RMSO: Grocery Products, Misc

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / CPTPP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

AMENDMENT 002:

The purpose of this amendment is to :

- Delete the versions 001 of the Annex B’s for all five (5) regions and to replace them with versions 002.

- Modify the email address for the usage reports.

- Modify the delivery addresses (for the Montreal region only).


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AMENDMENT 001:

The purpose of this amendment is to post a Q and A, to change the final closing date of the standing offer and to modify the delivery addresses for the Montréal region.

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DESCRIPTION:  

This Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) involves the provision, on an ‘as and when" ordered basis of Miscellaneous Grocery Products.

IDENTIFIED USERS:  

The Identified Users authorized to make call-ups against the Standing Offer include any government department, agency or Crown Corporation listed in Schedules I, I.1, II, III, of the Financial Administration Act, R.S., 1985, c. F-11 in the province of Quebec. 

PERIOD OF STANDING PROPOSAL:  

From July 1st, 2019 to June 30, 2020, divided into two (2) periods: a 7 month period and a 5 month period.  PWGSC reserves the right de issue up to three (3) RMSO per term and per region should this be more advantageous for Canada.

FOOD QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS:

All products must comply with the Food Quality Specifications (FQS) detailed in the following link (that applies to this commodity):
http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/search/search.html?st=1&ssti=1&ast=food+quality+specifications+food+purchased+by+federal+government+departments&cnst=&_e=on&_f=on&_adof=on

EPOST CONNECT SERVICE:

This RFSO allows bid submission files electronically using epost Connect. Interested bidders must refer to Part 2 of the solicitation document in order to obtain the instructions on how to submit their bids electronically.

FACSIMILE:

Due to the nature of the RFSO, offers transmitted by Facsimile will no longer be accepted.

REQUEST TO ACCESS A FEDERAL INSTITUTION OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICE CANADA (CSC):

Any request to access a CSC federal Institution of by a supplier must have been completed and sent to CSC prior delivery. Personal information is collected under the authority of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act in order to authorize access to a federal institution.(See Annex F of the solicitation document as a reference only.)

QUANTITIES: 
 
The estimated quantities for the items required can be found in Annex B - Basis of Payment and (List of products).


APPROXIMATE SCOPE OF THE STANDING PROPOSAL:  

The approximate scope of the Standing Proposal is $2,000,000 for the period from July 1st, 2019 to June 30, 2020 inclusive.

All inquiries and other communication regarding this RFSO must be sent in writing to contact person named on this page.

Offerors may request a debriefing on the results of the request for standing offers process within 15 working days of receipt of the results of this said process.

PWGSC provides procurement services to the public in both official languages.


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.