RFSA - British Columbia Coastwide Ecosystem Monitoring Service
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DFO’s Pacific Region is creating a five-year Supply Arrangement for ecosystem monitoring and sampling services along the British Columbia coast, including offshore areas, Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, and the B.C. mainland coast and inlets. The work is divided into three categories: - Imagery analysis - Ecosystem sampling - Species, environmental-variable, and habitat analysis This is an ongoing qualification opportunity rather than a single immediate contract. New suppliers may submit arrangements during the period of the opportunity, and evaluations may be conducted in cycles at least twice per year. Suppliers that are accepted may later be invited to compete for specific work. There are two procurement streams: -PSIB Stream: for First Nations, Tribal Councils, First Nation-owned businesses, and other Indigenous businesses. This stream is set aside under the federal Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business. -General Stream: open to suppliers, including Indigenous businesses, that are not submitting under the PSIB stream. The Canadian Free Trade Agreement applies to this stream. The notice is listed as open until October 31, 2029, with a stated closing time of 2:00 p.m. The arrangement is proposed to run until March 31, 2030. The notice says there is no security requirement for the Supply Arrangement. This solicitation cancels and replaces solicitation 30006201 from November 2024; submissions to the earlier solicitation are no longer accepted. A business with relevant coastal fieldwork, ecological monitoring, scientific analysis, imagery, habitat, or environmental data capabilities appears potentially relevant, depending on the detailed mandatory requirements and the stream selected. The summary does not establish that any particular company qualifies. Review the complete official RFSA, including categories, experience requirements, submission instructions, Indigenous-business eligibility rules where applicable, and evaluation procedures, before preparing a response. Verify the current status, dates, amendments, and requirements on Canada Buys using the supplied PDF documents before submitting.
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- The opportunity appears to establish a Supply Arrangement for ecosystem sampling services for Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Pacific Region.
- Services may be required throughout coastal British Columbia, defined as offshore areas, Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, and the British Columbia mainland coast and inlets.
- The identified service categories are: Category 1 — Imagery Analysis; Category 2 — Ecosystem Sampling; and Category 3 — Species, Environmental Variables and Habitat Analysis.
- The Supply Arrangement is proposed to run for five years from issuance until March 31, 2030.
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THIS BID SOLICITATION CANCELS AND SUPERSEDES PREVIOUS BID SOLICITATION NUMBER 30006201 DATED NOVEMBER 22, 2024 WITH A CLOSING OF DECEMBER 18, 2024 AT 14:00 ADT. SUBMISSIONS FOR 30006201 WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED. THIS SOLICITATION WILL REMAIN ON CANADABUYS UNTIL OCTOBER 31, 2029.Title : RFSA - British Columbia Coastwide Ecosystem Monitoring Service ON-GOING OPPORTUNITY FOR QUALIFICATION A Notice will be posted for the duration of the arrangement on the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) to allow new Suppliers to become qualified. Existing qualified Suppliers, who have been issued a supply arrangement, will not be required to submit a new arrangement. Due to the resources required to evaluate the arrangements, Canada has reserved the right to conduct the evaluation of arrangements in cycles, no less than semi-annual. A Solicitation “A” will be issued after this solicitation closes to permit the ongoing qualification of firms up to 6 months prior to the contract end date. The Solicitation “A” will close October 31, 2029. SCOPE OF WORK Fisheries and Ocean Canada (DFO), Pacific Region, intends to establish a Supply Arrangement for a variety of ecosystem sampling services to be carried out throughout the coastwide of British Columbia (BC), Canada. Coastwide is defined as Offshore, Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii and the BC mainland coast and inlets. The services are being broken down into various Categories as identified below: a. Category 1: Imagery Analysis b. Category 2: Ecosystem sampling c. Category 3: Species, Environmental variables and Habitat Analysis The proposed duration of the Supply Arrangement is five (5) years from date of issuance to March 31, 2030. The Request for Supply Arrangements (RFSA) is to establish supply arrangements for the delivery of the requirement detailed in the RFSA to the Identified Users across Canada, including areas subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs): ? Nisga’a Final Agreement ? Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement ? Maa-nulth First Nations Final Agreement ? Tla’amin Nation Final Agreement The RFSA covers two (2)procurement umbrellas: a.PSIB Stream: First Nations, Tribal Councils, or First Nation-owned Businesses and all other Indigenous Businesses; b.General Stream: Any supplier, including Indigenous suppliers, wishing to submit an arrangement not pursuant to the PSIB. TRADE AGREEMENTS a.PSIB stream: This procurement is set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business. For more information on Indigenous business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Indigenous Business, refer to Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual. This procurement is set aside from the international trade agreements under the provision each has for measures with respect to Indigenous peoples or for set-asides for small and minority businesses. Further to Article 800 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), CFTA does not apply to this procurement. b.General stream: The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). SECURITY REQUIREMENTS There is no security requirement applicable to the Supply Arrangement
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