RISO (CFS St. John's) - Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
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: 
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS

Government of Canada is moving its Government Electronic
Tendering Service from MERX to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders on June
1, 2013

Starting June 1, 2013, federal government tenders (tender
notices and bid solicitation documents) will be published and
available free of charge on a Government of Canada Web site on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

The Government Electronic Tendering Service on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders will be the sole authoritative source
for Government of Canada tenders that are subject to trade
agreements or subject to departmental policies that require
public advertising of tenders.

Get more details in the Frequently Asked Questions section of
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. 

After June 1, 2013, all tenders and related documents and
amendments will be on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.  

On June 1, 2013, suppliers must go to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders
to check for amendments to any tender opportunities that they
have been following on MERX prior to June 1.  

Bookmark Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders now to be ready for June 1!

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Regional Individual Standing Offer (RISO) CFS St. John's - Fresh
Fruit and Vegetable Products

W0139-14J001/A
Connolly, Carolyn
Telephone No. - (709) 772-5396
Fax No. - (709) 772-4603

To establish a Regional Individual Standing Offer for the
Department of National Defence for the supply of fresh fruit and
vegetable products on an 'as and when' requested basis.  Food
supplies to be delivered to both the HMCS Cabot Complex
Pleasantville base located in St. John's, Newfoundland; and
various HMCS ships/allied ships located in St. John's Harbour
(specific locations to be detailed on call-up).  

Period of Standing Offer: One year, from 25 June 2013 to 24 June
2014 inclusive. 

Overall estimated value: $70,000.00

Standing Offers will be processed in four (4) three (3) month
re-bid periods as follows: 

25 June 2013 - 24 September 2013		$17,500.00
25 September 2013 - 24 December 2013	$17,500.00
25 December 2013 - 24 March 2014		$17,500.00
25 March 2014 - 24 June 2014			$17,500.00

IMPORTANT NOTES TO BIDDERS:

Pursuant to section 01 of Standard Instructions 2006, Bidders
must submit a complete list of names of all individuals who are
currently directors of the Bidder.  Furthermore, as determined
by the Special Investigations Directorate, Departmental
Oversight Branch, each individual named on the list may be
requested to complete a Consent to a Criminal Record
Verification form and related documentation.  

It is the responsibility of the Bidder to ensure that all
addenda issued prior to tender closing have been obtained and
addressed in the submitted tender.

Standard terms and conditions for this procurement are
incorporated by reference into, and form part of, the tender and
contract documents. The standard Public Works and Government
Services Canada documents may be viewed at
http://sacc.pwgsc.gc.ca/sacc/index-e.jsp. Firms intending to
submit bids on this project should obtain tender documents
through the MERX services provider at http://www.merx.com,
referencing the solicitation number.  The telephone number for
MERX is 1-800-964-MERX (6379) all across Canada.
  
Addenda, when issued, will be available from the MERX service
provider.  Firms that elect to base their bids on tender
documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk
and will be solely responsible to inform the tender authority of
their intention to bid.

Bids will be received in English or French at:  Public Works and
Government Services Canada, Bid Receiving Unit, 10 Barter's
Hill, P.O. Box 4600, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C
5T2.

Delivery Date Required:  The period of the Standing Offer is 25
June 2013 to 24 June 2014 inclusive.



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.