Area 3 Nisga’a Treaty Area - Biotoxin Monitoring Program
Solicitation number 30005571
Publication date
Closing date and time 2024/06/10 14:00 EDT
Last amendment date
Description
TITLE
Area 3 Nisga’a Treaty Area - Biotoxin Monitoring Program
OBJECTIVE
To ensure safe and legal access to intertidal bivalves for Food, Social and Ceremonial purposes for members of the Nisga’a Nation by conducting biotoxin monitoring in the bivalve harvest areas outlined in the Nisga’a Final Agreement. To submit biotoxin samples including target samples on a scheduled frequency that will lead to legal openings for intertidal bivalve harvest and will provide harvesters with on-going information on changing marine biotoxin levels. The Contractor is expected to use methods that are effective and efficient.
CONTRACTING PERIOD
Each year, biotoxin monitoring station set up will be completed in August and sample collection and submission will commence in September for an early October Nisga’a Food, Social and Ceremonial (FSC) harvest opening, pending acceptable biotoxin results. Monitoring will continue on a scheduled frequency until mid March, which marks the end of the traditional harvest period.
Initial Contract: Contract award to March 31, 2025
Option Year #1: April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026
Option Year #2: April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027
Option Year #3: April 1, 2027 to March 31, 2028
CONDITIONAL SET-ASIDE UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT STRATEGY FOR INDIGENOUS BUSINESS (PSIB)
This is an open tender. However, it will be conditionally set-aside under the Government of Canada’s Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB) if two or more bids have been received by Indigenous businesses who are certified under the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB) criteria and who may be listed in the Government of Canada’s Indigenous Business Directory.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 10 month(s).
Trade agreements
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Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Reason for limited tendering
A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:
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None
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Address
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200, Kent Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E6Canada
- Contracting authority
- Tammy O'Toole
- Phone
- (343) 550-1758
- Email
- tammy.otoole@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
- Address
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200, Kent Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E6Canada
Bidding details
Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
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30005571 - DDP.pdf | 001 |
French
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30005571 - RFP.pdf | 001 |
English
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12 |
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