Reform of the linguistic services procurement process

The Translation Bureau is undertaking a large-scale transformation initiative designed to modernize the Bureau and put it on solid footing for the future. One of the pillars of this transformation, which affects all of the Bureau's business lines, is the reform of the linguistic services procurement process.

The purpose of this reform is to

• streamline the procurement process;
• improve planning and predictability in linguistic services procurement; and
• make the contracting procedures and the rules governing the operation of the supplier directory more efficient.

The following activities have been planned in order to achieve these objectives:

• Modernization of the Translation Bureau's directory-Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA) for translation services and other related linguistic services
• An electronic bulletin board will be created as part of a pilot project designed to test a new electronic procurement method (more information to come).

We encourage you to share this information and visit the buyandsell.gc.ca site often.

If you have any questions or comments on the RFSA or the electronic bulletin, please contact France Cardinal at 819-956-1778 or france.cardinal@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.

For other questions concerning the Bureau's reform of the linguistic services procurement process, feel free to contact the Translation Bureau's Procurement Centre by calling the toll-free number, 1-855-997-3300 (Canada and United States), or 819-997-3300, or at BTRepertoire.TBDirectory@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.