Translation and Editing Services

TITLE Translation and editing services DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The Outreach Program Section (OPS) in the Community Outreach and Support Division (COSD) at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has a requirement for translation and editing services. The objective is to obtain professional translation and editing services of Canada’s either official language (English or French) to indigenous and immigrant languages on an as-and-when-requested basis for written text to ensure the delivery of the OPS’s mandate. PERIOD OF CONTRACT The period of the Contract is from contract award date to March 31, 2020 inclusive. The Contractor grants to Canada the irrevocable option to extend the term of the Contract by up to four additional one year periods under the same conditions. The Contractor agrees that, during the extended period of the Contract, it will be paid in accordance with the applicable provisions as set out in the Basis of Payment. EVALUATION PROCEDURES The evaluation of proposals will be performed in five stages as follows: Stage 1 – Mandatory Requirements Stage 2 – Financial Proposals Stage 3 – Other Pre-Award Conditions MANDATORY CRITERIA The Bidder must meet all mandatory criteria applicable to this solicitation. Bids not meeting all mandatory criteria will be given no further consideration. CONTRACTOR SELECTION METHODOLOGY A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria to be declared responsive. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract. MINIMUM CONTRACT VALUE The resulting contract will incorporate a stipulated “Minimum Contract Value” of $10,000, GST/HST extra. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS Bidders are to submit proposals to: Canada Revenue Agency Bid Receiving Unit Ottawa Technology Centre Receiving Dock 875 Heron Road, Room D-95 Ottawa, ON K1A 1A2 Telephone No: (613) 941-1618 Bids must be received on or before 2:00PM EDT, on 2019/10/30 (yyyy-mm-dd) LANGUAGE Bids must be submitted in either English or French. COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT To ensure the integrity of this process, enquiries and other communications regarding the solicitation must be directed ONLY to the following: Quan Do Tel: 613-219-5298 E-mail: Huyquan.do@cra-arc.gc.ca The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.