Standing Offer for Chemical Analyses of Sediment, Water and Tissue Samples

Soliciation # : F5211-170672 Closing Date : March 7, 2018 Closing Time : 2:00 PM (Atlantic Standard Time) This requirement is for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). Title: Standing Offer for Chemical Analyses of Sediment, Water and Tissue Samples OBJECTIVES OF THE REQUIREMENT This standing offer is for the analyses of sediment, water and tissue samples collected by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) at aquaculture sites in various locations across Canada. Reports detailing the presence and concentrations of a highly specific suite of chemicals in the samples will be delivered to DFO by the contractor. These reports and the findings presented therein will enable DFO to deliver the information required by the Memorandum Of Understanding with Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada as well as the deliverables required under the department’s Aquaculture Monitoring Program. BACKGROUND DFO has made a commitment to enhance coastal monitoring to investigate key environmental parameters and deposition associated with medium- to far-field effects of aquaculture sites. The new monitoring activities will add to existing programs through far-field sampling targeting a highly specific suite of drugs, pesticides and antimicrobials which have been used in the aquaculture industry. At this time, DFO does not have the analytical capacity within its laboratories to conduct these particular chemical analyses and as such requires the work be standing offered to a third party. The suite of compounds of interest is very specific and the laboratory conducting the work must be able to provide the sample analyses for all of the compounds of interest, at or below the specified minimum detection limits. PERIOD OF THE STANDING OFFER The period for placing call-ups against any resulting Standing Offer will be from date of award to March 31, 2019 with two one-year option periods to be exercised at the discretion of the Department. ESTIMATED VALUE The total cost to Her Majesty resulting from call-ups against all Standing Offers shall not exceed $791,000.00, HST included for the entire period totalling all standing offers issued including option years.  The number of Standing Offers issued under this RFP shall be up to 2, the value of each to be determined at award. SECURITY There is no security requirement for this contract. SELECTION METHOD The basis of selection is Highest Compliant Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price. Enquiries regarding this RFP requirement are to be submitted in writing to the following: Cathi Harris Senior Contracting Officer Materiel and Procurement Services Fisheries and Oceans Canada 301 Bishop Drive Fredericton (NB) E3C 2M6 Telephone : (506) 452-3639 Email : DFOtenders-soumissionsMPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca