Basic Information

Reference Number

0000201470

Issuing Organization

CBC/Radio Canada

Owner Organization

CBC/Radio-Canada

Solicitation Type

RFSA - Request for Supply Arrangement (Formal)

Solicitation Number

TV20210310

Title

Simultaneous Broadcast Interpretation Services (live or delayed)

Source ID

FD.CO.CAN.458875.C104219

Agreement Type

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Details

Location

Canada, All of Canada, All of Canada

Delivery Point

Montreal

Purchase Type

Duration: 3 years

Description

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING COMPLETELY AND CAREFULLY PAYING ATTENTION TO ALL REQUIREMENTS AND DATES.

CBC/Radio-Canada is seeking Proposals from industry in response to its Request for Service Agreement (“RFSA) for Simultaneous Broadcast Interpretation Services (Live or delayed) for CBC/Radio-Canada

An Agreement resulting from this RFSA may potentially be for three (3) years.

1. SUMMARY OF REQUIRED GOODS/SERVICES:

The key objectives in issuing this RFSA are as follows:

The objective of this Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA) is to select the future qualified supplier(s) for simultaneous broadcast interpretation services for CBC/Radio-Canada. We are looking for suppliers who will have the capacity to support the needs of CBC/Radio-Canada across the country for press conferences, debates, live programming, and delayed broadcasts.

2. MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:
There are no Mandatory requirements to obtain access to the RFSA documents, nonetheless, the Proponent must ensure that they have the expertise in the field of live broadcast simultaneous interpretation in order to participate.

3. TO OBTAIN THE RFSA DOCUMENTATION
As CBC/Radio-Canada uses Merx (https://www.merx4.merx.com/cbc) to manage its solicitation process, all Proponents must obtain the RFSA documents through Merx. Here is the link to the Merx Get Started for new users (https://discover.merx.com/pt-canadian-business-contract-opportunities/).

Determine your eligibility to participate based on the description/objective statement for the RFSA.

* Note that CBC/Radio-Canada is not responsible for the distribution of the documents.

4. COMMUNICATION WITH CBC/RADIO-CANADA
Any contact with CBC/Radio-Canada at this stage of the RFSA must be undertaken by e-mail only, which will be addressed to the CBC/Radio-Canada Representative for this RFSA, whose coordinates appear below. All e-mails pertaining to this RFSA must state the RFSA reference number (RFSA # TV20210310) in the “Subject” of the e-mail.

CBC/Radio-Canada Representative:
Vicky Rivard
Senior Specialist, Strategic Supply Management
Finance and Administration
CBC/Radio-Canada
E-mail: CBC108RFP@cbc.ca

Once the tender documents have been obtained all communications must be undertaken through MERX. Proponents may have queries, require further information or clarification, or discover certain omissions or ambiguities in the RFSA documents. If so, or if there is any doubt about the meaning of any part of this RFSA, must submit their questions through MERX no later than the date specified in PART I: INTRODUCTION, Table 1: Critical Dates in the RFSA Process of the main document

5. RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS
Proposals must be received by CBC/Radio-Canada, via electronic submission to the Merx Website (www.merx.com) no later than June 25, 2021, 8:00:00PM, Eastern Time.

The Proponent has the sole responsibility for the timely receipt of a Proposal by CBC/Radio-Canada. The Proponent cannot transfer such responsibility to CBC/Radio-Canada. The MERX clock shall be used to determine the time of receipt of the Proposal, whether the time indicated on such clock is accurate or not.

Partial Proposals, amendments, or revisions that are received after the date and time of the RFSA Submission Closing Date will not be accepted.

CBC/Radio-Canada retains the right to negotiate with Proponents on any procurement.

Dates

Publication

2021/06/04 06:25:50 PM EDT

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance Deadline

2021/06/09 05:00:00 PM EDT

Questions are submitted online

Yes

Closing Date

2021/06/25 08:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Vicky Rivard

514-597-5360

CBC108RFP@cbc.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Envelope 1 - FOLDER 1 ( Envelope 1) SERVICES

Pricing

No pricing in this envelope

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Bid Documents	Documents defining the proposal	No	No
No entries

Additional Bidding Instructions

FOLDER 1 (Envelope 1) - Service Offer (non-financial)

No pricing information shall be included in this folder or any of its documents

Envelope 2 - FOLDER 1 ( Envelope 1) FINANCIAL

Pricing

Lump sum

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Bid Documents	Documents defining the proposal	No	No
No entries

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