Bulk Fertilizers, Lacombe (Alberta)

Solicitation number 01587-120733/A

Publication date

Closing date and time 2012/04/04 16:00 EDT


    Description
    Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
    Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
    Attachment: None
    Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
    Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
    Nature of Requirements: 
    Bulk Fertilizers, Lacombe (Alberta)
    
    The Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lacombe (Alberta)
    has a requirement for supply of various Bulk Fertilizer Blends
    and spreading fertilizers at the Lacombe Research Centre over
    pasture ground.
    Some examples of required Blends are: 
    
    ·	33-8-8-0 where nitrogen (N) will come from 46-0-0, phosphorus
    (P) will come from 11-52-0 and potassium (K) will come from
    0-0-60
    ·	30-7-7-3 where nitrogen (N) will come from 46-0-0, phosphorus
    (P) will come from 11-52-0, potassium (K) will come from 0-0-6 0
    and sulphur (S) will come from 20-0-0-24.
    
    These are examples only and the blend may differ at time of
    ordering.
    
    Fertilizers must be blended at the time of call-up, stored by
    the Offeror and be available to be loaded into a standard tandem
    truck. On-loading of Blends is responsibility of the Offeror.
    
    Fertilizers must be stored by the Offeror until picked up by the
    Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food at seeding time.
    The Offeror must be located within 35 kilometers driving
    distance of the Lacombe Research Centre, Lacombe, Alberta, and
    must be available for pick up from 07:00 AM to 07:00 PM Monday
    to Saturday, not including statutory holidays, during seeding
    operations (May, June, and July).
    Anhydrous ammonia and the floated fertilizer must be delivered
    by the Offeror to the fields (Lacombe Research Centre) during
    seeding operations.
    Pasture fertilizer 46-0-0 will be floated on pastures as
    directed by farm operations manager at a rate of no more that
    225 kilograms per hectare. The Offeror should use self propelled
    modern fertilizer spreaders capable of entering through a 4.8
    meter wide gate access. The Offeror will be responsible for the
    delivery of the floated fertilizer to the site.
    The Offeror must be available to spread the fertilizer between
    7:00 AM and 4:30 PM, not including weekends and statutory
    holidays, for each scheduled order.
    The Standing Offer will be in effect for three months from May
    1, 2012 to July 31, 2012.   
    
    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.

    Contract duration

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    Trade agreements

    • Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
    • Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
    • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Public Works and Government Services Canada
    Address
    11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage
    Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Tikhonovitch, Alex
    Phone
    (780) 497-3541 ( )
    Fax
    (780) 497-3510
    Address
    Telus Plaza North/Plaza Telus Nord
    10025 Jasper Ave./10025 ave Jasper
    5th floor/5e étage
    Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 1S6

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Address
    1341 Baseline Road
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A0C5
    Canada
    Bidding details

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Proposal
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Alberta
    Commodity - GSIN
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