Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
SpryTech Biological Services, Inc
7 Pine Grove Drive
Elmsdale Nova Scotia
Canada
B2S1J3
Nature of Requirements:
IDENTIFICATION OF MESOPLANKTON SAMPLES FOR F&O, DARTMOUTH, NOVA
SCOTIA
F5955-120168/A
Thorpe, Susan
Telephone No. - (902) 496-5191 ( )
Fax No. - (902) 496-5016
This project is for the identification of mesozooplankton
samples from Northwest Atlantic waters, including shelf, slope,
and offshore waters from the Gulf of Maine to the Labrador Sea
The Contractor will be required to perform taxonomic and biomass
analyses on zooplankton samples collected in the Northwest
Atlantic, including shelf, slope, and offshore waters from the
Gulf of Maine to the Labrador Sea by DFO vessels and other ships
of opportunity, to present the resulting data in a standard
format provided by DFO and including DFO taxonomic codes, and to
review completed data products for quality and correctness. The
deliverables include analysis of samples from on-going and past
missions according to the Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program
zooplankton analysis protocol including identification and
quantification of all species of copepods and stages of selected
species, for each sample, at least 200 organisms must be
identified and counted and a total of 100-200 Calanus copepod
individuals must be counted and identified; measure the dry and
wet weight biomass of the mesozooplankton constituent of each
sample; provide analysis results in a standard format including
DFO taxonomic codes; document The zooplankton samples and the
data analyses results are part of the current Atlantic Zone
Monitoring Program (AZMP) that is a high-priority program funded
by DFO Headquarters. Zooplankton samples from previous years
1998-2012 of the AZMP program were analysed by SpryTech
Biological Services Inc. . To ensure the quality and
systematic consistency of the data results, the identical
analyses procedures, identification expertise and quality
control shall be maintained as the previous samples.
The Standing Offer shall be issued for 5 years with an option to
extend for 3 additional 12 month periods. The financial
limitation per year shall be $60,000.00 plus applicable taxes.
This requirement is subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade
(AIT). It is proposed to enter into Contract under Section 6(d)
of the Government Contracts Regulations and under the AIT,
Article 506.12(b).
This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in
English.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
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with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any
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