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Create free accountTrade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama 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: PART-TIME GROUP LANGUAGE TRAINING
EN578-093429/F Bélair, Christine Telephone No. - (819) 956-7018 Fax No. - (819) 956-2675 E-mail: christine.belair@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca
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This bid solicitation supersedes previous bid solicitation number EN578-093429/D for work stream 3C, 3D and 5 only, dated October 31, 2012 with a closing of January 16, 2014 at 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. A debriefing or feedback session will be provided upon request to offerors who bid on the previous solicitation (work streams 3C, 3D and 5 only).
DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT
Canada intends to issue up to three (3) Regional Master Standing Offers (RMSOs) for its language training requirements in the National Capital Region (NCR).
The RMSOs will be for the delivery of part-time group second language training, in English and French, on the Offeror's premises.
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 three (3) work streams:
Work Stream 3C: Part-time group training, in French, on Offeror's facilities - Ottawa East area.
Work Stream 3D: Part-time group training, in French, on Offeror's facilities - Ottawa West area.
Work Stream 5: Part-time group training, in English, on Offeror's facilities - Downtown Ottawa/Gatineau.
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*.
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 (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), 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 (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), 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 5: 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
Work Stream 3C: Part-time group training in French on the Offeror's premises in Ottawa/East area: one standing offer will be issues for this Work stream.
Work Stream 3D: Part-time group training in French on the Offeror's premises in Ottawa/West area: one standing offer will be issues for this Work stream.
Work Stream 5: Part-time group training in English on the Offeror's premises in downtown Gatineau/Ottawa area: one standing offer will be issues for this Work stream.
Offerors may submit offers for one or more work streams.
SECURITY REQUIREMENT
There is no security requirement associated with the requirement of the Standing Offer.
MANDATORY AND POINT RATED TECHNICAL CRITERIA Each Technical Offer that meets all the Mandatory Technical Criteria specified in the RFSO will be evaluated and scored in accordance with the Point Rated Technical Criteria contained in the RFSO.
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; 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 20 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; and 10) coffee breaks for the teacher and the pedagogical adviser.
(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 clause 1.1.2 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.
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.
Not stated in the notice: procurement type, procurement method, selection criteria, region of delivery, region of opportunity, expected contract period, end user
No amendments observed.
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