Food Services Meal Trays

Trade Agreement: World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Food Services Meal Trays 

21120-175659/A
Friesen, Manon
Telephone No. - (873) 469-3985 

REF: Food Services Meal Trays 


This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement of Correctional Service Canada (CSC) (the “Client”) for the manufacturing and supply of various food service meal trays. The bid solicitation is intended to result in the award of a contract for the period of one year, with five one-year irrevocable option(s), allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract.

The scope of the bid solicitation includes:

OPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

(i) the provision of optional professional services, as detailed in Part 7 Resulting Contract Clauses, to be provided for the review and modification, if required, of the existing design for the re-tooling of a five-compartment cafeteria meal tray mould (hereinafter also referred to as the Government-supplied material (GSM) where the context requires), upon acceptance by the CSC Project Authority, meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A, Statement of Requirement (SOR); 

MANUFACTURING OF MEAL TRAYS BY INJECTION MOULDING PROCESS 

(ii) the manufacturing of pre-production sample(s) (see Article 7.4 in Part 7 Resulting Contract Clauses) by injection moulding process of a five-compartment cafeteria meal tray for cold and hot food, using the GSM, for an estimated quantity of 600 to be delivered to the CSC National Depot in Laval Quebec, Canada (as specified under Article 7.11 in Part 7 Resulting Contract Clauses), meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A, SOR;

(iii) the manufacturing of pre-production sample(s) (see Article 7.4 in Part 7 Resulting Contract Clauses) by injection moulding process of a four-compartment air-insulated meal tray for cold and hot food, using the GSM, for an estimated quantity of 450 to be delivered to the CSC National Depot in Laval Quebec, Canada (as specified under Article 7.11 in Part 7 Resulting Contract Clauses), meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A, SOR;

(iv) the manufacturing by injection moulding process of a five-compartment cafeteria meal tray for cold and hot food, using the GSM, for an initial estimated quantity of approximately 4,200 to be delivered to the CSC National Depot in Laval Quebec, Canada, meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A, Statement of Requirement (SOR);

(v) the manufacturing by injection moulding process of a four-compartment air-insulated meal tray for cold and hot food, using existing GSM, for an initial estimated quantity of approximately 2,700 to be delivered to the CSC National Depot in Laval Quebec, Canada, meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A, SOR;

SUPPLY OF MEAL TRAYS COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF 

(vi) the supply of a three-compartment hot dish tray for tray on tray meal distribution, commercially available off-the-shelf, for an initial estimated quantity of approximately 336 to be delivered to the CSC National Depot in Laval Quebec, Canada, meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A, SOR; 

(vii) the supply of a two-compartment hot dish meal tray for tray on tray distribution, commercially available off-the-shelf, for an initial estimated quantity of approximately 336 to be delivered to the CSC National Depot in Laval Quebec, Canada, meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A, SOR;

SUPPLY OF LIDS FOR MEAL TRAYS COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF 

(viii) the supply of a lid for the three-compartment hot dish meal tray, commercially available off-the-shelf, for an initial estimated quantity of approximately 336 to be delivered to the CSC National Depot in Laval Quebec, Canada, meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A, SOR;

(ix) the supply of a lid for the two-compartment hot dish meal tray, commercially available off-the-shelf, for an initial estimated quantity of approximately 336 to be delivered to the CSC National Depot in Laval Quebec, Canada, meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A, SOR;

SUPPLY OF OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL GOODS ON AN “AS-AND-WHEN” REQUESTED BASIS

(x) the manufacturing by injection moulding process of optional additional five-compartment cafeteria meal tray(s) for cold and hot food, using existing GSM, to be acquired on an “as-and-when” requested basis, in increments of 600 units minimum, at any time during the Contract Period and any extension thereof and delivered to the CSC National Depot in Laval Quebec, Canada, meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A, SOR;

(xi) the manufacturing by injection moulding process of optional additional four-compartment cafeteria insulated meal tray(s) for cold and hot food, using existing GSM, to be acquired on an “as-and-when” requested basis, in increments of 225 units minimum, at any time during the Contract Period and any extension thereof and delivered to the CSC National Depot in Laval Quebec, Canada, meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A, SOR;

(xii) the supply of optional additional three-compartment and two-compartment hot dish tray(s) for tray on tray meal distribution, commercially available off-the-shelf, to be acquired on an “as-and-when” requested basis, in increments of 336 units minimum,at any time during the Contract Period and any extension thereof and delivered to the CSC National Depot in Laval Quebec, Canada, meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A, SOR;

(xiii) the supply of optional additional lid(s), commercially available off-the-shelf, for the three-compartment and two-compartment hot dish meal trays, to be acquired on an “as-and-when” requested basis, in increments of 336 units minimum,at any time during the Contract Period and any extension thereof and delivered to the CSC National Depot in Laval Quebec, Canada, meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A, SOR;

NSF CERTIFICATION

(xiv) the supply of NSF Certification to be provided with all meal trays deliveries, including the pre-production sample(s), meeting all the requirements as stated in Annex A, SOR, and

WARRANTY

(xv) upon delivery and acceptance of Work, a twelve (12) month warranty period or the length of the Contractor's or manufacturer's standard warranty period, whichever is longer.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

There is no security requirement associated with this requirement.

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.