Fruit and Vegetables

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: 

Fruit and Vegetables

W0117-19V029/A
Marsland, Rina
Telephone No. - (306) 241-5742 
Fax No. - (306) 975-5397 
rina.marsland@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca


Be advised that our bid receiving address and fax number has changed. 

Bids will be received only at:

The Victory Building 
Suite 310 - 269 Main Street, 
Winnipeg, MB R3C 1B3. 

Bids can be faxed to: (204) 983-0338. 

Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and to encourage physical distancing, the bid receiving unit in Winnipeg will remain open but with limited staff and limited hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am to 11 am (local time).

Due to limited staff available, bidders are strongly encouraged to transmit their bids electronically using the epost Connect service instead of any of the other methods of bid delivery that are available should the solicitation allow.

Please monitor Buyandsell.gc.ca closely as changes to bid closing dates may be necessary. 



1.2.1 Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of Department of National Defence, CFB 17 Wing, Winnipeg, MB,  has a requirement for a Regional Individual Standing Offer for the supply, delivery and offloading of various quantities of Fresh Produce, on an “as and when requested basis” for the period of the Standing Offer.

 The period of this standing offer will be from Date of Issuance to November 30, 2020 with refresh and rebid periods as applicable for this commodity.
 
1.2.2  The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

1.2.3 This RFSO allows offerors to use the epost Connect service provided by Canada Post Corporation to transmit their offers electronically. Offerors must refer to Part 2 of the RFSO entitled Offeror Instructions and Part 3 of the RFSO entitled Offer Preparation Instructions, for further information on using this method.

1.4 Key Terms

Refresh Period - The Standing Offer holder is able to update the prices of the items listed in their standing offer. The SO supplier does not change.  Prices that are updated will be subject to review and price support may be required.  Items in each category will be reviewed individually. If price increase is greater than 10%, price support will be required. If prices are not fair and r0easonable, line items may be removed from the category for the period of the Standing Offer.

Rebid Period - the standing offer holder and any other interested suppliers will be able to bid on this requirement at a specified period as laid out in the Standing Offer and this bid solicitation.  The same evaluation criteria will be used at the time of the rebid period as is used in the original evaluation. The requirement will remain posted on Buy and Sell for the period of the Standing Offer which will be affected by the rebid periods.

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.