Basic Information

Reference Number

0000263450

Issuing Organization

CBC/Radio Canada

Owner Organization

cbc/radio-canada

Solicitation Type

RFSA - Request for Supply Arrangement (Formal)

Solicitation Number

ING20220825/2

Title

Media Engineering Professional Services for CBC/Radio-Canada

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

Canada

Purchase Type

Duration: 1 year
Option: 1

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 Supply Arrangement (“RFSA) for Media Engineering Professional Services

An Agreement resulting from this RFSA may potentially be for one (1) year with one (1) irrevocable option(s) to extend for one (1) year period(s).

1. SUMMARY OF REQUIRED GOODS/SERVICES:
The key objectives in issuing this RFSA are as follows:

The Request for Supply Arrangements is to pre-qualify consultants who will provide professional services in the field of Production, Transmission, and IT/Telecommunications Engineering concerning mandates in project management and/or technical design.

2. MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:
There are no Mandatory requirements to obtain access to the RFSA documents, nonetheless, the Proponent must ensure that they have the necessary engineering expertise to carry out mandates and/or support CBC/Radio-Canada internal resources in the following categories.

Production (Radio/Television/Central Systems etc.)
Transmission (Transmission sites (buildings), Satellite news gathering vehicles, etc.)
IT/Telecom (Cable infrastructure, Networks, Servers and Systems, etc.)

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. For new users, consult the link below to access the MERX Supplier User Guide https://www.merx.com/cms-portals/MERX/cms/public/help/guides/supplieruserguide-v1.0.pdf
You may also contact Merx directly at 1-800-964-6279

Determine your eligibility to participate based on the description/objective statement for the RFSA.
To obtain the documents you must be registered with MERX. If you are not already registered, please follow the MERX Supplier User Guide link above and/or call 1-800-964-6379.

Please note that CBC/Radio-Canada is not responsible for the distribution of the documents. It is the sole responsibility of the Supplier to obtain the documents through Merx.

4. COMMUNICATION WITH CBC/RADIO-CANADA

Any contact with CBC/Radio-Canada before obtaining the RFSA documentation must be undertaken by e-mail only, addressed, only, to the CBC/Radio-Canada Representative, whose coordinates appear below. All e-mails about this RFSA must state the RFSA reference number (RFSA # ING20220825/2) in the “Subject” of the e-mail.

Vicky Rivard
Senior Specialist, Strategic Sourcing
CBC/Radio-Canada
E-mail: vicky.rivard@radio-canada.ca

Once the tender documents have been obtained, 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 the Main Document PART I: INTRODUCTION, Table 1: Critical Dates in the RFSA Process of the main document.

CBC/Radio-Canada reserves the right, at its discretion, to answer only those questions submitted through MERX.

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 February 7, 2024, at 8:00:00 pm, Eastern Time.

The Supplier 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 for the RFSA Submission Closing Date will not be accepted.

This procurement is subject to Chapter Five (Government Procurement) of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

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

Dates

Publication

2024/01/29 03:10:02 PM EST

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance DeadlineA - Previous Amendment

2024/02/02 05:00:00 PM EST

Questions are submitted online

Yes

Closing DateA - Previous Amendment

2024/02/12 08:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Vicky Rivard

514-597-5360

vicky.rivard@radio-canada.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Envelope 1 - Identity & Proposal

Pricing

No pricing in this envelope

Bid Documents List

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

Envelope 2 - Pricing

Pricing

In attached document

Bid Documents List

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

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