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Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)

Programme d’évaluation de 2026 de l’indice des cours d’eau limpides pour le saumon rouge du lac Wuikinuxv

Name: Programme d’évaluation de 2026 de l’indice des cours d’eau limpides pour le saumon rouge du lac Wuikinuxv
Creator: Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)

Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

August 6, 2026

Published

July 23, 2026

Type

Services

Awarded

This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.

Winning supplier

Wuikinuxv First Nation

Contract value

CAD $123.9K

Award date

2026-08-20

Supplier location

Port Hardy, Bc

Advance Contract Award Notice

Full description

Preparatory planning and training
Field operations
Escapement estimation, biological sampling and reporting; and
Camp operations and maintenance

Creek surveys:
The core creek surveys for the Wuikinuxv Lake sockeye assessment program include the five Clear Streams Index (CSI) streams and additional spawning habitats as described below:

CSI streams:
? Ashlulm (Asxvelem)
? Inziana (Kisianua)
? Wash-Wash (Waxwas)
? Genesee (Cinici)
? Dallery (Dalik)

Additional spawning habitats as part of core program:
? Whiskey Lakeshore*
? Sunday Lakeshore*
? Third narrows Lakeshore*
? Amback (Qvapx)

Age Structure sampling:
Age and body size samples will be collected from 150 sockeye during the course of the run, including before peak, during peak, and after peak. In 2026, Wuikinuxv field team has opted to collect all 150 samples from Inziana (Kisianua) due to the accessibility of the sampling site. If sockeye salmon abundance requires modification to meet sampling objectives, in-season alternatives to meet sampling objectives are to:

? Collect the full target from an alternative stream;
? Or collect 50 samples/stream for three streams.

Selection criteria

Not applicable

AI Summary

DFO seeks supplier for Wuikinuxv Lake sockeye salmon stock assessment in 2026.

Intended sole-source award

The buyer plans to award this contract to a named supplier without competition. If your business can do this work, send a statement of capabilities to the contracting authority before August 6, 2026. If it qualifies, the buyer must open a full competition.

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Basic information

Reference

cb-113-97286306

Solicitation no.

30008215

Buyer

Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)

Notice type

Advance Contract Award Notice

Method

Advance contract award notice

Procurement category

*SRV

Trade agreements

*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 70000000 — Farming and Fishing and Forestry and Wildlife Contracting Services

Delivery & regions

Province

New Brunswick

Regions of opportunity

*British Columbia

Regions of delivery

*British Columbia *Canada

Contract term

August 25, 2026 → March 31, 2027

Key dates

Published

July 23, 2026

Closes

August 6, 2026

Amendment no.

001

Contact

Contact

T••• B••••

Email

D••••••••@•••••••.••.ca

Address

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Award history

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Documents

(1)

↓ 30008215---acan--%28en.pdf

Complete source record(33)

Title

Wuikinuxv Sockeye Clear Streams Index (CSI) Assessment Program 2026

Reference number

cb-113-97286306

Amendment number

000

Solicitation number

30008215

Publication date

2026-07-23

Tender closing date

2026-08-06T13:00:00

Expected contract start date

2026-08-25

Expected contract end date

2027-03-31

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*70101603

Unspsc description

*Fishery data collection or distribution

Procurement category

*SRV

Notice type

Advance Contract Award Notice

Procurement method

Advance contract award notice

Selection criteria

Not applicable

Trade agreements

*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)

Regions of opportunity

*British Columbia

Regions of delivery

*British Columbia *Canada

Contracting entity name

Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)

Contracting entity address line

301 Bishop Drive

Contracting entity address city

Fredericton

Contracting entity address province

New Brunswick

Contracting entity address postal code

E3C 2M6

Contracting entity address country

Canada

Contact info name

T••• B••••

Contact info email

D••••••••@•••••••.••.ca

Contact info address line

••• •••••• ••.

Contact info city

••••••••

Contact info province

••• ••••••••

Contact info postalcode

••• •••

Contact info country

••••••

Attachment

https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/101454/30008215---acan--%28en.pdf

Tender description

The objective for the Wuikinuxv Lake CSI Assessment Program is to conduct stock assessment activities for sockeye salmon at Wuikinuxv Lake in fall 2026 described above. The work can be broken down into four key components: • Preparatory planning and training • Field operations • Escapement estimation, biological sampling and reporting; and • Camp operations and maintenance Creek surveys: The core creek surveys for the Wuikinuxv Lake sockeye assessment program include the five Clear Streams Index (CSI) streams and additional spawning habitats as described below: CSI streams: ? Ashlulm (Asxvelem) ? Inziana (Kisianua) ? Wash-Wash (Waxwas) ? Genesee (Cinici) ? Dallery (Dalik) Additional spawning habitats as part of core program: ? Whiskey Lakeshore* ? Sunday Lakeshore* ? Third narrows Lakeshore* ? Amback (Qvapx) Age Structure sampling: Age and body size samples will be collected from 150 sockeye during the course of the run, including before peak, during peak, and after peak. In 2026, Wuikinuxv field team has opted to collect all 150 samples from Inziana (Kisianua) due to the accessibility of the sampling site. If sockeye salmon abundance requires modification to meet sampling objectives, in-season alternatives to meet sampling objectives are to: ? Collect the full target from an alternative stream; ? Or collect 50 samples/stream for three streams.