Scope of Work:
The contractor will process herring samples collected in commercial and research herring fisheries. The contractor will be required to process up to 300 herring samples (1 sample = 100 herring). They will obtain the following information when processing the herring: fish length and weight, sex, gonad length and weight, fish maturity and herring scales for ageing. All herring samples will be processed using the report “Procedures for Collecting and Processing British Columbia Herring Samples” (Canadian Manuscript Report Fisheries Aquatic Science: 2030: 27 p) as the scientific document detailing sampling procedures or as directed by the Project Authority. This data will be entered into a MS Access database provided to the contractor by the Project Authority. Subsequently these sources of data are compiled and used as the information on mean weight-at-age and catch-at-age data that are the essential input data for the annual stock assessment model for BC herring.
Purpose of this contract
DFO is seeking a team who will, deliver the Services described in this Statement of Work. A minimum required team should consist of the following:
Project Manager
Laboratory Supervisor
Sampling Technician(s) – the project manager and laboratory supervisor can also act as a sampling techniciansThe contractor is required to have sufficient staff to process at least five samples of 100 fish each, per day.
Duration of the contract
The required services are to be performed during the period commencing March 1, 2017 and are to be completed by February 28, 2018 with an option to extend the contract for four (4) additional one (1) year periods as detailed in the Statement of Work
Optional Contract Extension Period
DFO may exercise an option to renew this service contract for up to four (4) one (1) year periods from March 1, 2018 until February 28 2019, March 1, 2019 to February 28, 2020, March 1 2020 to February 28 2021 and from March 1 2021 to May 15 2021.
Enquiries regarding this RFP requirement are to be submitted in writing to the following:
Jianna-Lee Zomer
Senior Contracting Officer,
Tel: (613) 993-4684
Fax: (613) 991-4545
Email: j••••••••@•••••••.••.ca
