Title
Chartering an oceanographic research vessel and crew, Fall Mission – Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program (AZMP)
Reference number
cb-211-20547006
Solicitation number
30007884
Publication date
2026-07-22
Tender closing date
2026-08-17T14:00:00
Expected contract start date
2026-09-01
Expected contract end date
2029-03-31
Unspsc description
*Research vessel
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Procurement method
Competitive - Open bidding
Selection criteria
Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
Trade agreements
*Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
*Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
*Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
*Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)
*Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
*World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
*Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
*North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
*Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
*Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Regions of opportunity
*Canada
Regions of delivery
*Quebec (except NCR)
Contracting entity name
Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)
Contracting entity address line
200 Kent Street
Contracting entity address city
Ottawa
Contracting entity address province
ON
Contracting entity address postal code
K1A 0E6
Contracting entity address country
Canada
Contact info name
Louise Martel
Contact info email
DFO.Tenders-Soumissions.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Contact info address line
200 Kent Street
Contact info postalcode
K1A 0E6
Contact info country
Canada
Attachment
https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/101314/30007884---rfp.pdf
Tender description
The objective of the Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program (AZMP) is to monitor oceanographic conditions in the Atlantic Ocean on an annual basis.
For over 25 years, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has been conducting regular monitoring of the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence to document variations in physical, chemical and biological properties (e.g., temperature, salinity, primary production). This work is usually carried out aboard Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) vessels.
DFO wishes to charter an oceanographic research vessel (other than a CCG vessel) to carry out the AZMP fall survey in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence.
The survey aims to collect data to better understand, describe and predict the state of the marine ecosystem, as well as to quantify changes in chemical, physical and biological properties.
