Court Reporting Services for the Department of Justice Canada, British Columbia Regional Office (BCRO)

Amendment 002: Amendment 002 is raised to answer questions raised by potential Offerors and to amend Attachment 2 and Attachment 3 to Part 4, Annex A, Statement of Work and Annex B, Basis of Payment in the Request for Standing Offers. See the 3 attached documents. ********************************************************************************************************* Amendment 001: Amendment 001 is raised in order to extend the closing date of the Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) until April 17,2018 at 2:00PM , Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). All other terms and conditions of RFSO remain unchanged. ************************************************************************************************************  The Department of Justice Canada (JUS) has the mandate to support the dual roles of the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Canada. The Department of Justice Canada, British Columbia Regional Office, in the Province of British Columbia, engages in a diverse array of litigation, appearing at all levels of court from the British Columbia Superior Court, the British Columbia Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as the Federal Court, Tax Court and various other courts, boards, commissions and administrative tribunals. There is a requirement on an “as and when” requested basis in legal proceedings that all spoken words be transcribed to verbatim transcripts. There may also be a requirement for real-time transcription. The transcripts are the official record of the legal proceeding and it is crucial that the transcripts be produced accurately and timely. As a result, the British Columbia Regional Office is seeking verbatim court reporting services. The Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) is for court reporting services for the British Columbia Regional Office (BCRO), located in Vancouver. There are 2 service delivery areas within the Province of British Columbia. Offerors may submit offers for one or multiple service delivery areas at their sole discretion. Vancouver Metropolitan Area Bounded on the west by the Strait of Georgia, on the south by the USA border and by a north-south line from Lions Bay to Abbotsford. The VAN is comprised the following municipalities:

1. Burnaby 7. North Vancouver 12. Surrey 2. Coquitlam 8. Pitt Meadows 13. Tsawwassen 3. Delta 9. Port Coquitlam 14. Vancouver 4. Langley 10. Port Moody 15. West Vancouver 5. Maple Ridge 11. Richmond 16. White Rock 6. New Westminster  Victoria Metropolitan Area Bounded on the west, south and north by the Strait of Georgia, on the east by a north-south line from Nanaimo to Sooke. The Standing Offer(s) will be from date of award to March 31, 2019 with the option to extend for four additional one year periods. The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). The requirement is limited to Canadian services.