Misc. Groceries - Bulk Packages

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
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: 
21201-153349
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This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in
both official languages of Canada.

CSC - Miscellaneous Groceries - Retail Packages

REQUIREMENT:

Requesting a Standing Offer for the supply and delivery of 
Miscellaneous Groceries in Bulk Packages to Correctional Service
Canada's (CSC)  Institutions located in Renous and Dorchester
New Brunswick and Springhill in Nova Scotia on an "as and when"
requested basis for the period from 01 August, 2014 to 31 July,
2015,   divided into two (2) rebid periods.

The Financial Limitation - Total  from 01 August, 2014 to 31
July, 2015 is:
$570,000.00 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 $285,000.00

The  Standing Offer Periods will be as follows:
01 August 2014  to 31 January 2015;
01 February 2015 to 31 July 2015;

Instructions to Offerors:

Offers must be submitted for each period as per the Schedule of
Tender Closing Dates  in Annex "D".  The  Pages 1 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 Government Electronic
Tendering Sercvice (GETS) 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 GETS 
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 GETS
until July 2015.


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 Pages 1 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.  

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 Institutions as follows:

Atlantic Institution - Renous, New Brunswick
Dorchester Penitentiary - Medium and Minimum Sectors -
Dorchester, New Brunswick
Springhill Institution - Springhill, Nova Scotia

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 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.