MID FRASER CATCH MONITORING PROGRAM – Fraser River Sawmill Creek to Texas Creek

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has a mandate to lead the federal role in managing Canada's fisheries and safeguarding its waters. DFO works with First Nations and stakeholders to manage the salmon harvest and ensure long-term conservation requirements are met. Reliable, timely, and accessible fisheries information is the foundation of sustainable management. Key pieces of information required for management include estimates of catch and effort and DFO requires fisheries monitors to collect information to produce estimates of catch. Monitors interview fishers to collect harvest and release information and monitor fishing effort. Information is then forwarded to DFO.

This requirement is set aside under the federal government’s Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business. Suppliers are required to provide, with their bid, a certification stating that they meet the definition of an Aboriginal business, according to the definition provided, on the date that the bid, and an undertaking that the business will continue to meet this definition throughout the life of the contract.

Objectives of the Requirement The Contractor will be required to hire sufficient staff (monitors) to carry out the work as described under each of the three (3) tasks, and oversee the work to ensure it is performed properly and completely. The three tasks are:

1. First Nations fishery catch monitoring; 2. Biological sampling program; and 3. Data Manager/Communications Assistant

These tasks will be carried out on the mid-Fraser River in British Columbia, within the Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council traditional fishing territory as further defined below in Task Details.

Requirements for the three (3) tasks are

The Contractor shall oversee the work as stipulated with each of the three (3) tasks and provide accurate and complete data in accordance with the specifications described. Past fisheries experience is desirable. Points will be awarded to and all personnel assigned to this agreement that have the following qualifications and provide the DFO proof of the following certifications and license:

• Swiftwater Awareness; • Basic First Aid and CPR; and Expected Start and Completion Dates Each of the three (3) tasks below has its’ own schedule detailed below.

• Task A – FIRST NATIONS FISHERY CATCH MONITORING (Food, Social & Ceremonial) Anticipated project time frame will be approximately July 15 through to the end of September each year • Task B - MID FRASER FIRST NATION FISHERY BIOLOGICAL SAMPLING PROGRAM Anticipated project time frame will be approximately July 22 through to mid-September each year; and • Task C - MID FRASER DATA MANAGER/COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT Anticipated project time frame from approximately June 15 through to mid-July each year