Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
Salmonid Fin Clipping Service
Requirement
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) requires the adipose fin clipping of up to 2.8 million juvenile chinook salmon at Conuma River Hatchery located on the West Coast of Vancouver Island between the communities of Gold River and Tahsis, with options to extend for up to 2 additional one-year periods.
The Contractor must provide trained/experienced clippers as indicated in their bid. The Contractor may also provide additional inexperienced personnel (up to a total crew size of 14 clippers) that may be trained at the project under the supervision of experienced staff (at the expense of the Contractor), but must not replace members of the Contractor’s originally proposed crew.
This bid solicitation allows bidders to use the epost Connect service provided by Canada Post Corporation to transmit their bid electronically. Bidders must refer to Part 2 entitled Bidder Instructions, and Part 3 entitled Bid Preparation Instructions, of the bid solicitation, for further information.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
