Analysis and Recommendations on the Development of National Aquaculture Siting and Containment Standards

TITLE: Analysis and Recommendations on the Development of National Aquaculture Siting and Containment Standards This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number F5211-180279 dated July 20, 2018 with a closing of August 3, 2018 at 2:00pm ADT. A debriefing or feedback session will be provided upon request to bidders/offerors/suppliers who bid on the previous solicitation. TRADE AGREEMENTS: N/A DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT:

The objective of the contract is to: complete a targeted review and analysis of federal and provincial/territorial regulations and policies/guidelines that inform finfish and shellfish siting decisions, as well as industry best practices and the siting regimes of other leading temperate aquaculture countries; and use the siting analysis, together with other available, relevant documents on finfish containment management regimes, to make recommendations on the potential development of national standards for aquaculture siting and finfish containment. The paper should be understandable by a technically proficient audience and include a synthesis that should be understandable to laypersons. PERIOD OF THE CONTRACT The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to February 15, 2019 inclusive. 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. PROCESS AND SELECTION METHODOLOGY Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price To be declared responsive, a bid must: comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation; and meet all mandatory criteria; andObtain the required minimum of 25 points overall for the technical evaluation criteria which are subject to point rating.The rating is performed on a scale of 50 points.

Bids not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) will be declared non-responsive.

The selection will be based on the highest responsive combined rating of technical merit and price. The ratio will be 80% for the technical merit and 20% for the price. To establish the technical merit score, the overall technical score for each responsive bid will be determined as follows: total number of points obtained / maximum number of points available multiplied by the ratio of 80%. To establish the pricing score, each responsive bid will be prorated against the lowest evaluated price and the ratio of 20%. For each responsive bid, the technical merit score and the pricing score will be added to determine its combined rating. Neither the responsive bid obtaining the highest technical score nor the one with the lowest evaluated price will necessarily be accepted. The responsive bid with the highest combined rating of technical merit and price will be recommended for award of a contract.SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

There is no security requirement associated with this bid solicitation.