Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
Winter Nursery Services, Chili
01R11-16S001/A
Guilford, Alison
Telephone No. - (204) 228-7215
Fax No. - (204) 983-7796
Revised Closing Date: 2015-07-15
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Research Stations located
in Lacombe and Lethbridge in Alberta, Indian Head, Saskatoon and
Swift Current in Saskatchewan; Brandon, Morden and Winnipeg in
Manitoba and Ottawa, Ontario co-ordinate winter nursery services
for AAFC plant breeders in the Americas. Current users of the
winter nursery service include AAFC plant breeders of flax,
barley, peas, wheat and oats.
AAFC requires the services of an Offeror to plant, manage and
harvest cereals (wheat, durum, barley and oats), flax, and peas
experimental lines to specified quantities and purity standards
for individual AAFC plant breeding programs and to plant,
manage, harvest and condition pure seed, bulk planted pedigreed
increases of cereal, oilseed and pulse lines or varieties to
standards equivalent of Canadian Breeder Seed.
The services include arranging phytosanitary inspection /
certification and other documentation for all seed shipped to
Canada and delivery of the packaged seed to a commercial
shipping agent in Chile.
The period of the Standing Offer is three years from
approximately August 1, 2015 to July 31, 2018.
As per the Integrity Provisions under section 01 of Standard
Instructions 2006, offerors must provide a list of all owners
and/or Directors and other associated information as required.
For services requirements, Offerors must provide the required
information as detailed in article 2.3 of Part 2 of the Request
for Standing Offers (RFSO), in order to comply with Treasury
Board policies and directives on contracts awarded to former
public servants.
The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on
Internal Trade (AIT).
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.
