Food Residue Monitoring Programme: Part B - Laboratory testing for agricultural chemicals in plant-based primary food commodities

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Tender Closed
RFx ID :	18220669
Tender Name :	Food Residue Monitoring Programme: Part B - Laboratory testing for agricultural chemicals in plant-based primary food commodities
Reference # :	18244
Open Date :	Wednesday, 21 December 2016 3:30 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Close Date  :	Wednesday, 1 March 2017 12:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	10191500 - Pesticides or pest repellents 12350000 - Compounds and mixtures 41000000 - Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment 70142000 - Post harvesting crop processing 81171800 - Agricultural science services 85150000 - Food and nutrition services
Regions:	International
Exemption Reason :	None
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Stephen Haran until 15 January 2017; Angela Evans from 16 January 2017 stephen.haran@mpi.govt.nz
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WHAT WE NEED

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Food Residue Surveillance Programme (FRSP) was established in 2003 to monitor residues and contaminants in food not covered by other major monitoring programmes.

The Ministry intends to contract for the provision of laboratory testing services to evaluate agricultural chemicals (pesticide residues) in plant-based primary food commodities.

We are looking to award a contract for an initial two year term, from 3 July 2017 to 28 June 2019, with an option for MPI to renew the contract for two periods of one year (i.e. four years in total).

Note that individual supplier briefings are being offered in the week beginning 13 February 2017.

KEY OUTCOMES

The key outcomes MPI wants to achieve through this procurement are:

- an agreed contract for the receipt of samples and delivery of test results in accordance with the requirements set out in the contract and its appended documents;

- test capability for certain analytes; and

- a professional working relationship between MPI and the contracted service provider; and between the service provider and the supplier carrying out the sampling.

WHAT WE DON'T WANT

This part of the RFP is not to source sampling services as these will be sourced separately (refer Part A: Sample collection and submission to laboratories, MPI reference 18141 and GETS reference 17865245).

Suppliers may present proposals for combined sampling and testing. Where this is the case, suppliers should submit the full proposal in response to each tender and clearly articulate any efficiencies or other benefits that apply to the full proposal. MPI will evaluate proposals separately against the criteria set in each RFP.

Suppliers submitting combined proposals should indicate any implications if they are awarded either Part A or Part B and not both.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO US

The Ministry is looking for credible providers who have the capability, experience and infrastructure to satisfy the needs of the laboratory testing procurement specification. They need to have a good track record in the management and implementation of related programmes and effective networks and strong relationships.

A BIT ABOUT US

Our vision is to grow and protect New Zealand. We do this by maximising export opportunities for the primary industries, improving sector productivity, increasing sustainable resource use and protecting New Zealand from biological risk.

This tender has been awarded to:

• AsureQuality Limited

Further Award Information:
This contract was awarded to AsureQuality Ltd.

Award Date: Friday, 4 August 2017 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Thursday, 22 June 2017 4:37 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)