Technical Advisory Services to Support Compliance with Environmental Regulations and Policies

Title

Technical Advisory Services to Support Compliance with Environmental Regulations and Policies

Background

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) requires the provision of a variety of technical advisory services to facilitate the Department’s environmental management activities and the Department’s operations and assets (compliance with environmental regulations and policies) in all regions across Canada.

To support the initiatives of DFO’s Office of Environmental Coordination (OEC), the Department has recognized the need to acquire external resources and expertise to assist the OEC in Headquarters in a timely, effective and cost-efficient manner. The Department requires the services of resources qualified in the provision of a variety of technical advisory services to facilitate the Department’s environmental management activities and the Department’s operations and assets (compliance with environmental regulations and policies) in all regions across Canada. 

The OEC provides advice, develop and implement tools, frameworks, policies and strategies to facilitate compliance with environmental regulations, federal policies and industry best management practices for DFO operations and assets. In managing its properties and conducting its operations, DFO has the obligation to avoid and/or minimize environmental impacts, to ensure that equipment and facilities meet basic requirements under established guidelines or regulatory requirements for environmental management, including for example, hazardous materials, petroleum storage tanks, halocarbons, and energy.

In the past, due to the large volume of related requirements, there have been constraints for the Department around capacity and timing when using traditional means of hiring qualified personnel to complete these activities. Such constraints have led to significant delays and it is now paramount for the Department to have the ability to engage SOA Suppliers directly allowing for an expeditious processing of service requests. Standing Offer Agreements have been successful in the past in reducing these barriers to implementing environmental management work.

Objectives

DFO’s main objective is to enter into one or more Standing Offer Agreements to assist the

department in:

• Maintaining Environmental Compliance program and due diligence;
• Meeting the Office of Environmental Coordination compliance program commitments, including those related to wildlife and habitat management;
• Maintaining and updating the Departmental Environmental Management System; and,
• Achieving program performance objectives.

  Up to a maximum of eight (8) Standing Offer Agreement(s) (SOAs) will be established (up to four for each of the two project streams) to provide the services described herein. Since both streams are independent of the other, Bidders may bid on either or both project streams. If a Bidder is successful on both streams, they may be awarded two SOAs.

Standing Offer Agreement (SOA) Period

Standing Offer Period will be from date of issuance until March 31, 2024 with two (2) additional one (1) year optional periods that may be exercised by DFO.

File Number: F5211-200264

Contracting Authority: Hannah State

E-Mail: DFOtenders-soumissionsMPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca