Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: If 3+ bids offer Canadian goods/services
other bids will not be considered
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
W0105-13F007
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This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in
both official languages of Canada.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS
Government of Canada is moving its Government Electronic
Tendering Service from MERX to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders on June
1, 2013
Starting June 1, 2013, federal government tenders (tender
notices and bid solicitation documents) will be published and
available free of charge on a Government of Canada Web site on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.
The Government Electronic Tendering Service on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders will be the sole authoritative source
for Government of Canada tenders that are subject to trade
agreements or subject to departmental policies that require
public advertising of tenders.
Get more details in the Frequently Asked Questions section of
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.
After June 1, 2013, all tenders and related documents and
amendments will be on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.
On June 1, 2013, suppliers must go to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders
to check for amendments to any tender opportunities that they
have been following on MERX prior to June 1.
Bookmark Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders now to be ready for June 1!
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The requirement is subject to the provisions of Agreement on
Internal Trade (AIT).
Miscellaneous Groceries
REQUIREMENT:
Requesting a Standing Offer for the supply and delivery of
Miscellaneous Groceries to Department of National Defence, 3
ASG Food Services to various kitchens at CFB Gagetown in
Oromocto, New Brunswick on an "as and when" requested basis for
the period from 11 May, 2013 to 30 April, 2014, divided into
two (2) rebid periods.
The financial Limitation - Total from 11 May, 2013 to April 30,
2014 is $3,000,000.00 (Harmonized Sales Tax included 13%).
Standing Offers will be processed in two (2) periods of six (6)
months each.
The Financial Limitation - Total for each 6-month standing
offer period will be for $1,500,000.00 (Harmonized Sales Tax
included).
Instructions to Offerors:
Offers must be submitted for each standing offer period as per
the Schedule of Tender Closing Dates in Annex "D". The first
page of the Tender Document, with each individual closing date,
are included in Annex "D".
Offerors may bid on any standing offer period of their choice.
Only one (1) notice will be posted on MERX for this requirement.
This posting will include all the documents which are to be
submitted by the offeror for the rebidding period. No further
notice will be given to the offerors of the periodic tender
closing dates. It is the offeror's responsibility to create a
«bring-forward system» that best suits his needs.
NOTE: An amendment to the solicitation will be posted on MERX
if there must be any changes to the Requirement, the Schedule
of Tender Closing Dates or to the «List of Products» at Annex
"B". It is the responsibility of the offerors to assure
themselves they receive all the amendments (if any) during the
period from the date this solicitation is published on MERX.
MANDATORY CRITERIA:
Annex A.1 - Statement of Work for «Static Feeding Requirements»
Annex A.2 - Statement of Work for «Field Operational Feeding
Requirements»
Annex "B" - Basis of Payment - Pricing Sheets - «List of
Products»
Annex "C" - Information to Suppliers
Annex "D" - Schedule of Tender Closing Dates and Pages 1 of the
solicitation document with each individual bid closing date
The supplier MUST be compliant with the Statement of Work (SOW)
at Annexes "A.1", "A.2" and the «List of Products» at Annex "B"
and Conditions of the Request for Standing Offer.
Pricing: As per attached Annex "B" - Basis of Payment - Pricing
Sheets - «List of Products»
The supplier MUST provide a price for ALL items and must be able
to supply 100% of the items on the attached «List of Products»
at Annex "B". Failure to do so will render your bid non
compliant and it will be rejected.
Please note that the estimated quantities indicated on Annex "B"
are based on a one (1) year period and are to be used for
evaluation purposes only.
Delivery Schedules and Mandatory Requirements are indicated in
Annex "A.1" and "A.2" the Statements of Work.
EVALUATION PROCEDURE AND BASIS OF SELECTION:
Only one (1) Standing Offer will be awarded to lowest aggregate
bid, total extended cost of all items, meeting all mandatory
requirements.
INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERER:
It is essential that the elements contained in your offer be
stated in a clear concise manner. The Contracting Authority
reserves the right to accept any offer as submitted without
prior negotiations. It is the responsibility of the offerer to
obtain clarification of the requirements contained herein, if
necessary, PRIOR to submitting their offer.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
