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RFSA - Translation Services[E12]

Gatineau, CanadaDepartment of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Titre : DAMA - Services de traduction Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of the Translation Bureau is launching a Request for Supply Arrangements (RFSA) to renew its directory of translation services suppliers and enter into Supply Arrangements (SAs) with qualified suppliers to meet its needs of Official Languages Translation.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 29 Apr 2031, 14:00 Eastern time (UTC−4). UTC: 29 Apr 2031, 18:00 UTC. CanadaBuys does not state a zone in its data. Its documentation uses Eastern time, so this is shown as Eastern time.
Published 30 Apr 2026.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)See what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on CanadaBuys open tender notices (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Deadline[E4]: 29 Apr 2031, 14:00 Eastern time (UTC−4)
Value: Not stated
Published[E10]: 30 Apr 2026
Procedure[E9]: The procurement method is Competitive - Open bidding
Source: CanadaBuys open tender notices (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 3 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Titre : DAMA - Services de traduction Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of the Translation Bureau is launching a Request for Supply Arrangements (RFSA) to renew its directory of translation services suppliers and enter into Supply Arrangements (SAs) with qualified suppliers to meet its needs of Official Languages Translation. Suppliers may qualify in one or more Tier(s), in the language combination and fields of work (there are seventy (70) fields) of their choice: On-going Opportunity for Qualification: A permanent notice will be posted on the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) to allow interested suppliers to qualify for Supply Arrangement EN966-140305. Canada will conduct quarterly evaluations of arrangements as outlined in Article 3.1 On-going Opportunity for Qualification of the SA. Existing pre-qualified suppliers who have received a SA are not required to submit a new arrangement unless they wish to qualify in new Fields or Tiers.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery regions: Canada.[E6]
ConditionTrade agreements that apply: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).[E7]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document WS5665734815-Doc5665759267@008@Open

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC).
Document WS5665734815-Doc5665759267@008@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under UNSPSC 82110000 (Writing and translations).
Document WS5665734815-Doc5665759267@008@Open, field /unspsc, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
CanadaBuys publishes Government of Canada tenders.
“CA”
Document WS5665734815-Doc5665759267@008@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Bids close at (Eastern Time assumed: the open data states no zone) 29 Apr 2031, 14:00 GMT-4.
“2031-04-29T14:00:00”
Document WS5665734815-Doc5665759267@008@Open, field /tenderClosingDate-appelOffresDateCloture, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of the Translation Bureau is launching a Request for Supply Arrangements (RFSA) to renew its directory of translation services suppliers and enter into Supply Arrangements (SAs) with qualified suppliers to meet its needs o…”
Document WS5665734815-Doc5665759267@008@Open, field /tenderDescription-descriptionAppelOffres-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery regions: Canada.
Document WS5665734815-Doc5665759267@008@Open, field /regionsOfDelivery-regionsLivraison-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Trade agreements that apply: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).
Document WS5665734815-Doc5665759267@008@Open, field /tradeAgreements-accordsCommerciaux-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
This is a Request for Supply Arrangement on CanadaBuys.
Document WS5665734815-Doc5665759267@008@Open, field /noticeType-avisType-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The procurement method is Competitive - Open bidding.
Document WS5665734815-Doc5665759267@008@Open, field /procurementMethod-methodeApprovisionnement-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The notice was published on 30 Apr 2026.
“2026-04-30”
Document WS5665734815-Doc5665759267@008@Open, field /publicationDate-datePublication, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
CanadaBuys gives the status as Open.
Document WS5665734815-Doc5665759267@008@Open, field /tenderStatus-appelOffresStatut-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The notice is titled "RFSA - Translation Services".
Document WS5665734815-Doc5665759267@008@Open, field /title-titre-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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