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: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
W0105-14F003
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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).

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

REQUIREMENT:

Requesting a Standing Offer for the supply and delivery of  
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables  to Department of National Defence
for Food Services' various kitchens at  5th Canadian Division
Support Base Gagetown located in Oromocto, New Brunswick on an
"as and when" requested basis for the period from 01 April, 2014
 to  31 March, 2015,  divided into twelve (12) rebid periods.

The Financial Limitation - Total from 01 April, 2014 to March
31, 2015 is  estimated at $700,600.00  (Harmonized Sales Tax
included).

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 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 
Pages 1 of the  Tender Document, for 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  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, 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  GETS.



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 monthly tender 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.