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Simultaneous interpretation services such as French to English and English to French for in-person, virtual and/or hybrid events.

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CIHR 24-0073International

Submission Closed03/14/2025, 02:00:00 PM UTC

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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research is seeking proposals to establish one to three standing offers for on-demand simultaneous interpretation services between English and French. These services are required for in-person events within the National Capital Region, as well as virtual or hybrid events across Canada. Because the work involves complex scientific language, interpreters must be capable of handling technical terminology. To be compliant, offerors must bid on all three service categories, which include full-day in-person interpretation and both half-day and full-day virtual interpretation. The contract runs from the date of issuance until March 31, 2026, with options for three additional one-year extensions. Selection is based on a weighted evaluation of 60 percent technical merit and 40 percent price, with work awarded on a right-of-first-refusal basis. The total estimated initial value for all standing offers is 36,000 dollars, excluding taxes. If three responsive offers are selected, each will have an estimated initial value of 12,000 dollars.

General Info

English-French technical interpretation services for CIHR events through March 2026 and extensions.

Agency

Government of Canada → Canadian Institutes of Health Research

NAICS

541930 - Translation and Interpretation Services

Place of Performance

*Canada *National Capital Region (NCR), CAN

Set-Aside

NONE

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Timeline

PhaseClosed

Response DeadlineMar 14

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PostedJun 9

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Submission Closed

03/14/2025, 02:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyGovernment of Canada → Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Contacts1 person available

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Government of Canada → Canadian Institutes of Health Research

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Contacts

Caroline RobergePoint of Contact

Full Description

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is seeking proposals to establish one (1) to up to three (3) Standing offers (SO) for provision of on-demand simultaneous interpretation services in-person and virtual such as French to English and/or English to French. The need may be for in-person, virtual or hybrid events. The interpreter(s) will be required to interpret complex scientific language. The requirement includes three (3) categories of services: ? Category 1 - In-person simultaneous interpretation (for meetings held in the NCR only) - Full Day (up to eight (8) hours). ? Category 2 - Virtual Simultaneous Interpretation (for meetings located anywhere within Canada) Half day (up to four (4) hours) ? Category 3 - Virtual Simultaneous Interpretation (for meetings located anywhere within Canada) Full day (up to eight (8) hours) For hybrid events, the offeror will provide a quotation based on the required number of in-person and online interpreters at the time the service is requested. Offerors MUST bid on Categories 1, 2 and 3 to be compliant with this RFSO. It is anticipated that there will be up to three (3) Standing Offers awarded as a result of this Request for Standing Offer from the date of issuance to March 31, 2026, with the option to extend up to three (3) additional one (1) year periods. Work will be awarded on a right-of-first-refusal basis. The selection will be based on the best overall result in terms of technical merit and price. Technical merit will be awarded 60% and price 40% (see article 4.2.1). The initial estimated value for all categories and all standing offers is $36,000.00 taxes excluded. This is not a contractual guarantee. The estimated initial value represents the estimated maximum value of orders for the first year. The three (3) responsive offers with the highest combined rating of technical merit and price will be recommended for award of a standing offers worth an estimated initial value of $12,000 each, taxes excluded: 24-0073/A – $12,000 24-0073/B – $12,000 24-0073/C – $12,000 If only one (1) offer is responsive, CIHR will award 1 standing offer worth an estimated initial value of $36,000, taxes excluded. If two (2) offers are responsive, CIHR will award two (2) standing offer worth an estimated initial value of $18,000, taxes excluded. CIHR reserves the right to requalify a new offeror 6 to 12 months after the initial request for an estimated value of $12,000 if less than two (2) offerors qualify through this Bid Solicitation. CIHR may review responsive proposals before the expiration of the offer validity date if the number of offerors drops below two. CIHR reserves the right to cancel this RFSO at any time.