CHEMISTRY TESTING

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
39903-130313/a
Dagenais, Gaëtane
Telephone No. - (819) 956-1365

REQUEST FOR PRPOSAL (RFP) FOR ANALYTICAL SERVICES FOR THE
DETECTION AND QUANTITATION OF ALLERGENS, CHEMICAL ADDITIVES AND
RESIDUE CONTAMINANTS IN FOOD FOR THE PROVISION OF TARGETED
SURVEY FOR THE CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY (CFIA)
	
Summary
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is a federal
regulatory agency with a mandate to safeguard food, animals and
plants to enhance the health and well-being of Canada's people,
environment and economy. 

The CFIA requires commercial laboratories to provide sample
collection and analytical testing in food products. The results
of the testing will be used by the CFIA to determine the food
safety risk to Canadians and identify areas where food safety
issues may need to be addressed.  In addition, the CFIA may be
required to take regulatory action under any or all of the Acts
it administers or enforces by virtue of section 11 of the
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act, or under any other
applicable law, on the basis of any information received or
obtained in the course of performing the Work under this
contract.

The objective of the Work is for the provision of Laboratory
services for the delivery of targeted Surveys  of allergens,
chemical additives and residue contaminants in food for the
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in accordance with the
identified Hazards that are listed in Appendix I to Annex A,
Reference Methods and Criteria of the RFP.
	
Analytical testing services must be performed in a laboratory
accredited under the Standard Council of Canada (SCC) or the
Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation (CALA) for the
work requirements.

Bidders are requested to submit a bid for each Survey to address
the requirements outlined in the Request for Proposal.  Bidders
may bid on one or more Surveys.  Canada intends to award up to
fifteen (15) contracts to ensure Laboratory Services are
available for all Surveys identified in the RFP, however only
one contract per Survey will be issued based on the results of
the financial evaluation. 

Sample collection and analytical testing services are required
from May 1, 2013 to April 30, 2016, with an irrevocable on the
part of Canada to extend the contract period by up to two (2)
optional periods of one (1) year each.  A portion of the Work in
the contract(s) that includes Optional Survey Packages, Expert
Testimony Services, and Additional Surveys Services if
applicable, and Additional Analytical Testing Services will be
on an "as and when requested" basis subject to Task
Authorizations.  	

Bidders are requested to submit a bid for each Survey to address
the requirements outlined in the Request for Proposal.  Bidders
may bid on one or more Surveys.  Canada intends to award up to
fifteen (15) contracts to ensure Laboratory Services are
available for all Surveys identified in the RFP, however only
one contract per Survey will be issued based on the results of
the financial evaluation. 

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on
Internal Trade (AIT) and is limited to Canadian services.

Bid Preparation Instructions

Part 3, Bid Preparation Instructions of the solicitation
document, provides bidders with instructions on how to prepare
their bid.  Bidders may submit one or more bids for the Surveys. 
	
Evaluation Procedures and Basis of Selection 

Part 4, Evaluation Procedures and Basis of Selection, of the
solicitation document indicates how the evaluation will be
conducted, the evaluation criteria that must be addressed in the
bid, and the basis of selection.  

Bids will be assessed in accordance with the entire requirement
of the bid solicitation, including the Mandatory Technical
Criteria defined in Attachment 1 and referenced at Part 4
Section 1.1, Technical Evaluation and the Financial Evaluation
referenced in Part 4, Section 1.2 and defined in Attachment 1 to
Part 3, Financial Bid Presentation Sheet.  The Evaluation of
Price is described in Attachment 2 to Part 4.

For each  Survey, the responsive bid with the lowest evaluated
price will be recommended for award of a contract.


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.