Bottled Water

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: 
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Bottled Water Standing Offer

Regional Individual Standing Offer (RISO) for the supply,
delivery and off-loading of non-carbonated Bottled Water, to the
Department of National Defence Edmonton Garrison at Edmonton
Alberta, CFB Cold Lake at Cold Lake Alberta, and to CFB
Wainwright at Denwood Alberta to locations specified within the
Canadian Forces Base Edmonton Training Area, CFB Cold Lake, and
CFB Wainwright Training area, on an "as required" basis for a
period of three (3) years from the date of establishment of this
RISO.
Products will be supplied in non-breakable containers. No
substitutes on products and sizes will be accepted. The size of
the container and products are required so that these items fit
properly into boxed lunches that will be consumed in the field
by military personnel. 
No minimum orders will be accepted. All orders will be for full
case lots only.
All items must be shipped to the specified delivery point on
shrink or stretch wrapped pallets not higher than 180 cm in
height.
The offeror must ensure all orders will be palletized and
wrapped, ensuring that there are no conditions that would allow
potential cross contamination, packaging remains intact, free
from filth, spoilage, dents, swelling, leakage, and
pest-infestation and transported within the temperature
guidelines as set forth in both the Food Safety Code of Practice
booklet and in accordance with CFIA guidelines.
All packaging must include a "date of pack" or "best before
date" clearly visible on each outer box or individual item,
marked on one end, with the month and year of packaging in
letters a minimum of one half to one inch in height.
Pallets are to be loaded in such a way as to allow easy access
for off-loading with forklifts.  The Offeror agrees not to load
pallets in a cinder box fashion. The Offeror is responsible for
offloading all food items.
Returnable pallets or shipping containers will be picked up by
the Offeror when empty.

This procurement is conditionally limited to Canadian goods.


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.