Standing Offer for Multidisciplinary Team Expertise for Regulatory Review

Solicitation #: F5211-180343 Closing Date: March 15, 2019 Time: 2:00 P.M. ADT (Atlantic Daylight Saving Time)

This requirement is for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
Title:
Standing Offer for Multidisciplinary Team Expertise for Regulatory Review
Introduction:
The Fisheries Protection Program (FPP) of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is responsible for regulating projects near water that could impact the sustainability and ongoing productivity of commercial, recreational and Aboriginal fisheries in Canada’s marine and freshwater ecosystems. The regulatory review unit has expertise to review projects as they relate to fish and fish habitat, but engineering and biophysical science expertise is limited. Fluvial geomorphology, hydrogeology, and hydrology play a critical role in the development and maintenance of fish and fish habitat. Projects that may affect groundwater and surface water or alter natural channel processes require review of those specific aspects as they relate to fish and fish habitat within and outside of the project footprint to ensure both local and regional ecosystem integrity. 

In the 2017-18 fiscal years, the regulatory review unit identified the need for this type of expertise on several projects, some of which was carried out under low dollar value contracting. In anticipation of additional needs on existing and new projects, DFO will continue to consistently require this expertise to ensure fulsome review of projects and that the principles of the Fisheries Protection Policy Statement are met.

DFO requires review of project proposals submitted for regulatory review and expert advice, as needed, focusing on aspects pertaining to:

a. Fluvial geomorphology;

b. Hydrogeology;

c. Hydrology and hydraulics;

d. Fish and fish habitat, habitat restoration and natural channel design in relation to the above areas

Consequently, experts required may include, but not be limited to engineers, hydrologists, geologists, fluvial geomorphologists and fisheries biologists.

This review may include but not be limited to proposed project designs, offsetting plans, monitoring plans, and monitoring reports. In addition, pre- and post-construction monitoring may be required to confirm pre- and post-construction conditions, and provide additional advice and recommendations based on those visits and monitoring results. 

The Consultant shall coordinate and manage the services of sub-Consultants/Specialists required to complete project requirements in support of the requested services under a Call-up.

Category of Personnel Required

• Project Lead
• Senior Engineer
• Junior Engineer
• Fluvial Geomorphologist
• Hydrologist
• Fisheries Biologist
• Geologist
• Administrative
   

Financial Limitation
The total limitation resulting from all call-ups issued against this Standing Offer shall not exceed $200,000.00, HST/GST included for the entire period of standing offer. The Department does not guarantee any volume of work associated with this Standing Offer Agreement.
Limitation of Individual Call-ups:
Individual call-ups issued under this Standing Offer Agreement shall not exceed $50,000.00 (inclusive of all expenses and Applicable taxes).
Location of Work, Work site and Delivery Point

The work will be conducted in the province of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Northwest Territories.
Expected Start and Completion Dates
The period for placing call-ups against any resulting Standing Offer shall be from the date of award of the Standing Offer for a three (3) year period. Call-ups will not be made for services beyond the above period.

Security Requirement
There is no security requirements associated with this Standing Offer Agreement. The Company working under this Standing Offer Agreement must not be given access to sensitive information or assets, and must be escorted at all times while on DFO premises.
Mandatory Requirements:

M1 The Bidder must provide a CV of all the resources who will be providing services under the Standing Offer Agreement.

Of those resources, the Bidder must identify one person as the Lead Resource who will be responsible for coordinating efforts and act as a Project Manager for each call-up.

Each CV must include a list of published peer-reviewed articles and conference presentations, and a demonstration of project experience from January 2013 to present. 

Demonstration of project experience must include:

• Title of the Project;

• Client Organization;

• Dates and Duration of the Project (For example, January 2013 to October 2013, 9 months);

• A brief description of the project or task (500 words or less), including the scope and elements of the framework, activities performed by the proposed resource and the results/outcomes of the work undertaken by the proposed resource.

M2 The Bidder’s Proposed Resource(s) must have a minimum 60 months of combined experience in the design and oversight of stream rehabilitation and restoration projects that considered fluvial geomorphology, sediment transport, hydraulics and fish and fish habitat in their design.

M3 Members of the Proposed Resource Team must have collectively published at least one (1) peer-reviewed publication OR presented their work at conferences related to each of the following areas of expertise:

• stream restoration

• geomorphology and sediment transport

• hydrology

• fish and fish habitat.

M4 The Proposed Resource Team must have conducted reviews/assessments for or developed design plans for two or more projects in conjunction with the Government of Canada.

The Proposed Resource Team must have spent a minimum of two months on the project for the experience to be considered valid. 

M5 The bidder must submit in its technical bid a methodology and approach on how they will meet the deliverables.

Trade Agreements:

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements:

The Request for Standing Offers (RFSO) is to establish National Master Standing Offers for the requirement detailed in the RFSO, to the Identified Users in Nova Scotia, excluding locations within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, and Labrador that are subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs). Any requirement for deliveries to locations within CLCAs areas within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, or Labrador will have to be treated as a separate procurement, outside of the resulting standing offers.

Enquiries regarding this RFSO requirement are to be submitted in writing to the following:

Cathi Harris

Senior Contracting Officer

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Procurement Hub - Fredericton

301 Bishop Drive

Fredericton, NB E3C 2M6

Tel: 506-238-1317

Fax: 506-452-3676

Email: DFOtenders-soumissionsMPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca