FOOD SERVICES - CADETS - WHITEHORSE YUKON

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes Nature of Requirements: FOOD SERVICES - CADETS - WHITEHORSE YUKON

W4295-15C002/A Kobenter, Hélène Telephone No. - (250) 363-3404 ( ) Fax No. - (250) 363-3344

The Department of National Defence (DND), 17 Wing Winnipeg requires a qualified contractor to provide food services to its operations at the Whitehorse Cadet Training Centre (WCTC) located in Whitehorse, Yukon Canada in accordance with the requirement detailed in this Bid solicitation.

This requirement includes the purchase of food supplies and ingredients, cooking, serving to authorized personnel, and clean up of the dining facilities and equipment.

Operations are continuous during the CTC operations (June, July, and August) with estimated daily requirements ranging between 10 and 250 ration strenghts.

The initial contract period is from date of award to 31-Mar-2016 with the option to extend the contract by two (2) additional periods of one (1) year each under the same conditions (Option Year 1: From 01-Apr-2016 to 31-Mar-2017; Option Year 2: From 01-Apr-2017 to 31-Mar-2018).

Bidders must ensure that their bid submission clearly demonstrates their ability to manage the WCTC by submitting project references, management plans, proposed qualified key personnel, and any other requested information. The responsive bid with the highest combined rating of technical merit and price will be recommended for award of a contract. Refer to Part 3 - id Preparation Instructions, and Part 4- Evaluation Procedure and Basis of Selection of the Bid Solicitation for more details.

It is recommended that interested Bidders or representatives of the Bidders visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for an OPTIONAL VISIT as follows:

- Visit will be held at 45 Fireweed Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Y1A 5T8 on Wednesday May 13, 2015, starting at 1:00 PM Pacific Daylight Saving Time (PDST).

Bidders must REGISTER with the PWGSC Contracting Authority to attend by no later than Thursday May 7, 2015. Late registrations will not be accepted. Alternate appointments will not be given. Refer to section 2.6 of Part 2 of the Bid solicitation for registration requirements and deadline regarding these site visits .

This procurement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), and the Ta'an Kawch'an Council Final Agreement.

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Bidders intending to submit bids should obtain solicitation documents from the Government Electronic Tendering System (GETS) at https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tenders. Addenda, when issued, will be available on GETS. Bidders basing their submissions on solicitation documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk.

For further information, please refer to the solicitation documents. *******************************

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