Financial Consultant - Atlantic Canada for the Farm Debt Mediation Service (FDMS)
Solicitation number 01B68-25-0779
Publication date
Closing date and time 2026/03/05 14:00 EST
Last amendment date
Description
The Programs Branch (PB) of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has requirements on an “as and when requested” basis for professional resources with expertise and skillsets for the delivery of financial counselling and mediation services.
This requirement is to establish a Task Authorization Contract with a qualified Contractor’s for services in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or Newfoundland and Labrador. It is intended to result in the award of 4 (four) contracts for 5 (five) years.
The Farm Debt Mediation Service (FDMS) offers free financial counselling and mediation services to farmers who are having difficulties meeting their financial obligations. It is a voluntary, private and confidential service that brings farmers and their creditors together with a Mediator in a
neutral forum to reach a mutually acceptable solution.
The FDMS Administrator will assign a Financial Consultant and a Mediator to work with the farmer through the mediation process. Confidentiality is extremely important to the quality and effectiveness of the service. Information obtained from the farmer and their creditor(s) is used for the sole purpose
of mediation and is shared only among the parties involved in the mediation process.
The Financial Consultant will conduct a site visit, inventory all the farmer’s assets, create financial statements of the farming operation, develop a recovery plan for the purpose of reaching a financial arrangement between the farmer and their creditor(s), and attend mediation meeting(s).
When the farmer and their creditor(s) agree upon a solution, the Mediator will draw-up an arrangement.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 60 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2026/04/01.
Trade agreements
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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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
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Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC)
- Address
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1305 Baseline Road
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C5Canada
- Contracting authority
- Kyle Harrington
- Phone
- 5555555
- Email
- kyle.harrington@agr.gc.ca
- Address
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1305 Baseline Road
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C5Canada
Bidding details
| Document title | Amendment no. | Language | Unique downloads | Date added |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01B68-25-0779 FDMS Atlantic Canada Financial Consultants (e) FINAL.pdf | This document was removed on 2026/02/03 | |||
| 01B68-25-0779 FDMS Atlantic Canada Financial Consultants (f) FINAL.pdf | This document was removed on 2026/02/03 | |||
| 01B68-25-0779 RE-ISSUED FDMS Atlantic Canada Financial Consultants (e) FINAL_0.pdf | 001 | EN | 16 | 2026/02/03 |
| 01B68-25-0779 RE-ISSUED FDMS Atlantic Canada Financial Consultants (f) FINAL.pdf | 001 | FR | 2 | 2026/02/03 |
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