Communication and Printing Services

Introduction

The Department of Public Works and Government Services' Acquisitions Branch provides all mandatory and optional procurement services related to communications to federal departments and agencies.

Mandatory Services

• Advertising services
• Public opinion research and surveys
• Audio-visual services

Optional Services

• Printing
• Communications services
• Expositions and exhibits services
• Events management services
• Media monitoring

Other Services

• Quality levels and Guides for printing
• Reprography Licence

Key Contacts

• Advertising - Nicole Proulx-Fairfield, 613-998-8340, nicole.proulx-fairfield@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca
• Communications and AudioVisual Services - Robert Pelot, 613-990-6842, robert.pelot@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca
• Events and Expositions Services - Robert Pelot, 613-990-6842, robert.pelot@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca
• Printing – Kathleen Gagé-Templeman, 613-990-9189, kathleen.gagne-templeman@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca
• Public Opinion Research/Media Monitoring – Myriam Sigouin, 613-990-6696, myriam.sigouin@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca
• Reprography Licence - Jim Todd 613-993-4355, jim.todd@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

Facsimile: 613-991-5870

Mandatory Services

• Advertising services (including planning, production and evaluation of advertising campaigns and public notices, and media purchasing and placement).
• Public opinion research and surveys (including quantitative and qualitative research, and syndicated studies).
• Audio-visual services (including film, video, audio-visual and multimedia production and services, distribution and duplication services, web casting, host broadcasting, and satellite transmission)

Optional Services

• Printing services (including custom printing and binding, printing of bonds, cheques, forms and other secure documents, print on demand, electronic document management, variable imaging, Braille and large print, warehousing, order fulfillment, logistics and distribution, and custom imprinting of promotional materials).
• Communications services (including public relations and marketing management, graphic design, writing, editing, language adaptation, telephone referral, program/project planning and development, research and analysis, and strategies).
• Expositions and exhibits services (including design, fabrication, storage and shipping, installation, dismantling, removal, project management, exhibit space rental and related services).
• Events management services (including conferences, trade shows and special events).
• Media monitoring (including media monitoring of radio and television broadcasts, press clippings, newswire distribution and transcripts of scrums and live events).

Other Services

Reprography licence. The licence allows employees of the Government of Canada to photocopy copyrighted material, covered by the licence, e.g. newspapers, professional journals, books, and magazines, within the limits set out in the licence, without fear of liability for copyright infringement.