Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy:
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
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This PSPC office provides procurement services to the public in both official languages of Canada.
RISO - CSC - Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
REQUIREMENT:
Requesting a Regional Individual Standing Offer (RISO) 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, 2016 to 31 March, 2017, divided into twelve (12) rebid periods.
The Financial Limitation - Total from 01 April, 2016 to 31 March, 2017 is:
$500,000.00 including applicable taxes.
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 $41,666.00
The Standing Offer Periods will be as follows:
Monthly Standing Offers for each month from April 2016 to March 2017
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 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 & Sell if there must be any change 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 to March 2017.
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
Annex ?E? - Complete List of Each Individual Who Are Currently Directors and/or Owners of the Offeror
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 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 eachindividual institution are indicated in the Requirement at Annex ?A?.
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 Supply Officer 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.
