Microplastic Site Monitoring and Evaluation to Inform NRC’s Decision Support Tool Development
Solicitation number 23-58029
Publication date
Closing date and time 2023/09/18 14:00 EDT
Last amendment date
Description
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is developing a decision support tool to provide relevant information to policy makers and those interested in developing business opportunities in the circular economy. This tool will assess the distribution and fate of microplastics in Canadian marine ecosystems through numerical modeling. To validate the numerical model, the NRC will require sampling from five evaluation sites: Fraser River, Ottawa River, Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Ocean locations.
The project aims to integrate and refine microplastic monitoring and prediction systems from NRC and create a comprehensive pan-Canadian dataset while establishing the capacity for future long-term monitoring. Specifically, the project intends to provide standardized data for NRC’s model verification, which will aid in identification of microplastic pollution and mitigation efforts. This will be achieved by incorporating small-sized particles that are under-represented in water datasets (down to 10 µm) and capturing the temporal variability of these particles. The resulting dataset will serve as a valuable resource for stakeholders in Canada, improving the knowledge on microplastic pollution and driving effective strategies management and mitigation strategies.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 41 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2023/10/02.
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)
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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National Research Council of Canada
- Address
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1200 Montreal Road
Ottawa, ON, K1A0R6Canada
- Contracting authority
- Carol Cooper
- Phone
- (902) 293-8053
- Email
- carol.cooper@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
- Address
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1200 Montreal Road
Ottawa, ON, K1A0R6Canada
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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23-58029_Q and A_2.pdf | 001 |
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French
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Table 1 - Appendix A.pdf | 001 |
English
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Table 1 Situation géographique.pdf | 001 |
French
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23-58029_ QA_01.pdf | 001 |
English
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French
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9 | |
23-58029_RFP _EN_Final.pdf | 001 |
English
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42 | |
23-58029_RFP_FR_final.pdf | 001 |
French
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7 |
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