Supply Arrangements for Contaminated Sites Management and Technical Advisory Services for Environmental Management

The intent of this Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA) is to solicit proposals to establish a list of pre-qualified SA Suppliers for Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) in the provision of a variety of technical advisory services to facilitate the department’s environmental management activities and the Department’s operations and assets (compliance with environmental regulations and policies and the management of contaminated sites) in all regions across Canada.

To support the initiatives of DFO’s Office of Environmental Coordination (OEC), the Department has recognized the need to acquire external resources and expertise to support the OEC both at Headquarters and in the Regions in a timely, effective and cost-efficient manner. The Department requires the services of resources qualified in the provision of a variety of technical advisory services to facilitate the Department’s environmental management activities and the Department’s operations and assets (compliance with environmental regulations and policies and the management of contaminated sites) in all regions across Canada.

The purpose of these services is to provide support, technical and subject matter expertise in support of the OECs program. Once the Departmental Supply Arrangements have been formally established, the OEC or any of the regions, through the OEC, may select a supplier or several suppliers at one time to undertake of a variety of technical advisory services to facilitate the Department’s environmental management activities. This could encompass:

The establishment of up to five (5) Supply Arrangements for each of the three streams of environmental work listed below:

•Stream 1: Consulting services for assessing contamination at sites; •Stream 2: Consulting services for remediating/risk managing contaminated sites and; •Stream 3: Consulting services to support Compliance with environmental regulations and policies.