Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence Cod Tagging

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) Solicitation No.: F5211-160276 Contracting Authority: Jean-Pierre deVink Telephone No.: 506-452-3619 Fax No.: 506-452-3676 E-mail Address: DFOtenders-soumissionsMPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca TITLE: Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence Cod Tagging TRADE AGREEMENTS: Not Applicable DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: The 3Pn, 4RS (Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence) Cod Tagging Program has been developed to become a sub-component of the 3Pn, 4RS cod stock assessment. The specific purpose of the tagging program is to mark with an external tag and release Atlantic cod for future recapture and reporting. The data with respect to both the placement and recapture of the fish including date, position (latitude / longitude), fork length and weight and gear type are analyzed to gather pertinent scientific information related to the stock including migration patterns, growth rates, and condition factors. In addition, these data can also provide information on exploitation rates specific to fishing mortality providing assumptions specific to tag loss, tag mortality and tag recapture reporting rate are met. Please see the attached Request for Proposal for more information. DURATION OF CONTRACT The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to March 31, 2017, with two optional 1 year renewal periods. ENQUIRIES – BID SOLICITATION All enquiries must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority no later than SEVEN (7) calendar days before the bid closing date. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS There is no security requirement associated with this bid solicitation