Miscellaneous Groceries

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
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: 
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This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in
both official languages of Canada.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of Agreement on
Internal Trade (AIT).


Miscellaneous Groceries


REQUIREMENT:

Requesting a Standing Offer for the supply and delivery of 
Miscellaneous Groceries to Department of National Defence, 3 ASG
Food Services to various kitchens at CFB Gagetown in Oromocto,
New Brunswick on an "as and when" requested basis for the period
from  01 May, 2012  to  30 April, 2013,  divided into two (2)
rebid periods.

The financial Limitation - Total from 01 May, 2012 to April 30,
2013 is  $3,390,000.00  (Harmonized Sales Tax included).

Standing Offers will be processed in two (2) periods of six (6)
months each.
The Financial Limitation - Total  for each 6-month standing
offer will be for  $1,695,000.00 (Harmonized Sales Tax included).


Instructions to Offerors:

Offers must be submitted for each period as per the Schedule of
Tender Closing Dates  in Annex "D".  The  first page of the 
Tender Document, with each monthly closing date, are included in
Annex "D".

Offerors may bid on any period of their choice.  

Only one (1) notice will be posted on MERX 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 MERX 
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  MERX.


MANDATORY CRITERIA:

Annex A.1 - Statement of Work for «Static Feeding Requirements»
Annex A.2 - Statement of Work for  «Field Operational Feeding
Requirements»
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
solicitation document with each individual bid closing date

The supplier MUST be compliant with the Statement of Work (SOW)
at Annexes "A.1", "A.2" and  the «List of Products» at Annex "B"
and Conditions of the Request for Standing Offer.

Pricing:  As per attached Annex "B" - Basis of Payment - Pricing
Sheets - «List of Products» 

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.

Please note that the estimated quantities indicated on Annex "B"
are based on a one (1) year period and are to be used for
evaluation purposes only.   

Delivery Schedules and Requirements are indicated in Annex "A.1"
and "A.2"  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 Contracting Authority
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.