TRANSCRIPTION OF LIVE EVENTS

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: If 3+ bids offer Canadian goods/services other bids will not be considered Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Transcription of Live Events Request for Standing Offer

The purpose of this Request for Standing Offer is to seek the services of suppliers that provide transcripts and live feeds of press conferences, speeches and other public and media events. Offerors can bid on one or more of the following service categories:

1) Transcription of Live Events within the Parliamentary Precinct

On an "as and when requested basis", provide verbatim transcripts and and direct feeds of live news events, scrums and conferences taking place within the Parliamentary Precinct.

2) Transcription of Live Events within North America and Internationally

On an "as and when requested basis", provide verbatim transcripts and direct feeds of live news events, scrums and conferences taking place within North America and Internationally.

3) Transcription of client supplied audio/video

On an "as and when requested basis", provide verbatim transcripts of client provided audio/video of live events including speeches, scrums and press conferences.

The period of the standing offer is from October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2014 with two additional one year optional periods.

The requirement is subject the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian goods and/or services.

MANDATORY CRITERIA

M.1 BILINGUAL CAPABILITIES

For all service categories: The Offeror must provide high quality transcripts in English and in French. To demonstrate this ability, offerors must describe how they are organized to provide high quality transcripts in English and in French.

M.2 ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY FEEDS

For service category 1 only: The Offeror must be able to obtain high quality feeds of live events from all locations within the Parliamentary Precinct . For the purposes of this requirement the Parliamentary Precinct is defined as encompassing the following locations: National Press Theatre (150 Wellington) Charles Lynch Room (130 S Center Block) House of Commons Foyer (microphones)

To demonstrate this ability, offerors must describe how they obtain quality live feeds from all of the above locations.

The Offeror must also have the ability to provide transcripts of scrums that may occur away from fixed microphones. To demonstrate this ability, offerors must describe how they organized to meet this requirement.

For service category 2 only: The Offeror must be able to obtain high quality feeds of live events within North America and Internationally. To demonstrate this ability, offerors must describe how they obtain the feeds.

M.3 EXPERIENCE

For service category 1: The Offeror must demonstrate that they have at least one (1) year experience, within the last three (3) years from the closing date of this request for standing offer, in providing transcripts and from one or more of the following: i. News scrums following question period, caucus or cabinet; ii. House and senate committee meetings; or iii. Federal, Provincial or Municipal Government conferences, scrums, or meetings.

For service categories 2 and 3: The Offeror must demonstrate that they have at least one (1) year experience in providing the services as outlined in the statement of work, within the last three (3) years from the closing date of this request for standing offer 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.