Miscellaneous Groceries (17 Wing Winnipeg)

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:

Miscellaneous Groceries (17 Wing Winnipeg)

W0117-210004/A Aquino, Jill Telephone No. - (431) 373-1718 ( )

Line 1, Miscellaneous Groceries

Revised Closing Date: 2022-03-01

Refer to Annex B - Working Documents - Basis of Payment for the revised rebid/refresh schedule and updated list of products.

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), Western Region, on behalf of Department of National Defence, has a requirement for Regional Individual Standing Offers (RISO’s) for the supply, delivery and offloading of Miscellaneous Groceries on an as and when requested basis to 17 Wing, in Winnipeg Manitoba for the period of the Standing Offer.

The periods of the Standing Offers will be for two, 6 month periods, from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 and April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022, with applicable refresh and rebid periods as indicated in Annex A and Annex B of this document.

There will be one Standing Offer awarded per commodity, if one supplier is successful in more than one commodity, then the commodities will be combined for that supplier. Otherwise there will be up to four standing Offers issued for this requirement for each six month period.

Food Product Categories

a) Protein b) Fresh Fruit and Vegetables c) Dairy and Eggs d) Miscellaneous Groceries

Rebid

The Offeror and any other interested suppliers will be able to bid on this requirement at a specified period as laid out in the Standing Offer and this bid solicitation.

Offerors should submit the entire solicitation document as this is an open, competitive process, and the evaluation will be completed as it was in the first solicitation closing.

The requirement will remain posted on Buy and Sell for the period of the Standing Offer which will be affected by the rebid periods.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Conditional Set-Aside Under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business

This procurement is conditionally set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business.

In order to be considered, the Offeror must certify that it qualifies as an Aboriginal business as defined under PSAB and that it will comply with all requirements of PSAB. If bids from two (2) or more Aboriginal businesses are compliant with the terms of the Request for Standing Offer, the contracting authority will limit the competition to those Aboriginal businesses and will not consider bids from any non-Aboriginal businesses that may have been submitted.

For more information on Aboriginal business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business, refer to Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS RE. BID SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, temporary measures are being taken on-site at the Western Region Bid Receiving Unit to encourage social distancing. The health and safety of staff and suppliers remains our top priority.

Suppliers are strongly encouraged to submit bids electronically using the Canada Post epost Connect application for the subject bid solicitation. This service allows suppliers to submit bids, offers and arrangements electronically to PWGSC Bid Receiving Units. This online service enables the electronic transfer of large files up to Protected B level.

To use epost Connect to submit your bid, or to get more information on its use, please send an email to the Western Region Bid Receiving Unit’s generic address at roreceptionSoumissions.wrbidreceiving@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Faxed bids will be accepted at 1-418-566-6167.

Hard copy (submitted in person or via mail/courier) bids will not be accepted for the subject bid solicitation.

Given current circumstances and network limitations, some active procurements may be delayed. To stay up to date on the status of specific procurements, please consult Buysandsell.gc.ca.

Anticipated migration to Regional Master Standing Offers (RMSO)

If a RMSO is issued for any of the commodifies prior to the expiry date of the standing offer issued from this solicitation, this standing offer will be set aside to move to the Regional Master Standing Offer (RMSO) for all sites affected by the RMSO.

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.