Trade Agreement: CETA/WTO-AGP/CPTPP/CFTA/FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama/Korea/UK
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
NISO - Non-Domestic Fuel
W010A-20A001/A
Matheson, Valerie
Telephone No. - (902) 403-6236
Fax No. - (902) 496-5016
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS A SECURITY REQUIREMENT
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of the Department of National Defence (DND), has a requirement for logistic support services of a recognized Marine Fuel Supplier (herein referred to as the Offeror) who buys marine (bunker/naval distillate) fuel or acceptable Marine Gas Oil (MGO) directly from a refinery and arranges for delivery to worldwide ports on an ?as and when requested’ basis on behalf of all ships of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) while deployed in areas outside of Canada as well as any other sovereign vessels operating under the command of, or in conjunction with the RCN during non-domestic operations and exercises.
The Fuel Supplier will be required to seek bids among brokers and suppliers around the world and forward all technical responses for review and selection by the Department of National Defence (DND). The Offeror will be required to follow up with the proposed Vendor to ensure timely delivery of fuel, make payment to the Vendor on behalf of DND and seek reimbursement from DND. DND shall have the right to perform audits.
Additionally, the Offeror may also be required to supply fuel for embarked assets and equipment, such as outboard engine fuel and diesel generator fuel.
Response times for delivery of fuel will include standard delivery response wherein fueling must be completed on the first business day after ships’ arrival to port (Monday to Friday inclusive) and Urgent delivery response time where fueling must be completed within 24 hours of ships’ arrival to port which may include weekends and holidays.
It is proposed to issue the Standing Offer for a two year period with the option to renew for one additional year. The estimated annual expenditure is Thirty-three point thirty-three million dollars ($33.33M).
Please see the specification for a complete detail of the requirement.
INQUIRIES: All inquiries of a technical nature and all questions of a contractual nature are to be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority: Valerie Matheson email: v••••••••@•••••.••.ca or facsimile: (902)496-5016.
Inquiries are to be made in writing and should be received no less than seven (7) calendar days prior to the closing date to allow sufficient time to respond.
IMPORTANT: This tender is part of Public Services and Procurement Canada’s initiative to submit bid submission files electronically using epost Connect. Interested bidders should refer to Part 3 of the solicitation document entitled Offer Preparation Instructions for instructions on how to participate and submit their files electronically for this tender.
This tender allows and encourages Proponents to use the epost Connect service provided by Canada Post Corporation to transmit their proposal electronically.
Proponents must refer to the solicitation documents for further information. Proposals must be submitted only to the Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) Bid Receiving Unit specified below by the date and time indicated on page 1 of the bid solicitation:
Bid Receiving
Public Works & Government Services Canada
1713 Bedford Row
Halifax, NS B3J 1T3
ePost Connect:
T••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Note: Proposals will not be accepted if emailed directly to this email address. This email address is to be used to open an epost Connect conversation, as detailed in General Instructions, or to send proposals through an epost Connect message if the proponent is using its own licensing agreement for epost Connect.
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Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
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