Salish Sea Plankton Survey - Multi-Day Vessel Charter
Solicitation number 30004493
Publication date
Closing date and time 2023/11/06 13:00 EST
Last amendment date
Description
The Contractor must provide a safe and appropriate vessel with a crane and/or A-frame and winch as well as competent, experienced, and physically fit crew to conduct biological (through vertical plankton hauls) and physical oceanographic (through CTD and water sampling) monitoring up to 30 stations throughout the Strait of Georgia (SoG). This includes retrieving and deploying up to 30 plankton net (BONGO or SCOR net) casts; perform conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) casts in the Salish Sea; and collect water samples using Niskin bottles (or mini-Rosette system) at select depths for various chemical or biological measurements.
The Contractor also must provide accommodation and work space for a minimum of two (2) science crew to perform this work. Up to 30 oceanographic stations will be visited in waters around the east coast of Vancouver Island, Strait of Georgia, from Sidney BC (including Haro Strait) in the south up to Comox in the north.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 10 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2023/11/17.
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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301 Bishop Drive
Fredericton, NB, E3L3S6Canada
- Contracting authority
- Cal LaKing
- Phone
- (506) 478-3581
- Email
- DFO.Tenders-Soumissions.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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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30004493 - RFP.pdf | 001 |
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30004493 - RFP _ FR.pdf | 001 |
French
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