Canada - Learning Services SO/SA 2020 (E60ZH-2000LS/A)

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Opportunity closing date
19 May 2020
Opportunity publication date
09 April 2020
Value of contract
to be confirmed
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Description

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / CPTPP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:

This Request for Supply Arrangement/Standing Offer (RFSA/RFSO) is a request to solicit bids for the provision of Learning Services (LS) to all federal government departments and crown corporations.

Suppliers interested in submitting a response to this RFSA/RFSO may access the bid solicitation documents directly from this Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP) publication.

REQUIREMENT

This solicitation is a RFSA/RFSO to satisfy CanadaÂ’s requirement for the provision of LS to locations throughout Canada, excluding any locations in areas subject to any of the Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement, the North American Free Trade Agreement, Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, the Canada - Columbia Free Trade Agreement, and the Canada Panama Free Trade Agreement, if it is in force.

The period of the SAs and SOs will be from issuance for a period of 18 months.

BACKGROUND

This document will serve to qualify new suppliers and to maintain currently awarded LS SAs and SOs.

New Bidders:

In order to be considered for a LS SA and/or SO, it is mandatory to submit a bid online via the Centralized Professional Services System (CPSS) portal, in accordance with this RFSA/RFSO by the closing date and time indicated on page 1 of this RFSA/RFSO.

Existing Suppliers:

In order to maintain your current LS SA and/or SO, it is mandatory to submit a bid online via the CPSS portal, in accordance with this RFSA/RFSO Re-Competition by the closing date and time indicated on Page 1 of this RFSA/RFSO. It is also an opportunity to include additional information to your existing SA and/or SO such as Streams, Categories, Region/Metropolitan Areas. Existing SA and/or SO suppliers are not required to re-qualify for any Categories for which they already have a SA and/or SO, although they must otherwise comply with the requirements of the re-competition solicitation to retain the previously awarded Streams and Categories.

LIST OF STREAMS

This RFSA/RFSO includes seven streams:

Stream 1: Strategic Learning Advisory Services
Stream 2: Instructional Design and Development Services
Stream 3: Custom and Rapid eLearning Product Programming
Stream 4: Multi-Media Design and Development
Stream 5: Training Delivery
Stream 6: Training Evaluation Services
Stream 7: Project Management

Each Stream is further subdivided into single Categories. Details of the general definitions for the LS Sreams and Categories are available at the LS page: https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/spc-cps/ocannexa-soannexa-eng.html.

LOCATION OF SERVICES

The document entitled 'Definitions of the Remote/Virtual Access, Regions and Metropolitan Areas' are incorporated by reference into any resulting SA and/or SO and is available in the following link:
http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/spc-cps/dznrrm-dnzrma-eng.html.

The following Regions and Metropolitan Areas may receive services under this SA and/or SO where a Supplier is qualified to do so.

Regions: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Western, Pacific, National Capital Region, Remote/Virtual Access.

Metropolitan Areas: Halifax, Moncton, Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Victoria, National Capital Region.

SECURITY REQUIREMENT

There is a security requirement associated with the requirement of the SA and of the SO. For additional information, see Component 1, Part 1, paragraph 1.6 and Component 1, Part 4, paragraph 4.5.

SET-ASIDE PROGRAM FOR ABORIGINAL BUSINESS

Part of this procurement may be designated by one or more Identified Users as set-aside under the federal government's Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB). In these specific cases, (i) the procurement is set aside from the international trade agreements under the provision each has for set-asides for small and minority businesses, and (ii) as per Article 800 of the CFTA, the CFTA does not apply.

In order to be considered as an Aboriginal Business under the PSAB, the Bidder must complete the Aboriginal Business certification contained in the Data Collection Component of the CPSS.

By submitting the certification, the Bidder warrants that it is an Aboriginal business as defined in the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

The services to be provided will be delivered in one or both of CanadaÂ’s official languages according to the requirements of the Identified User issuing a contract against the SA and/or a call-up against the SO.

CPSS

All suppliers that want to submit a response to this RFSA/RFSO must enroll and establish an account in the Supplier Module of the PWGSC CPSS ePortal (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/spc-cps/iffpe-seeps-eng.html).

Bidders must submit their bid through the DCC of the CPSS ePortal Supplier Module by the closing date and time of the RFSA/RFSO solicitation and must submit the supporting documentation via email upon request by Canada (this is a paperless bid submission process).

Please refer to Attachment C to Component I of the solicitation for the User Guide on How to Bid Online Using CPSS.

ENQUIRIES

All enquiries and other communications with government officials relating to this RFSA/RFSO solicitation are to be directed only to the following address:

TPSGC.OCAMAServicesApprentissage-SOSALearningServices.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

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.

Opportunity closing date
19 May 2020
Value of contract
to be confirmed

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Public Works and Government Services Canada Canada

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