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Maritime Engineering Journal
W8482-168209/A Andruchow(CX Div.), Cassandra Telephone No. - (613) 993-7846 ( ) E-mail: cassandra.andruchow@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to seek proposals from bidders interested in producing and distributing the Canadian Forces Maritime Engineering Journal on an ?as and when requested? basis for the Department of National Defence.
The resulting contract will be in effect from the date of issuance until September 30, 2018 and will include three (3) option periods of twelve (12) months.
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 Industrial Security Program (ISP) of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website
The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).
The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.
Mandatory Technical Criteria
M.1 Proposed Personnel
M.1.1 The Bidder mustprovide the name of one proposed personnel for each of the following service categories:
i) Editing services in English ii) Editing services in French iii) Writing services in English iv) Writing services in French v) Translation services (English to French) vi) Translation services (French to English) vii) Graphic Design Services viii) Project Manager
M.1.2 To demonstrate that each proposed personnel meets the minimum required qualifications found below, the Bidder must provide the following information:
a) the language capability (English or French); b) education1; c) training (if applicable); d) number of years of experience; e) work experience including: i) name of employer; ii) start and end dates (month and year); iii)roles and responsibilities
The Bidder may propose the same individual for more than one service category, provided that the individual meets the minimum required qualification for each service category.
Editing services in English Minimum Required Qualifications - A university degree or college diploma with a specialization in one or more of the following: either English Literature, Journalism, or a field related to any of these, or equivalent as established by a recognized Canadian academic credentials assessment service if obtained outside of Canada. OR Ten (10) years of experience within the last fifteen (15) years in providing editing services in English. - Three (3) years experience within the last seven (7) years in providing editing services in English.
Editing services in French Minimum Required Qualifications - A university degree or college diploma with a specialization in one or more of the following: French Literature, Journalism, or a field related to any of these, or equivalent as established bya recognized Canadian academic credentials assessment service if obtained outside of Canada. OR Ten (10) years of experience within the last fifteen (15) years in providing editing services in French. - Three (3) years experience within the last seven (7) years in providing editing services in French.
Writing services in English Minimum Required Qualifications - A university degree or college diploma or equivalent as established by a recognized Canadian academic credentials assessment service if obtained outside of Canada. OR Ten (10) years of experience within the last fifteen (15) years in providing writing services in English. - Three (3) years experience within the last seven (7) years in providing writing services in English.
Writingservices in French Minimum Required Qualifications - A university degree or college diploma or equivalent as established by a recognized Canadian academic credentials assessment service if obtained outside of Canada. OR Ten (10) years of experience within the last fifteen (15) years in providing writing services in French. - Three (3) years experience within the last seven (7) years in providing writing services in French.
Translation services (English to French) Minimum Required Qualifications - A university degree with a major in either languages or translation; OR A community college diploma with a specialty in translation; OR equivalent credentials as established by a recognized Canadian academic credentials assessment service if obtained outside of Canada; OR Certified translator as recognized by a provincial professional association for translators. - Three (3) years experience within the last seven (7) years in providing providing translation services.
Translation services (French to English) Minimum Required Qualifications - A university degree with a major in either languages or translation; OR A community college diploma with a specialty in translation; OR equivalent credentials as established by a recognized Canadian academic credentials assessment service if obtained outside of Canada; OR Certified translator as recognized by a provincial professional association for translators. - Three (3) years experience within the last seven (7) years inproviding providing translation services.
Graphic Design Services Minimum Required Qualifications - A university degree or college diploma in Art and Design, with a specialty in graphic design, or equivalent as established by a recognized Canadian academic credentials assessment service if obtained outside of Canada. - Three (3) years experience within the last seven (7) years in providing graphic design services
Project Manager Minimum Required Qualifications - A high school diploma - Three (3) years experience within the last seven (7) years in managing projects where communication documents were the deliverables.
In the event the proposed personnel studied at an institution outside of Canada, only an equivalency assessment issued by a Canadian academic credentials assessment service will be accepted. The agencies and organizations performing this service are listed on the Web site of the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at http://www.cicic.ca/413/assessment-of-credentials-for-employment-in-canada.canada
Additional years of experience exceeding the minimum three (3) years’ experience within the last seven (7) years will be evaluated in R.1.
M.2 List of Projects
For each proposed personnel provided in response to M.1, the Bidder must provide a list of at least three (3) projects completed within the last seven (7) years where the proposed personnel performed services for the category of service for which they have been proposed (i.e. editing, writing, etc.).
The Bidder must provide the following information for each project: a) name and description of the project; b) proposed personnel’s role in the project; c) list of communication product(s) delivered for the project; d) one sample of a final version of a communications deliverable produced for the project (i.e. newsletter, journal, article, etc.); e) start and end dates (month and year); and f) client name for whom the work was performed.
The Bidder must clearly indicate on each sample the name of the proposed personnel the sample belongs to.
The quantity of projects submitted will also be point-rated in R.2.
M.3 Financial Proposal
The Bidder must provide costing information strictly in accordance with the Basis of Payment at Annex B. Any deviation from the pricing schedule will render the Bidder’s proposal non-responsive.
Basis of Selection - Lowest Price Per Point
1. To be declared responsive, a bid must: a. comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation; and b. meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria. 2. Bids not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) will be declared non-responsive. Neither the responsive bid that receives the highest number of points nor the one that proposed the lowestprice will necessarilybe accepted. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price per point will be recommended for award of a contract. 3. In the event of a tie score, the bidder with the highest technical score will be recommended for award of a contract.
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.
Not stated in the notice: procurement type, procurement method, selection criteria, region of delivery, region of opportunity, expected contract period, end user
No amendments observed.
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