Provision of simultaneous teleconference interpretation services of both official languages (English-to-French and French-to-English).

Health Canada requires the services of up to two (2) Contractors for the Provision of simultaneous teleconference interpretation services of both official languages (English-to-French and French-to-English). This requirement will be on an as-and-when-required basis using a task authorization (TA) process. Up to two (2) contracts may be awarded as a result of this Request for Proposal (RFP). The services of the Contractor(s) will be required for a period of approximately five (5) years commencing on or about November 1, 2019. The expected completion date of this project is the 31st of March, 2020. The Contract will be set up with the option of annual renewal up to a maximum of four (4) one (1) year renewals (option year 1: April 2020-March 2021; option year 2: April 2021-March 2022; option year 3: April 2022-March 2023, option year 4: April 2023-March 2024) to be exercised at Health Canada’s discretion. There are security requirements associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, Bidders should refer to the Contract Security Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/introduction-eng.html) website. The requirement is not subject to trade agreements. The estimated value of this requirement is between $90,000 and $101,100, including applicable taxes and all potential option periods.