.Canadian Museum of History
100 Laurier Street, Gatineau, QC
Request for prequalification (RFPQ) to establish a Source List Language services from English to French and/or French to English
The Museum is seeking Proposals from potential firms who have technical experience in providing translation, editing, concordance, proofreading, and quality control services in either, or both, English and/or French. This is a one-step two-envelope submission process (Technical and Financial) to select the highest ranked Proponent(s) who may then be invited to be included on a Source List (SL) for eventual work required either for the Canadian Museum of History (CMH), located at 100 Laurier, Gatineau, Quebec, or the Canadian War Museum (CWM) located at 1, Vimy Place, Ottawa, Ontario.
The selected Contractors will be required to deliver the Services described in the procurement documents including, but not limited to, the following steams:
Stream 1: Language services in French and from English to French
- Translation (from English to French)
- Editing French texts
- Proofreading French texts
- Concordance (comparing translated French texts with their original English versions)
- Quality Control (in French)
Stream 2: Language services in English and from French to English
- Translation (from French to English)
- Editing English texts
- English Proofreading
- Concordance (comparing translated English texts with their original French versions)
- Quality Control (in English)
To be considered, Proposals must be received at the address noted above, or as requested in the Request for Prequalification (RFPQ) documents, before the closing date and time noted in the MERX ad; refer to the RFPQ documents for further details.
Information provided by the Proponents will be evaluated using the established criteria in the RFPQ. The criteria relate to previous achievements and experience, as well as technical and managerial expertise.
The Security Requirements for this project are identified in the RFPQ documents.
The Source List will be in place for a duration for a period of two (2) years from the date of establishment.
If mutually agreeable between the Contractor(s) and the Museum, this SL may be extended for up to three (3) additional one-year periods with the same terms and conditions.
Firms that consider themselves qualified to provide these services are invited to submit their Proposals on the forms that are available through MERX or as directed in the procurement documents.
The Museum retains the right to negotiate with the Proponents on any aspect of the procurement.
Proposals may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
Proponents can obtain the award result once posted on MERX.
