Offer to Purchase - Standing Forage Crops

Invitation to tender 01B46-25-014

Request for an offer to purchase – Sale of Standing Forage Crops

Tenders for the project indicated above will be accepted at the following email address: aafc.escprocurement-cseapprovisionnement.aac@agr.gc.ca , up to the tender closing date and time indicated below:

Tender Period Closing Date and Time: June 3, 2025 at 2:00 pm (Eastern Daylight Time).

Scope of Work:

The St. John’s Research and Development Centre of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) located in Bldg 5, at 204 Brookfield Road St John’s, NL A1E 6J5, require obtaining offers to perform forage and grain harvesting on its farm for the 2025 season.

Site Visit:

It is strongly recommended that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for a tour of the work site. The site visit will be held on May 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM Newfoundland Daylight Saving Time, at the St. John’s Research and Development Centre BLDG. 5, 204 Brookfield Road St-John’s, NL A1E 6J5.

Attendance to this visit is NOT MANDATORY but Firms that do not attend will not be given an alternative appointment, although they will not be precluded from submitting an offer. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation and will be posted on CanadaBuys.

Information requests and inquiries related to this tender process are to be directed, in writing, ONLY to the AAFC Contract Officer identified below. Bidders who contact anyone other than the AAFC Contract Officer to obtain such information during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified.

It is MANDATORY for the Firms intending to submit tenders on this project to obtain the related specifications, plans and drawings, and all other tender documents through the CanadaBuys service provider. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the CanadaBuys service provider.

AAFC reserves the right to accept any Proposal in whole or in part, without prior negotiation and reject any or all Proposals received.

AAFC Contract Officer:

Marie-Pier Parent

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

Email: aafc.escprocurement-cseapprovisionnement.aac@agr.gc.ca

A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

• None