BASIS OF SELECTION - LOWEST EVALUATED PRICE PER POINT

1. To be declared responsive, a bid must

(a) comply with all the requirements of the Request for Standing Offers;

(b) meet all mandatory evaluation criteria; and

(c) obtain the required minimum number of points specified in Attachment 1 to Part 4 for the point-rated technical criteria.

2. Offers not meeting requirements (a) or (b) or (c) will be declared non-responsive. Neither the responsive offer that receives the highest number of points nor the one with the lowest evaluated price will necessarily be accepted.

For more details, please refer to Part 4 of the Request for Standing Offers.

BIDDER'S CONFERENCE

A bidders' conference will be held at Asticou Centre, 241, Cité-des-Jeunes blvd., Room 2519, Gatineau, QC, K1N 6Z2 on Thursday November 22, 2013. The conference in French will be from 9 : 00 AM to 11 : 00 AM and in English from 1 : 00 PM to 3 : 00 PM. The scope of the requirement outlined in the bid solicitation will be reviewed during the conference and questions will be answered. It is recommended that bidders who intend to submit a bid attend or send a representative.

Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority before the conference to confirm attendance. Bidders should provide, in writing, to the Contracting Authority, the names of the person(s) who will be attending and a list of issues they wish to table at least five (5) working days before the scheduled conference.

If applicable, any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the bidders' conference will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation. Bidders who do not attend will not be precluded from submitting a bid. 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.