IDENTIFICATION OF MESOPLANKTON

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid Attachment: None Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address: SpryTech Biological Services, Inc 7 Pine Grove Drive Elmsdale Nova Scotia Canada B2S1J3 Nature of Requirements: IDENTIFICATION OF MESOPLANKTON SAMPLES FOR F&O, DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA

F5955-120168/A Thorpe, Susan Telephone No. - (902) 496-5191 ( ) Fax No. - (902) 496-5016

This project is for the identification of mesozooplankton samples from Northwest Atlantic waters, including shelf, slope, and offshore waters from the Gulf of Maine to the Labrador Sea The Contractor will be required to perform taxonomic and biomass analyses on zooplankton samples collected in the Northwest Atlantic, including shelf, slope, and offshore waters from the Gulf of Maine to the Labrador Sea by DFO vessels and other ships of opportunity, to present the resulting data in a standard format provided by DFO and including DFO taxonomic codes, and to review completed data products for quality and correctness. The deliverables include analysis of samples from on-going and past missions according to the Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program zooplankton analysis protocol including identification and quantification of all species of copepods and stages of selected species, for each sample, at least 200 organisms must be identified and counted and a total of 100-200 Calanus copepod individuals must be counted and identified; measure the dry and wet weight biomass of the mesozooplankton constituent of each sample; provide analysis results in a standard format including DFO taxonomic codes; document The zooplankton samples and the data analyses results are part of the current Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program (AZMP) that is a high-priority program funded by DFO Headquarters. Zooplankton samples from previous years 1998-2012 of the AZMP program were analysed by SpryTech Biological Services Inc. . To ensure the quality and systematic consistency of the data results, the identical analyses procedures, identification expertise and quality control shall be maintained as the previous samples.

The Standing Offer shall be issued for 5 years with an option to extend for 3 additional 12 month periods. The financial limitation per year shall be $60,000.00 plus applicable taxes.

This requirement is subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT). It is proposed to enter into Contract under Section 6(d) of the Government Contracts Regulations and under the AIT, Article 506.12(b).

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Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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