Pre-Packaged Meals

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

This amendment number 01 is raised to answer questions from the Industry and to modify the English version of solicitation document.

1.Answers to questions from the Industry; and
2.Modification to solicitation document (English version only) to Part 2 - OFFEROR INSTRUCTIONS, 2.2 Submission of offers.


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Requirement

This requirement is in response to COVID-19.

1. The Department of National Defence (DND) and Correctional Services Canada (CSC) have a requirement for up to 2 Regional Master Standing Offers (RMSOs) for the provision of Pre-Package Meal (also referred to as “Prepared Meals”), to be delivered on an “as and when requested” basis to potentially 21 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) bases, 39 CSC Institutions, and possibly additional locations across Canada in accordance with the requirement detailed in Annex A - Statement of Requirement.

The period of the Standing Offers will be for a period of 1 year with 3 option periods of 6-months each, on the basis of Right of First Refusal. The total dollar value of all Standing Offers is estimated to be $8M (GST or HST included).

Due to the unpredictable nature of COVID-19 and military operations, DND’s operational requirements and CSC kitchen capacities, which would necessitate the provision on Pre-Package Meals cannot be precisely defined. Estimates per location are included in ANNEX A-STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENT- section 18. MEAL FORECASTS. However, the exact number of meals and locations will be specified in each call-up issued to the Offeror.

2. Trade Agreements

This procurement is covered under an existing NSE for COVID-19. PWGSC has invoked the National Security Exception under all of Canada’s trade agreements and, as a result, the usual disciplines of the trade agreements do not apply to this procurement.


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.