ES_FS20230505 - Sign Language Interpretation Services for CBC/Radio-Canada

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 Sign Language Interpretation Services

An Agreement resulting from this RFSA may potentially be for two (2) years with one (2) irrevocable option(s) to extend for one (1) year period(s) each.

1. SUMMARY OF REQUIRED GOODS/SERVICES:

The key objectives in issuing this RSA are as follows:

The key objective in issuing this Request for Supply Arrangements (“RFSA”) is to identify CBC/Radio-Canada’s future Supplier(s) for the provision of American Sign Language (ASL), Langue des Signes Quebecoise (LSQ) and Indigenous sign languages (ISL) interpretation in five (5) distinctive Categories for in-person or remote live and/or pre-recorded content.

2.  MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:
There are no mandatory requirements to participate in this RFSA

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 Supplier User Guide
for new users https://www.merx.com/cms-portals/MERX/cms/public/help/guides/supplieruserguide-v1.0.pdf
 

1. Determine your eligibility to participate based on the description/objective statement for the RFSA.
2. 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.

1. Any contact with CBC/Radio-Canada before obtaining the RFSA documentation must be undertaken by e-mail only, addressed to the CBC/Radio-Canada Representative, whose coordinates appear below.  All e-mails about this RFSA must state the RFSA reference number (RFSA #ES_FS 20230505) in the “Subject” of the e-mail.

2. 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 PART I: INTRODUCTION, Table 1: Critical Dates in the RFSA Process of the main document.