Fresh Produce

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: THIS AMENDS THE CLOSING DATE OF THE NPP POSTED ON THE BUY&SELL ELECTRONIC BOARD FROM 22 NOVEMBER 2013 TO 27 NOVEMBER 2013.

Fresh Produce

W0113-12J039/G Martin, Lesley Telephone No. - (905) 615-2076 ( ) Fax No. - (905) 615-2060

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 June1!

Public Works and Government Services Canada on behalf of Department of National Defence, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Borden has a requirement to establish a Regional Individual Standing Offer for the supply and delivery of fresh produce products on an as and when requested basis.

The period of the Standing Offer is from December 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.

See Solicitation W0113-12J039/A for the period June 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013. See Solicitation W0113-12J039/B for the period July 1, 2013 to July 31, 2013. See Solicitation W0113-12J039/C for the period August 1, 2013 to August 31, 2013. See Solicitation W0113-12J039/D for the period September 1, 2013 to September 30, 2013. See Solicitation W0113-12J039/E for the period October 1, 2013 to October 31, 2013. See Solicitation W0113-12J039/F for the period November 1, 2013 to November 30, 2013. See Solicitation W0113-12J039/H for the period January 1, 2014 to January 31, 2014. See Solicitation W0113-12J039/I for the period February 1, 2014 to February 28, 2014. See Solicitation W0113-12J039/J for the period March 1, 2014 to March 31, 2014. See Solicitation W0113-12J039/K for the period April 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014 See Solicitation W0113-12J039/L for the period May 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014.

The total estimated expenditure for the period of the Standing offer is $120,000.00 (including GST/HST)

It is intended that one Standing Offer will be issued as a result of this request.

An offer must comply with the requirements of the Request for Standing Offer and meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria to be declared responsive.

Some of the mandatory criteria are provided below. Refer to the Request for Standing Offer document for the complete list of requirements.

The Offeror must have a minimum 5 years in institutional food service supply chain experience within the last 15 years providing services similar to Annex A - Statement of Work.

The Offeror must provide documentation outlining their experience.

The Offeror must have a minimum annual sales record of $500,000.00

The Offeror must provide documentation outlining their annual sales record

The responsive offer with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for issuance of a standing 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.