Standing offers for simultaneous interpretation and live closed captioning services

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has a responsibility under the Official Languages Act (OLA) to ensure meetings are available in the official language of the meeting attendees’ choice. Simultaneous interpretation and live closed captioning services ensures that CSA is fulfilling this need to by ensuring all attendees can share and connect in both Official Languages (French and English). The Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) is for simultaneous interpretation services, from French to English or English to French, and live closed captioning (CC) services, on an ‘as and when requested’ basis. It is anticipated that there will be up to three (3) Standing Offers, per region, awarded as a result of this Request for Standing Offer from March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025 with the option to extend up to four (4) additional one (1) year periods. Work will be allocated using the right of first refusal method.