HR20220505 - Official Languages Testing 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 Proposals (“RFP) for the provision administration of virtual, on-line Official Languages Testing for CBC/Radio-Canada employees and candidates across the country. 
An Agreement resulting from this RFP may potentially be for three (5) years with three (3) irrevocable option(s) to extend for two (2) year period(s).

1. SUMMARY OF REQUIRED GOODS/SERVICES:

The key objectives in issuing this RFP are as follows:

The objective of this RFP is to obtain Proposals from qualified Proponents for the administration of on-line/virtual official languages standardized testing for both English as a second language (ESL) and French as a second languages (FSL). Testing for official languages ensures that candidates in bilingual positions can carry out our official languages obligations under the Official Languages Act (OLA) and CBC/Radio-Canada’s Official Languages Policy. New employees, current employees and candidates in staffing processes for bilingual positions must be tested to ensure that they are able to carry out their duties and offer services of comparable quality in both official languages.
2.  MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:
There are no mandatory requirements to participate in this RFP, but Proponents must have the ability to meet the criteria as outlined in the RFP.

3. TO OBTAIN THE RFP DOCUMENTATION
As CBC/Radio-Canada uses MERX (https://www.MERX4.MERX.com/cbc) to manage its solicitation process, all Proponents must obtain the RFP 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 RFP.
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.

5. COMMUNICATION WITH CBC/RADIO-CANADA

1. Any contact with CBC/Radio-Canada prior to obtaining the RFP documentation must be undertaken by e-mail only, addressed to the CBC/Radio-Canada Representative, whose co-ordinates appear below.  All e-mails pertaining to this RFP must state the RFP reference number (RFP # HR20200505) 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 RFP documents.  If so, or if there is any doubt about the meaning of any part of this RFP, must submit their questions through MERX no later than the date specified in PART I: INTRODUCTION, Table 1: Critical Dates in the RFP Process of the main document.