Bottom Sampler - Box Corer

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Bottom Sampler - Box Corer

F2402-120003/A Barenz, Leanne Telephone No. - (204) 983-0506 Fax No. - (204) 983-7796

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is planning to undertake an ecosystem baseline sampling survey (BREA Offshore Fish program) in the offshore waters of the Beaufort Sea in summer of 2012. The goal of this survey is to gather knowledge in so far unsurveyed area. Samples of all crucial ecosystem compartments will be collected from the fishing trawler in summer 2012-2014.

Objectives of the Requirement

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Winnipeg needs to be supplied with the bottom sampler- the box corer - to be used during the summer 2012 cruise to the Beaufort Sea. The box corer is used to collect cube-shaped samples of bottom sediment that can be used for both abiotic (e.g. sediment grain analysis) and biotic (e.g. biota in the sediment) studies. The box corer is widely used as a primary tool for sediment sampling, particularly at locations with greater depths (e.g. 500 m and more) where other, usually lighter, sediment samplers become unreliable. The box corer will be deployed from the vessel equipped with a crane (or alternatively A-frame) and a winch. The unit should be ready for at-sea operation during the delivery.

Delivery required on or before September 30th, 2012. The equipment is to be delivered to Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

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