Chips - Canteen Items NB & NS

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: If 3+ bids offer Canadian goods/services
other bids will not be considered
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
21201-140031/A
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This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in
both official languages of Canada. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS

Government of Canada is moving its Government Electronic
Tendering Service from MERX to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders on June
1, 2013

Starting June 1, 2013, federal government tenders (tender
notices and bid solicitation documents) will be published and
available free of charge on a Government of Canada Web site on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

The Government Electronic Tendering Service on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders will be the sole authoritative source
for Government of Canada tenders that are subject to trade
agreements or subject to departmental policies that require
public advertising of tenders.

Get more details in the Frequently Asked Questions section of
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. 

After June 1, 2013, all tenders and related documents and
amendments will be on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

On June 1, 2013, suppliers must go to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders
to check for amendments to any tender opportunities that they
have been following on MERX prior to June 1.  

Bookmark Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders now to be ready for June 1!

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The requirement is  NOT  subject to the provisions of  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).

Canteen Items - CHIPS

REQUIREMENT:

Requesting a Standing Offer for the supply and delivery of 
"Chips - Canteen Items" 
to the Inmates' Canteens at Correctional Service of Canada's
(CSC) Atlantic Institution in Renous, Dorchester Penitentiary &
Westmorland Institution in Dorchester both in New Brunswick and
Springhill Institution in  Springhill  Nova Scotia on an "as and
when" requested basis for the period  from  01 July, 2013  to 
30 June, 2014  inclusive.

MANDATORY CRITERIA:

Annex "A" - Statement of Work

Annex "B" - Basis of Payment - Pricing Sheets - «List of 
Products»

The supplier MUST be compliant with the Statement of Work (SOW)
at Annex "A" the «List of Products» at Annex "B" and the
Conditions of the Request for Standing Offer.

DELIVERIES:

Deliveries MUST be made to the following (4) Institutions:
Atlantic Institution - Renous, New Brunswick
Dorchester Penitentiary - Dorchester, New Brunswick
Westmorland Institution - Dorchester, New Brunswick
Springhill Institution - Springhill, Nova Scotia

MANDATORY DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:

Call-Ups will be every (2) weeks.  Deliveries must be provided
within one (1) week of ordering.


BASIS OF EVALUATION:

Standing Offer(s) will be awarded to lowest valid offer «per
item» or «group of items» meeting ALL mandatory requirements, 
only if substantial savings can be accomplished.
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.