Translation and interpretation services

TITLE Translation and interpretation services DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The Canada Revenue Agency has a requirement for translation and interpretation services of Arabic, Farsi, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish, and Urdu to English for written text and audio and video recordings, on an "as and when requested basis". PERIOD OF CONTRACT The period of the Contract is from contract award date to March 31, 2021 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 three 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 $5,000, GST/HST extra. Submission of Proposals When responding, the proposal MUST be sent by fax or using an electronic/online -fax service to 418-562-3058. Bidders should keep a copy of their fax transmission report for record keeping purposes. ONLY ELECTRONIC BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the delivery of a physical (paper) proposal is not considered to be practical and therefore physical proposals will not be accepted. Bids must be received on or before 2:00PM EDT, on 2020/07/14 (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: Henrik Schwerdtfeger Tel: 613-608-6997 E-mail: Henrik.Schwerdtfeger@cra-arc.gc.ca The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.