Cobourg Brook Sea Lamprey Trapping Contract
Solicitation number F5211-170658
Publication date
Closing date and time 2018/02/22 13:00 EST
Description
CONTRACT DATES
On or about March 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019, with options to renew for 4 additional one-year periods at the discretion of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Project work will be completed between March 15 and August 1, 2018. Project work for optional years would have similar dates for 2019-2023.
For each year, the first day of trap servicing will be dependent on weather, and will be determined by DFO after March 15. Once the start date has been determined, the trap will be serviced 7 days per week for a minimum of 14 consecutive weeks. Work may be required beyond this 14 week period dependent on weather and trap catches, up to a maximum of 4 weeks. These week-long extensions will be determined by DFO at the end of the first 14 weeks and at the end of each subsequent week-long extension.
BACKGROUND
DFO has played a vital role in the sea lamprey control program since 1955. It is a binational program that is coordinated by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) and serves to protect the fisheries of the Great Lakes, which have an estimated economic benefit of $7 billion annually. Control is achieved primarily by extensive treatment of streams to eliminate larval sea lampreys. To measure how effective the control program is each year, DFO estimates the populations of adult sea lamprey in each lake on an annual basis. This is done by using traps to estimate populations in streams and then extrapolating to the entire lake. Cobourg Brook is one of the streams that is monitored annually.
OBJECTIVE
Operate the trap on Cobourg Brook, conducting a mark-recapture study with the sea lamprey captured, and collect and supply raw data to be used to generate a population estimate in this stream.
REQUIREMENTS
The services that are required seven days per week are:
1. Ensure traps, fishway and barrier are operating as intended. This involves;
a. assisting with the initial clean-out and set up of the fishway and traps,
b. general maintenance of the site including removal of debris accumulating in and around the fishway entrance and traps,
c. contacting DFO personnel when not operating as intended, or vandalism has occurred, and
d. recording the operational status of the traps each day.
2. Remove, identify and count fishes and invertebrates captured in traps. This involves;
a. removing all animals captured,
b. identifying and counting the number and species of fish
c. releasing native species upstream of the barrier,
d. disposing of sea lampreys (up to 100 per day), and
e. recording all information accurately.
3. Conduct a mark-recapture study to estimate the population in the river. This involves;
a. marking a portion of the sea lampreys with a unique fin clip for each week,
b. maintaining good health of marked lampreys, transporting and releasing them at a designated site downstream,
c. identifying and disposing of fin-clipped sea lampreys recaptured in traps, and
d. recording all information accurately.
4. Collect biological data from sea lampreys. This involves;
a. measuring length and weight of recaptured lamprey (up to max of 25 per day),
b. dissecting measured specimens to determine sex, maturity and gut contents,
c. recording all information accurately.
5. Collect environmental data. This involves;
a. measuring water and air temperature,
b. measuring water levels using staff gauges on site,
c. measuring turbidity, and
d. recording all information accurately
6. Complete a daily report each time the trap is visited. This involves:
a. recording the date, time, operator name and all information collected in numbers 1 to 5 above,
b. upon completion of each week, mail the set of hard copy daily reports for that week to DFO, and
c. retain field notes and daily reports to prevent data loss.
7. On a weekly basis call or e-mail DFO to report:
a. the daily number of sea lamprey that were captured and recaptured from each individual trap over the previous week, and
b. mechanical or structural issues with the barrier, fishway or traps.
• The language of correspondence must be English.
• A vehicle capable of transporting lamprey in water (up to 225 kg) must be supplied.
Contract duration
Refer to the description above for full details.
Trade agreements
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No trade agreements are applicable to this solicitation process
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Address
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200 Kent St, Station 13E228Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E6Canada
- Contracting authority
- Walker, Kimberly
- Phone
- 506-452-3624
- Email
- kimberly.walker@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
- Address
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301 Bishop DriveFredericton, NB, E3C 2M6CA
Buying organization(s)
- Organization
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Address
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200 Kent St, Station 13E228Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E6Canada
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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rfp_f5211-170658_-_cobourg_brook_fr.pdf | 000 |
French
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