Letter of Interest for Chemical Residue Testing in and on Food Products for CFIA
Solicitation number 39903-251316 - 2025-00634
Publication date
Closing date and time 2026/05/15 17:00 EDT
Last amendment date
Description
The purpose of this Letter of Interest (LOI) is to inform industry of a potential upcoming Request for Proposal (RFP) for the procurement of laboratory services related to chemical residue and allergen testing in and on food products for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The intent of this letter is to allow industry time to undergo method validation and accreditation, indicates potential methods of interest, required testing matrices, required detection limits and potential sample volume. An RFP is anticipated in summer of 2025. The attachments supplementary to this Letter of Interest are not to be considered the final version as they are subject to changes.
Please see the Letter of Interest (LOI) and its attachments for details.
This LOI is neither a call for tender nor a Bid Solicitation. No agreement or contract will be entered into based on this LOI. The issuance of this LOI is not to be considered in any way a commitment by the Government of Canada, nor as authority to potential respondents to undertake any work that could be charged to Canada. This LOI is not to be considered as a commitment to issue a subsequent solicitation or award contract(s) for the work described herein.
Updates:
2025-07-08: The upcoming Request For Proposal could include a requirement for participation in the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Net-Zero Challenge. For examples of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Net-Zero Challenge criteria, see: GHG Net-Zero Criteria Examples - ENG.pdf
For more information on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Net-Zero Challenge: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/climatechange/cli…
2025-07-09: Questions & Answers - See Addendum 1 - ENG.pdf
2025-08-29: Questions & Answers - See Addendum 2 - ENG.pdf
2025-09-15: Questions & Answers - See Addendum 3 - ENG.pdf
2025-12-22: Amended Appendix 1 Tables
2026-02-02: Questions & Answers - See Addendum 4 - ENG.pdf
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 36 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2027/04/01.
Trade agreements
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World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
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Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
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Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
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Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
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Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
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Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
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Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
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Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
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Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
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Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
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Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
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Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)
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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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Address
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1400 Merivale Road
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0Y9Canada
- Contracting authority
- Peter Vinh
- Email
- peter.vinh@inspection.gc.ca