RETORT POUCHES

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
RETORT POUCHES

1.	Definition of requirement :

The Department of National Defense (DND) has a requirement is to
supply Entrées, Fruits and Desserts in accordance with
Department of National Defence (DND) D-85-001-069/SF-002 dated
92-06-26, Specification for Meat, Poultry, Fruit and Baked
Dessert Products in Retort Pouches.  Items are required for the
production of an operational meal pack for Canadian Forces
Personnel serving overseas as well as in Canada.  

To ensure a shelf life of a minimum of 3 years, it is required
that manufacturers be subjected  to the most rigorous quality
controls.  All ingredients shall be of the latest production
except for dry ingredients which do not deteriorate as rapidly
with time.  Fruit shall be from the current year crop harvest. 
All thermally processed pouches shall be of the latest possible
production from the date of delivery.

Items									   Quantity

Hash Brown and Bacon					  		  20,000  pouches
Scalloped Potatoes and Ham						  40,000	  pouches
Indian Chicken Breast							  60,032  pouches
Beef Pot Roast with Mushroom Sauce					  20,000  pouches
Chipotle Chicken Carbonara						  40,000	  pouches
Blueberry  Applesauce							120,032  pouches
Applesauce								 60,000   pouches
Tortillas									  40,000  pouches
Corn Bread								160,032  pouches


2.	Trade Agreements:

Trade Agreement Exemptions -  Federal Supply Classification
(FSC) 89 is exempt from the provisions of WTO-AGP and NAFTA (as
per Appendix I, Annex 1 and Annex 1001.1b-1, Goods, General
Provisions, Section B respectively) but is subject to AIT.  

3.	Note 

In order for PWGSC to consider a bid, the supplier must be
pre-qualified.  Should the supplier not be pre-qualified, the
bid will be deemed ineligible.  Information as to how to become
pre-qualified for supplying required items for the production of
operational meal packs for Canadian Forces Personnel is as
follows:
https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tender-notice/PW-PD-022
-64368

4.	Required Delivery:

Deliveries are to start August 11, 2014 and are to be completed
by December 12, 2014.











	


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.