Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and the National Forest Inventory (NFI) Project Office at the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) is seeking arrangements under this Request of Proposal for Supply Arrangements (RFSA) to obtain professional imagery interpretation and digital data capture services for land cover mapping in NFI photo plots. The period of the Supply Arrangement (SA) will be for two (2) years with three (3) 1-year option periods for a total of up to five (5) years.
(Please see the associated Amendments attached herein)
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Basic information
Reference
cb-737-65237923
Solicitation no.
NRCan-5000072883
Buyer
Natural Resources Canada
Notice type
Request for Supply Arrangement
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
*Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
*Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
*Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
*North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
*World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
*Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
*Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
*Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys
Classification & terms
UNSPSC
UNSPSC 81000000 — Engineering and Research and Technology Based Services
Delivery & regions
Province
British Columbia
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Key dates
Published
December 7, 2023
Closes
January 19, 2024
Amendment no.
008
Likely incumbents
(5)
Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.
1
Airborne Imaging Inc.
2 contracts won· latest January 2, 2025
CAD $1.2M
total awarded
2
The Jack Satterly Geochronology Laboratory - University of Toronto
2 contracts won· latest October 29, 2024
CAD $222.5K
total awarded
3
DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc.
1 contract won· latest February 27, 2024
CAD $374.2K
total awarded
4
Enerdata
1 contract won· latest July 16, 2024
CAD $293K
total awarded
5
N.E. Parrott Surveys Ltd.
1 contract won· latest September 20, 2024
CAD $234.3K
total awarded
Airborne Imaging 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.
