Northern Ontario Caribou Fecal DNA Surveys
Solicitation number 5000074025
Publication date
Closing date and time 2023/10/10 14:00 EDT
Last amendment date
Description
The objective of this contract is to conduct fecal DNA surveys to collect sufficient caribou fecal pellets in the Nipigon and Pagwachuan boreal caribou ranges to allow ECCC to conduct genetic analyses for the purpose of evaluating a range of population parameters for boreal caribou in the Ring of Fire region.
The Contractor must conduct aerial winter distribution surveys and collection of fecal pellets by the end of March 2024across the Nipigon and Pagwachuan boreal caribou ranges according to the study design as approved by ECCC.
At a minimum, the Contractor must:
• Secure and support two survey teams as follows
1) Fixed-wing or helicopter crew to carry out the aerial surveys; and
2) Helicopter crew to collect caribou fecal pellets.
• Arrange for provision of appropriate aircraft (fixed-wing and/or helicopter), qualified pilots, storage of fuel, aircraft safety equipment, and aircraft equipment necessary to the surveys (not already provided by the aircraft owners).
• Arrange for use of aircraft landing strips and other travel logistics.
• Arrange for necessary accommodation of crew members during the survey.
• Store frozen samples and deliver them to ECCC staff at 335 River Road, Ottawa, within 14 days of collection or by March 31 of 2024, whichever is earliest..
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 5 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2023/11/01.
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)
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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Environment and Climate Change Canada Procurement & Contracting Division
- Address
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105 rue McGill
Montreal, Quebec, H2Y2E7Canada
- Contracting authority
- Anthony De Flavis
- Phone
- (438) 801-0777
- Email
- anthony.deflavis@ec.gc.ca
- Address
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105 rue McGill
Montreal, Quebec, H2Y2E7Canada
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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5000074025 QA-1_0.pdf | 001 |
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5000074025 RFP FR.pdf | 001 |
French
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5000074025 RFP.pdf | 001 |
English
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5000074025 - NPP.pdf | 001 |
English
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5000074025 - APM.pdf | 001 |
French
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3 |
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