W0105-20F006/01/A - RISO Miscellaneous Groceries (W0105-20F006/01/A)

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) Tendering Procedures: If 2+ bids offer Canadian goods/services other bids will not be considered Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

RISO Miscellaneous Groceries

W0105-20F006 Drisdelle, Charlotte J. Telephone No.(506) 962-5329 Fax No.(506) 851-6759

Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and limited staff available at the [fill in applicable location] bid receiving unit, bidders are encouraged to transmit their bids electronically using the epost Connect service or facsimile instead of any of the other methods of bid delivery that are available for this bid solicitation.

If you must hand deliver your bid (yourself or via courier), please note the reduced hours for bid receiving;

Moncton - open: Monday to Thursday, 10am to 3pm - closed on Fridays

This PSPC office provides procurement services to the public in both official languages of Canada.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

REQUIREMENT:

Requesting a Standing Offer for the supply and delivery of

Miscellaneous Groceries including One Stop Shopping to Department of National Defence Food Services at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown in Oromocto, New Brunswick on an «as and when» requested basis for the period from 16 December 2019, to 15 December, 2020, divided into two (2) rebid periods.

Standing Offers will be processed in two (2) periods of six (6) months each.

Instructions to Offerors:

Offers are submitted for each period as per Annex E. Offerors may bid on one or any period of their choice.

Only one (1) notice will be posted on Buy and Sell «GETS» (Government Electronic Tendering Service) for this requirement.

This posting will include all the documents which are to be submitted by the offeror for the rebidding period. No further notice will be given to the offerors of the periodic tender closing dates. It is the offeror’s responsibility to create a «bring-forward system» that best suits his needs.

NOTE: An amendment to the solicitation will be posted on Buy and Sell if there must be any change to the Requirement, the Schedule of Tender Closing Dates or to the «List of Products» at Annexes B.1 and B.2. It is the responsibility of the offerors to download all amendments (if any) during the period from the date this solicitation is published on Buy and Sell.

The supplier MUST be compliant with the Requirements at Annexes A.1 and A.2, the «Lists of Products» at Annexes B.1 and B.2 and the Conditions of the Request for Standing Offer.

Pricing: As per attached Annexes B.1 and B.2 - Basis of Payment.

The supplier MUST provide a price for ALL items and must be able to supply 100% of the items on the attached Annexes B1 and B2.

Failure to do so will render your bid non-compliant and it will be rejected.

Please note that the estimated quantities indicated on Annex B.1 are based on a six (6) month period and Annex B.2 are based on a yearly basis and are to be used for evaluation purposes only.

Delivery Schedules and Requirements are indicated in Annex A.1 and A.2.

EVALUATION PROCEDURE AND BASIS OF SELECTION:

Only one (1) Standing Offer will be awarded to lowest aggregate bid including prices at Annex B.1 and B.2, total extended cost of all items, meeting all mandatory requirements.

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERER:

It is essential that the elements contained in your offer be stated in a clear concise manner. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to accept any offer as submitted without prior negotiations. It is the responsibility of the offeror to obtain clarification of the requirements contained herein, if necessary, PRIOR to submitting their offer. 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.