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Tender for Language Training Services - Housing, Infrastructure Canada

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Published February 20th, 2026

Detected March 9th, 2026

Summary

Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) has issued a tender for language training services. The solicitation is open to eligible suppliers under various trade agreements, with a closing date of April 1, 2026. The contract aims to provide second language training to HICC employees.

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What changed

Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) has published a tender notice (Solicitation number HICC-LICC-2025/26-PS6289) for language training services. The procurement is open to suppliers under multiple trade agreements, including the CFTA, CETA, and WTO-AGP, and will be awarded based on a combination of technical merit and price. The contract duration is one year with options to extend for up to four additional years.

Suppliers interested in this opportunity must submit their bids by April 1, 2026. The training is intended to help HICC learners obtain or maintain official language proficiency requirements for their positions. Inquiries should be directed to the Contracting Authority, Jennifer Hendrick, via email. A minimum corporate security screening of Designated Organization Screening (DOS) and resource security of Reliability is required.

What to do next

Review tender requirements for language training services.
Submit bids by the closing date of April 1, 2026.
Ensure compliance with security requirements (DOS and Reliability).

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Language Training services for Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)

Solicitation number HICC-LICC-2025-26/PS6289

Publication date

2026/02/20

Closing date and time 2026/04/01 10:00 EDT

Last amendment date

2026/03/06

Status Status
Open

Description

Title : Language Training services for Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)

Solicitation Number: HICC-LICC-2025/26-PS6289

Organization Name: Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)

Solicitation Date: February 20, 2026
Closing Date: April 1, 2026 @10:00 E.D.T.

Contract Duration: The contract period will be for one (1) year from the date of contract with an irrevocable option to extend it for up to four (4) additional one-year periods.

Solicitation Method: Competitive

Language(s)
English, French

Commodity category
Services

Basis of Selection - Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit (60%) and Price (40%)

Applicable Trade Agreements:
• Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA),
• Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA),
• Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA),
• Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement (CHFTA),
• Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA),
• Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA),
• Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA),
• Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA),
• Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA),
• Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (C-UKTCA);
• Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and
• World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP).

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Applies: No

Number of Contracts: 1

Tendering Procedure: Open Tendering

Description of Work:

The objective of the training is to provide 1 on 1 and part-time group second language training to Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) learners who need to obtain/maintain the minimum official language (OL) proficiency requirement of their positions.

Security Requirement:

Minimum Corporate Security Required: Designated Organization Screening (DOS)

Minimum Resource Security Required: Reliability

Contracting Authority: Jennifer Hendrick
Email Address: procurement-approvisionnement@infc.gc.ca

Inquiries
Inquiries regarding this RFP requirement must be submitted to the Procurement Authority at the email address above. Canada retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language.

If you require a Word version, please send your request to the Procurement inbox: procurement-approvisionnement@infc.gc.ca

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Contract duration

The estimated contract period will be 12 month(s).

Trade agreements

World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)

Reason for limited tendering

A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

None

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Contact information

Contracting organization

Organization Office of Infrastructure of Canada (INFC) Address 1100-180 Kent Street

Ottawa, ON, K1P 0B6 Canada Contracting authority Xiumei Situ Phone (343) 990-6048 Email procurement-approvisionnement@infc.gc.ca Address 1100-180 Kent Street

Ottawa, ON, K1P 0B6 Canada

Bidding details

Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
| Document title | Amendment no. | Language | Unique downloads | Date added |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HICC-LICC 2025-26-PS6289 - Annex Technical Criteria (Reformatted Copy).pdf | 001 | EN | 1 | 2026/03/06 |
| Q&A #1 - Solicitation No. HICC-LICC 2025-26-PS6289 EN & FR.pdf | 001 | EN and FR | 4 | 2026/03/04 |
| HICC-LICC 2025-26-PS6289 -Language Training Services - RFP-Feb20_0.pdf | 001 | EN | 39 | 2026/02/20 |
| HICC-LICC 2025-26-PS6289-DDP - Feb 20_0.pdf | 001 | FR | 27 | 2026/02/20 |
| HICC-LICC 2025-26-PS6289 - NPP EN_0.pdf | 001 | EN | 18 | 2026/02/20 |
| HICC-LICC 2025-26-PS6289 - APM FR_0.pdf | 001 | FR | 14 | 2026/02/20 |
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Summary information

Notice type Request for Proposal Language(s) English, French Region(s) of delivery National Capital Region (NCR) Region of opportunity National Capital Region (NCR) Contract duration 12 month(s) Procurement method Competitive – Open Bidding Selection criteria Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price Commodity - UNSPSC
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