Review of current aquaculture management and best practices in Canadian marine and coastal waters, and the Great Lakes – Parks Canada Agency

REQUIREMENT

The objectives of the contract are to gain a clear understanding of how aquaculture ventures and the harvest of wild plants are operated and regulated in marine and coastal areas of Canada, and the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence River system, including considerations and criteria that could help inform Parks Canada’s policies on aquaculture within National Marine Conservation Areas. Parks Canada also seeks to develop a catalogue of aquaculture best practices for marine protected areas, to be in a position to evaluate what requirements will be needed to improve the long-term ecological sustainability of aquaculture operations in NMCAs and the wider oceans.

PERIOD OF CONTRACT

The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to March 31, 2022 inclusive.

INFORMATION

National Parks Regulations require that all work is to be performed in accordance with the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations set out in the National Park Act.

Bidders that consider themselves qualified to provide this Work and intend to submit bids on this project should obtain documents from the Government Electronic Tendering Service through the Government of Canada tendering service at www.buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the Government of Canada tendering service. Bidders that elect to base their bids on documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk. Late submissions will not be considered.

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Parks Canada has made every effort to provide equivalent documents in both official languages, however, if you find any discrepancies between the English and French documents, please notify the contract officer listed in this opportunity as soon as possible so that we can rectify the situation.