By means of the RFP, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is seeking proposals from bidders for….Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is seeking the services of an experienced Indigenous business (as defined by Indigenous Services Canada’s Eligibility for Aboriginal Procurement Set Aside) to co-develop a research project with a First Nation around wildfire risk and evacuations, in collaboration with the Assembly of First Nations, to be completed on or before March 31, 2023.This procurement is set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business. For more information on Aboriginal business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal 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 Aboriginal 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.
