Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru
FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
21201-130040
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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 the World Trade
Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Columbia
Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canada-Peru Free Trade
Agreement (CPFTA) and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).
The 2006 (2012/07/11) Standard Instructions - Request for
Standing Offers - Goods or Services - Competitive Requirements,
are incorporated by reference into and form part of the RFSO.
The text under Subsection 4 of Section 01 - Code of Conduct and
Certifications - Offer of 2006 referenced above is replaced by:
Offerors should provide, with their offer or promptly
thereafter, a complete list of names of all individuals who are
currently directors of the Offeror. If such a list has not been
received by the time the evaluation of offers is completed,
Canada will inform the Offeror of a time frame within which to
provide the information. Failure to provide such a list within
the required time frame will render the offer non-responsive.
Offerors must always submit the list of directors before
issuance of a standing offer.
Canada may, at any time, request that an Offeror provide
properly completed and Signed Consent Forms (Consent to a
Criminal Record Verification form - PWGSC-TPSGC 229)
(http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/forms/formulaire…
html) for any or all individuals named in the aforementioned
list within a specified delay. Failure to provide such Consent
Forms within the delay will result in the offer being declared
non-responsive.
The text under Subsection 5 of Section 01 - Code of Conduct and
Certifications - Offer of 2006 referenced above is replaced by:
The Offeror must diligently maintain the list up-to-date by
informing Canada in writing of any change occurring during the
validity period of the Offer, and must also provide Canada, when
requested, with the corresponding Consent Forms. The Offeror
will also be required to diligently maintain the list and when
requested, provide Consent Forms during the period of any
standing offer arising from this Request for Standing Offers
(RFSO) and any call-ups made against the Standing Offer.
Dairy Products and Frozen Foods - Institutions located in
New-Brunswick
REQUIREMENT:
Requesting a Standing Offer for the supply and delivery of
Dairy Products & Frozen Foods to Correctional Service Canada's
(CSC) Institutions located in Renous and Dorchester both in
New Brunswick on an "as and when" requested basis for the period
from 13 August, 2012 to
31 July, 2013, divided into two (2) rebid periods.
The Financial Limitation - Total from 13 August, 2012 to 31
July, 2013 is: $288,000.00 including 13% HST
Standing Offers will be processed in two (2) periods of six (6)
months each.
The Financial Limitation - Total for each standing offer period
will be for $144,000.00
The Standing Offer Periods will be as follows:
From 13 August 2012 to 08 February 2013 and from 09
February 2013 to 31 July 2013
Instructions to Offerors:
Offers must be submitted for each period as per the Schedule of
Tender Closing Dates in Annex "D". The first pages 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 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 to
July 2013.
MANDATORY CRITERIA:
Annex "A" - Statement of Work
Annex "B" - Basis of Payment - Pricing Sheets - «List of
Products»
Annex "C" - Information to Suppliers
Annex "D" - Schedule of Tender Closing Dates and the First Page
of the Tender Document for each tender closing date
The supplier MUST be compliant with the Statement of Work (SOW)
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 six (6) months.
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 three (3) Institutions
as follows:
Atlantic Institution - Renous, New Brunswick
Dorchester Penitentiary - Dorchester, New Brunswick
Westmorland Institution - Dorchester, New Brunswick
Mandatory Delivery Schedules and Requirements for each
individual institution are indicated in Annex "A" the Statement
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 Food 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.
