DFO Science - Collection of Seals in Offshore Waters off Northeast Newfoundland

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DFO Science - Collection of Seals in Offshore Waters off Northeast Newfoundland

F6096-200007/A Connolly, Carolyn Telephone No. - (709) 690-3778 Fax No. - (709) 772-4603

IMPORTANT: This tender is part of Public Services and Procurement Canada’s initiative to submit bid submission files electronically using epost Connect. Interested bidders should refer to Part 2 of the solicitation document entitled Instructions to bidders/offerors/suppliers, as the case may be, for instructions on how to participate and submit their files electronically for this tender.

Description

DFO Science requires a service to collect up to 100 seals consisting of 90 harp seals (50:50 male: female ratio, 75% large bedlamers and adults, 25% small bedlamers and YOY) and 10 hooded seals from offshore waters (>40 nautical miles from shore) of northeast Newfoundland (NAFO Divisions 3KL). The seals will be collected whole by the contractor and be brought back to shore. The contractor will store the seals and thaw them at a later date when requested by DFO Science. When thawed, DFO personnel (3 people) will travel to the contractor’s home port and will collect morphometric measurements and samples (jaws, stomachs, reproductive organs, tissue). The contractor will assist with the collection of these samples.

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