Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
21201-158958
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This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in
both official languages of Canada.
CSC - Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
REQUIREMENT:
Requesting a Standing Offer for the supply and delivery of
Fresh Fruits & Vegetables to Correctional Service Canada's (CSC)
Institutions located in Renous and Dorchester in New Brunswick
and Springhill in Nova Scotia on an "as and when" requested
basis for the period from 01 April, 2015 to 31 March, 2016,
divided into twelve (12) rebid periods.
The Financial Limitation - Total from 01 April, 2015 to 31
March, 2016 is:
$450,000.00.
Standing Offers will be processed in twelve (12) periods of one
(1) month each.
The Financial Limitation - Total for each standing offer period
will be for $37,500.00
The Standing Offer Periods will be as follows:
Monthly Standing Offers for each month from April 2015 to
March 2016
Instructions to Offerors:
Offers must be submitted for each period as per the Schedule of
Tender Closing Dates in Annex "D". The Pages 1 of the Tender
Document, for each tender closing date, are included in Annex
"D".
Offerors may bid on any period of their choice.
Only one (1) notice will be posted on Buy and Sell, Government
Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) 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 Buy
and Sell 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 Buy and Sell until March 2016.
MANDATORY CRITERIA:
Annex "A" - Requirement
Annex "B" - Basis of Payment - «List of Products»
Annex "C" - Information to Suppliers
Annex "D" - Schedule of Tender Closing Dates and Pages 1 of
the Tender Document for each tender closing date
The supplier MUST be compliant with the Requirement at Annex
"A", the «List of Products» at Annex "B" and Conditions of the
Request for Standing Offer.
Please make note that the estimated quantities indicated on
Annex "B" are to be used for evaluation purposes only.
Quantities are based on a period of one (1) month.
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.
Supplier must be able to deliver to all four (4) Institutions as
follows:
Atlantic Institution - Renous, New Brunswick
Dorchester Penitentiary, Medium Sector - Dorchester, New
Brunswick
Dorchester Penitentiary, Minimum Sector - Dorchester, New
Brunswick
Springhill Institution - Springhill, Nova Scotia
Mandatory Delivery Schedules and Requirements for each
individual institution are indicated in Annex "A".
EVALUATION PROCEDURE AND BASIS OF SELECTION:
Only ONE (1) monthly 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 Supply Officer 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.
