Fresh Fruits & Vegetables

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: 
W0105-13F003
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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 subject to the provisions of Agreement on
Internal Trade (AIT).

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

REQUIREMENT:

Requesting a Standing Offer for the supply and delivery of  
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables  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 April, 2013  to  31 March, 2014,  divided into twelve (12)
rebid periods.

The Financial Limitation - Total from 01 April, 2013 to March
31, 2014 is  estimated at $700,600.00  (Harmonized Sales Tax
included @ 13%).

Standing Offers will be processed in twelve (12) periods of one
(1) month each.
The Estimated Financial Limitation - Total  for each monthly
standing offer is indicated at 
Annex "D" (Harmonized Sales Tax @ 13% included).


Instructions to Offerors:

Offers must be submitted for each monthly standing offer 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, the Estimated Monthly Financial
Limitation - Total  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 - 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
solicitation document with each individual monthly bid closing
date

The supplier MUST be compliant with the Statement of Work (SOW)
at Annex "A", 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"
the Statement of Work.

EVALUATION PROCEDURE AND BASIS OF SELECTION:

Only one (1) Standing Offer will be awarded (monthly) 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.