Geese Management - Ottawa

Invitation to tender 01B46-22-024Request for Proposal – Geese ManagementTenders for the project indicated above, addressed to the attention of the Contract Officer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, will be accepted by email only, at the following address, up to the tender closing date and time indicated below: aafc.escprocurement-cseapprovisionnement.aac@agc.gc.caScope of Work:Canada geese management services using non-lethal scaring techniques to safeguard the research crops grown in the field over all 300ha at the Ottawa Central Experimental Farm.The AAFC Ottawa RDC is the main crop breeding research facility for Eastern Canada. Dozens of cereal and pulse (soybean) varieties adapted to the environmental conditions prevailing from Manitoba to PEI have been developed at the Centre to support the agricultural sector. In the past, Canada geese caused significant damage to field research and crops and geese control is necessary.Tender Period Closing Date and Time: July 4, 2022 at 02:00 pm (EDT).Information requests and inquiries related to this tender process are to be directed, in writing, ONLY to the AAFC Contract Officer identified below. Bidders who contact anyone other than the AAFC Contract Officer to obtain such information during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified.It is MANDATORY for the Firms intending to submit tenders on this project to obtain the related specifications, plans and drawings, and all other tender documents through the BuyandSell service provider. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the BuyandSell service provider.AAFC reserves the right to accept any Proposal in whole or in part, without prior negotiation and reject any or all Proposals received.AAFC Contract Officer:Jean-François LemayAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)Corporate Management BranchAssets Management, Eastern Service Centre2001, Robert-Bourassa Street, suite 671-TENMontreal, QC, H3A 3N2Email: jean-francois.lemay@agr.gc.ca