SA-Marine Planning & Conservation Program

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes
Nature of Requirements: 

SA-Marine Planning & Conservation Program

F6160-210004/B
Lacey, Rhonda
Telephone No. - (709) 730-1597 (    )
Fax No. - (709) 772-4603 (    )
Email- rhonda.lacey@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

"This procurement is subject to the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement"

This solicitation is set aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB) for service delivery to areas thatare subject to the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement.


The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Marine Planning and Conservation Program intends to establish a Supply Arrangement for the provision of scientific services involving a knowledge of and technical support for a broad range of marine fish, fisheries, invertebrates, birds, marine mammals, and habitats in the waters of Newfoundland and Labrador. Individual projects will be related to monitoring of existing or proposed conservation areas, such as Marine Protected Areas and Marine Refuges, as well as contributing to broader Marine Planning and Conservation Program priorities. In addition, projects may also support other Marine Planning and Conservation Programs and initiatives such as Marine Environmental Quality, Marine Spatial Planning, the Community-Based Coastal Resource Inventory, and the Coastal Community Conservation Opportunities Initiative.

The period for awarding contracts under the Supply Arrangement is from May 1, 2022 to March 31, 2024 with options to extend the supply arrangement for two separate and additional one year periods at April 1, 2024 and April 1, 2025.

Field sample collection could potentially include any inshore and/or offshore waters of Newfoundland and Labrador using appropriate vessels and other equipment as required under specific contracts. The area covered by this Supply Arrangement is delimited inshore (to the low water mark and estuaries) and offshore waters (out to the 200 mile limit) of Newfoundland and Labrador. The following areas will be delineated for the purposes of this SA:


Marine Protected Areas
Gilbert Bay 
Eastport  
Laurentian Channel

Marine Refuges
Hatton Basin 
Hopedale Saddle 
Hawke Channel
Funk Island Deep 
Northeast Newfoundland Slope 
3O Coral Closure

Other inshore, midshore, and offshore Newfoundland
Southern Newfoundland 
NAFO Division 4R, 
4Vs, 4Vn 
Northeast Coast Newfoundland
Fortune Bay 
Placentia Bay 
Bonavista Bay

Other inshore, midshore, and offshore Labrador
Southern Labrador 
Mid Labrador Coast 
Northern Labrador
Land-based activities
Laboratory  


The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada may require scientific and/or technical services under this Supply Arrangement:

- Data collection and processing in support of monitoring and/or research associated with Marine Planning and Conservation Program objectives;
- Biological sample collection, processing, and/or analysis;
- Ecological, biodiversity, environmental, or taxonomic research, or related information services;
- Photo or video collection, processing, and/or analysis;
- Oceanographic and environmental water quality data collection, processing, and/or analysis;
- Internal and/or external tag data collection, processing, and/or analysis for marine species;
- Installation, retrieval, data collection, recording, maintenance/servicing of underwater acoustic and oceanographic sound receivers and recorders;
- Deployment, operation, retrieval, data collection, recording, maintenance/servicing of unmanned underwater vehicles for photo and video collection in marine areas;
- Geographic Information Sciences (GIS);
- Specialized scientific assessments;
- Fieldwork in the marine environment;
- Equipment holdings or access to equipment;
- Availability of vessels;
- Local Ecological Knowledge on the marine environment;
- Indigenous Knowledge collection on the marine environment;
- Publication; and/or
- Public awareness and education.


Requirements and Deliverables:

Detailed deliverables will be specified for individual projects. Projects may range from the collection of specimens and/or samples to multi-phased research projects involving large datasets and data processing, mapping, and/or detailed report writing. 


Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.