Spokesperson and Media Training

BIDS RECEIVED BY EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL. CANADA ENERGY REGULATOR IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING BIDS VIA SAP ARIBA, YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR BID VIA EMAIL AS INDICATED IN THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT. BIDS RECEIVED IN-PERSON OR BY COURIER WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The only acceptable email address for responses to the bid solicitation is [email protected] . Bids submitted by email directly to the Contracting Authority or to any email address other than [email protected] will not be accepted. The maximum email file size that the Canada Energy Regulator is capable of receiving is 35 megabytes. The Bidder is responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the emailed bid due to file size. The Bidder should be cognizant of the size of the email as a whole, and not only the attachments. Please take into consideration that some attachments, when sent, may be resized during the email transfer. If the email size is too large, the Bidder should send the bid in multiple emails properly labeled with the solicitation number, project name, and indicate how many emails are included (ex. 1 of 2). Emails with links to bid documents will not be accepted. Bid documents must be sent as email attachments. REQUIREMENT The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) requires the provision of bilingual and accessible spokesperson and media training services. These services will be delivered at the CER and will primarily target CER leadership and subject matter experts working in areas of high public interest. Training expertise will be provided by the Contractor on an as-and-when-requested basis. PERIOD OF CONTRACT / DELIVERY DATE The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to February 28, 2027 inclusive. The Contractor grants to Canada the irrevocable option to extend the term of the Contract by up to 4 additional year period(s) under the same conditions. Canada may exercise this option at any time by sending a written notice to the Contractor at least 30 calendar days before the expiry date of the Contract. ENQUIRIES All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority. Enquiries regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing and should be received no later than 5 business days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer NOT being provided. INFORMATION Bidders that consider themselves qualified to provide this Work and intend to submit bids on this project should obtain documents from the Government Electronic Tendering Service through the Government of Canada tendering service at http://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the Government of Canada tendering service. Bidders that elect to base their bids on documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk. Late submissions will not be considered. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Canada Energy Regulator has made every effort to provide equivalent documents in both official languages, however, if you find any discrepancies between the English and French documents, please notify the contract officer listed in this opportunity as soon as possible so that we can rectify the situation.