Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: If 3+ bids offer Canadian goods/services
other bids will not be considered
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
W0105-15F003
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This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in
both official languages of Canada.
The requirement is subject to the provisions of Agreement on
Internal Trade (AIT).
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
REQUIREMENT:
Requesting a Standing Offer for the supply and delivery of
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables to Department of National Defence
for Food Services' various kitchens at 5th Canadian Division
Support Base Gagetown located in Oromocto, New Brunswick 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 March
31, 2016 is estimated at $700,600.00 (Taxes included).
Standing Offers will be processed in twelve (12) periods of one
(1) month each.
The Estimated Financial Limitation - Total for each monthly
standing offer is indicated at
Annex "E" (Taxes included).
Instructions to Offerors:
Offers must be submitted for each monthly standing offer period
as per the Schedule of Tender Closing Dates in Annex "E". The
Pages 1 of the Tender Document, for each monthly closing date,
are included in Annex "E".
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, the Estimated Monthly
Financial Limitation - Total 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.
MANDATORY CRITERIA:
Annex A - Requirement
Annex B - Basis of Payment - "List of Products"
Annex C - Complete List of Each Individual who are currently
Directors and/or Owners of the
offeror;
Annex D - Information to Suppliers
Annex E - Schedule of Tender Closing Dates and Pages 1 of the
Tender Document for each monthly tender closing date
The supplier MUST be compliant with the Requirement at Annex
"A", 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.
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 Requirements are indicated in Annex "A".
EVALUATION PROCEDURE AND BASIS OF SELECTION:
Only one (1) Standing Offer will be awarded (monthly) 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 offeror 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.
