Standing offer: Miscellaneous groceries—Ontario region
Goods and Services Identification Number (GSIN): N8920C
Regional Master Standing Offer (RMSO)
Procurement officer
Guo Liao
416‑697‑9289
guo.liao@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
What do we buy
Public Services and Procurement Canada is to establish an RMSO for government departments, agencies, Crown corporations, and organizations participating in the Canadian Collaborative Procurement Initiative (CCPI).
This procurement tool is used for the supply and delivery of miscellaneous groceries on an as and when requested basis, in the Ontario region.
The Ontario region has been divided into the following delivery zones:
- Zone 1 (Southern Ontario): Postal codes starting with M, N, L0N, L4T, L4V, L4W, L4X, L4Y, L4Z, L5
- Zone 2 (Central Ontario): Postal codes starting with L0M, P2A, P0C, P0B, P0E, P1P, P1L, P1H
- Zone 3 (North Western Ontario): Postal codes starting with P0H, P1A, P0R, P05, P0M, P0N, P2N, P0K, P0J, P3, P5
- Zone 4 (North Eastern Ontario): Postal codes starting with K8A, K8B, K8H, K7V
- Zone 5 (National Capital Region): Postal codes starting with K1, K2, K4, K7A, K7C, K7G, K7H, K7S
- Zone 6 (Eastern Ontario): Postal codes starting with K7K, K7L, K7M, K7N, K7P, K7R, K8N, K8P, K8R, K8V, K0K
How do we buy
- Standing offers (SO) are used to buy miscellaneous groceries
- 1 solicitation will be issued for the requirement
- Suppliers are either the manufacturer or a distributor
- Offerors can submit pricing on as many or as few line items as they wish for each zone they are providing an offer
- Offers will be evaluated on the number of lowest price line items provided and then on a line item basis
- Suppliers compete by offering fixed unit pricing
- There are 6 zones, a maximum of 3 SOs may be issued per zone
- The SO is for a period of 1 year with an option for 1 additional 1 year periods with 3-month re-bid period
Socio-economic aspects
Green procurement: Environmental commitments will be included in the request for standing offer and will be part of the financial evaluation. The submission of response to environmental commitments is optional, and the preferential margin will be applied only to the initial financial evaluation, and not to the Rebid process.
Small and medium-sized enterprises: opportunity is open to all bidders of all sizes (open bidding).
Social procurement: The CCPI template that will be used for this procurement includes voluntary Social Procurement Supplier Self-Identification Form.
Value / Savings / Considerations
As a result of the business volume, economies of scale are generated by the use of the standing offers. Canada benefits from having quick access to miscellaneous groceries particularly in emergency situations.
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