This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH (LAB SERVICES)
Contract value
CAD $2.3M
Award date
2025-06-02
Supplier location
Guelph, Ontario
Request for Standing Offer
Full description
This request for standing offers (RFSO) cancels and supersedes previous RFSO number F6088-230865 dated 2024/08/12 with a closing of 2024/10/31 at 14:00 EDT. Canada is seeking offers from Offerors to provide environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis in a dedicated eDNA “clean lab” space to support several eDNA research projects to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). Services are required from date of award to March 31, 2026 with the option to renew for 3 more years (2026-2027, 2027-2028, 2028-2029). Prices for services will be indicated for each year of the standing offer. Bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within fifteen (15) working days from receipt of notification that their bid was unsuccessful. Reference the solicitation for further details. This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in English OR English and French. The full Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) and attachments can only be accessed and downloaded when logged into your SAP Ariba account and you have filled out your Government of Canada profile.
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Basic information
Reference
WS4681515898-Doc4974374689
Solicitation no.
WS4681515898
Buyer
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.
1
Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc.
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CAD $12.7M
total awarded
2
Englobe Corp.
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CAD $20.3M
total awarded
3
WSP Canada Inc.
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total awarded
4
KBL Projects Ltd
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total awarded
5
Keystone Environmental Ltd.
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Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc. is the most likely incumbent, based on how often and how recently they have won this buyer’s work in this category. To displace them, expect to need a clearly stronger proposition or price.