Shellfish Water Classification Program - Quebec
Solicitation number 5000094744
Publication date
Closing date and time 2026/05/21 14:00 EDT
Last amendment date
Description
• The Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP) monitors the harvesting of shellfish in Canada to achieve its main objective, which is to protect public health from the consumption of contaminated bivalve shellfish. It constitutes the first point of control of the salubrity of the molluscs. The PCCSM requires the annual review of sanitary conditions as well as bacteriological sampling of water quality in shellfish areas exploited for commercial, recreational, food, social and ceremonial (FSC) purposes.
• Conduct studies on the bacteriological quality of water in shellfish areas where bivalve molluscs grow in order to assess whether the classified areas comply with CSSP classification standards. This need requires studies to be carried out in shellfish areas and shellfish aquacutlture sites in Gaspésie and the Magdalen Islands.
• Collection of seawater samples.
• Perform bacteriological analyzes of seawater samples in a laboratory accredited according to ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories for the reference method: APHA et al., 2017 section 9221 E. 2. Thermotolerant (fecal) Coliform Direct Test (A-1 Medium), p 9-78.), as mentioned in the CSSP manual.
• Measurement of various physical and meteorological factors during sampling rounds.
• Enter data via the “Regional Shellfish Sanitation Information Platform” (PRISM).
• Provide weekly and monthly sampling plans.
• Provide the field notebook and the register of microbiological samples.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 10 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2026/05/25.
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)
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
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Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Department of the Environment (ECCC )
- Address
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105 McGill Street
Montreal, Quebec, H2Y 2E7Canada
- Contracting authority
- Moufid Samri
- Phone
- (438) 817-1237
- Email
- moufid.samri@ec.gc.ca
- Address
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105 McGill Street
Montreal, Quebec, H2Y 2E7Canada
Bidding details
| Document title | Amendment no. | Language | Unique downloads | Date added |
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| PAC 5000094744 - Programme de classification des eaux coquillières- Québec.pdf | 001 | FR | 12 | 2026/05/05 |
| ACAN 5000094744 - Shellfish Water Classification Program - Quebec.pdf | 001 | EN | 7 | 2026/05/05 |
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