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Pre-Qualification for retort pouches
E60PR-130001/A Papineau (PR Div.), Alain Telephone No. - (819) 956-0389 Email: alain.papineau@pwgsc.gc.ca
Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: Competitive Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: PRE QUALIFICATION OF RETORT SUPPLIERS
THIS IS NOT A LETTER OF INTEREST BUT AN INVITATION TO PRE-QUALIFY
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is implementing a pre-qualification process in order to establish a list of Pre Qualified Retort Contractors for its annual procurement to supply Entrées, Fruits and Desserts in accordance with Department of National Defence (DND) D-85-001-069/SF-002 dated 92-06-26, Specification for Meat, Poultry, Fruit and Baked Dessert Products in Retort Pouches.
Items are required for the production of an operational meal pack for Canadian Forces Personnel serving overseas as well as in Canada. There are typically 7 breakfast items, 7 lunch items, 7 supper items, 8 fruit items and 4 dessert items.
In order to pre qualify in participating in the Combat Ration Program, Contractors will be required to demonstrate that their products conform to the three year shelf life requested in specification D-85-001-069/SF-002 dated 1992-6-26, Specification for Meat, Poultry, Fruit and Baked Dessert Products in Retort Pouches. The products will then have to successfully undergo the accelerated shelf life testing performed by/for DND prior to their acceptance.
The heat seal and the ultrasonic seal are both acceptable.
Closure seal of the thermoprocessed pouch: The closure seal width must be a minimum of 3mm for conventional heat seals or a minimum of 1mm for ultrasonic seals. The closure seal must be free of impression or design on the seal surface that would conceal or impair visual detection of seal defects. The closure seal must be free of wrinkles, occluded matter, or evidence of entrapped moisture or grease that reduces the closure seal width to less than 1.5mm at any location along its continuous path for conventional heat seals or reduces the closure seal width to less than 1.0 mm for ultrasonic seals.
The Contractor must demonstrate to DND that it has or will have the capability to produce retorted products in flexible pouches. The Contractor must provide DND with a document detailing its production capabilities (i.e. past performance, equipment, facilities, etc).
The Contractor must provide proof that they are a federally inspected processing facility and are HACCP compliant.
The registration of a Contractor on the list of Pre Qualified Retort Contractors will enable it to tender for future retort contracts.
Trade Agreement Exemptions - This requirement falls under Federal Supply Classification (FSC) Code 89 and is exempt from the provisions of WTO-AGP and NAFTA (as per General exceptions WTO-AGP Agreement and Annex 1001.lb-1, Section B of NAFTA respectively) but is subject to AIT. However, this procurement is subject to the National Security Exception and is excluded from the trade agreements in accordance with Article 1804 of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) in support of Canada's military operations.
All requests for information concerning the pre-qualification process must be addressed to:
Alain Papineau Public Works and Government Services Canada Commercial and Consumer Products Directorate Place du Portage, Phase III, 6B3 11 Laurier Street Gatineau, Québec K1A 0S5 Tel: 819-956-0389 Fax: 819-956-5454 E-mail: alain.papineau @tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
Requests for information may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
Delivery Date: 20/03/2014
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
Not stated in the notice: procurement type, procurement method, selection criteria, region of delivery, region of opportunity, expected contract period, end user
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