Qualified Supplier for crop and plant loss adjusting for Berries, Vegetables, and Flower Bulbs
Solicitation number 2324-3
Publication date
Closing date and time 2022/12/02 17:00 EST
Description
Interested Suppliers are invited to submit a Response to this MULRFQ for the opportunity to be evaluated and determined whether they are eligible to be added to the Ministry’s list of Qualified Suppliers of adjusting and inspection services. It will be used to determine a list of qualified suppliers to provide crop and plant loss adjusting and inspection services on berries, vegetables, and flower bulbs in the following areas of BC:
Qualified Suppliers may be contracted directly, or asked to compete, to enter into one year or multiple year Contract(s) to provide adjusting and inspection services for berries, vegetables, and flower bulbs crops on an “as, if and when requested” basis. The number and type of inspections required correlates directly with the number of growers, weather events, and loss events in each area. While the inspections may occur anytime during the year, depending on the region, the majority will occur during the growing season which is from April 1 to November 30.
Qualified respondents must be capable of conducting and documenting field inspections for any of the following reasons:
a) For Adjustment of crops that may have suffered a loss.
b) To determine Cause(s) of Loss and the apportionment of yield reduction due to a Cause of Loss;
c) To inspect crops for management practices;
d) For making Estimates or Appraisals of potential crop yield;
e) To determine the area of crop in a field;
f) To sample crops for Adjustment of quality loss;
g) To measure harvested crop;
h) To conduct detailed farm inspections;
i) To determine and report viability of plants; and
j) To determine program eligibility, warranty confirmation, loss control, and underwriting inspections.
Only Qualified Suppliers will be sent and may respond to Competition Notices that may issue from this MULRFQ. No Competition Notices will be issued before the Initial Intake.
Unless otherwise indicated, this MULRFQ is also intended to identify and evaluate Qualified Resources by reviewing the qualifications of specific employees or subcontractors proposed by Respondents.
Area | Crops: |
Fraser Valley | Berries |
Vancouver Island | Berries |
Area | Crops: |
Fraser Valley | Vegetables and Flower Bulbs |
Vancouver Island | Vegetables and Flower Bulbs |
Qualified Suppliers may be contracted directly, or asked to compete, to enter into one year or multiple year Contract(s) to provide adjusting and inspection services for berries, vegetables, and flower bulbs crops on an “as, if and when requested” basis. The number and type of inspections required correlates directly with the number of growers, weather events, and loss events in each area. While the inspections may occur anytime during the year, depending on the region, the majority will occur during the growing season which is from April 1 to November 30.
Qualified respondents must be capable of conducting and documenting field inspections for any of the following reasons:
a) For Adjustment of crops that may have suffered a loss.
b) To determine Cause(s) of Loss and the apportionment of yield reduction due to a Cause of Loss;
c) To inspect crops for management practices;
d) For making Estimates or Appraisals of potential crop yield;
e) To determine the area of crop in a field;
f) To sample crops for Adjustment of quality loss;
g) To measure harvested crop;
h) To conduct detailed farm inspections;
i) To determine and report viability of plants; and
j) To determine program eligibility, warranty confirmation, loss control, and underwriting inspections.
Only Qualified Suppliers will be sent and may respond to Competition Notices that may issue from this MULRFQ. No Competition Notices will be issued before the Initial Intake.
Unless otherwise indicated, this MULRFQ is also intended to identify and evaluate Qualified Resources by reviewing the qualifications of specific employees or subcontractors proposed by Respondents.
Contract duration
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Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Business Risk Management Branch
- Contracting authority
- Kathleen Zydowicz
- Email
- Kathleen.Zydowicz@gov.bc.ca
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