W2585-180007/B - Food (W2585-180007/B)

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:

Food

W2585-180007/B Aquino, Jill Telephone No. - (431) 373-1718

Line 3, Misc. Groceries

This solicitation is canceled effective March 23, 2022.

Closing times will remain at 2:00 PM CDT or CST, as applicable, for the first period and all rebid closings

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.

This Regional Individual Standing Offer (RISO) is for the supply, delivery and off-loading of Miscellaneous Groceries, Dairy Products, Meats and Fresh Produce to the Department of National Defence (DND), 17 Wing Det Dundurn, located at Dundurn, SK, on an "as and when required" basis.

The items and estimated quantities required are listed in Annex B, Working Documents, List of Products.

The estimated quantities are for evaluation purposes only and do not represent the actual quantity that will be ordered during the period of the Standing Offer.

The one year period is from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020 inclusive with one (1) rebid period at the end of year one, one (1) rebid period the end of year two, one (1) rebid period the end of year three and one (1) rebid period the end of year four. Each category will be divided into different refresh and/or rebid periods in accordance with the terms and conditions set out herein.

The requirement is divided into the following four (4) categories and their refresh/rebid periods are:

Miscellaneous Grocery - quarterly refresh; Dairy Products - no refresh, price adjustments, as applicable; Meats - semi-annual rebids, monthly refreshes between rebids; Fresh Produce - semi-annual rebids, monthly refresh between rebids

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

The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian goods.

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.

Anticipated migration to an e-Procurement Solution (EPS)

Canada is currently developing an online EPS for faster and more convenient ordering of goods and services. In support of the anticipated transition to this system and how it may impact any resulting Standing Offer that is issued under this solicitation, refer to 6.13 Transition to an e-Procurement Solution (EPS).

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.