Meat, Poultry & Fish

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: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
W0105-14F005
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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).

Meat, Poultry & Fish

REQUIREMENT:

Requesting a Standing Offer for the supply and delivery of 
Meat, Poultry & Fish 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 four (4) rebid periods.

The yearly Financial Limitation - Total from 01 April, 2014 to
March 31, 2015 is  $2,400,000.00  (Harmonized Sales Tax
included).

Standing Offers will be processed in four (4) periods of three
(3) months each.
The Financial Limitation - Total  for each 3-month standing
offer will be for $600,000.00 (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  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 March 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.

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 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.