To collect shellfish at specific biotoxin station locations along the Pacific Coast on a regular basis and ship them to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Burnaby Laboratory for analysis.

Summary The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is responsible for collecting and analyzing shellfish samples for marine toxins, and making recommendations for the opening and closing of harvest areas to the Department of Fishers and Oceans Canada (DFO). The CFIA requires a Contractor(s) to collect shellfish from multiple shellfish monitoring sites along the Pacific Coast and ship them by courier to CFIAs Burnaby Laboratory for marine toxin analysis. The period of the contract(s) will be from the date of contract award to March 31, 2018. The Contractor grants to Canada the irrevocable option to extend the term of the Contract by up to three (3) additional one (1) year periods under the same conditions. The requirement is not subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The requirement is subject to the Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). Basis of Selection – Mandatory Technical Criteria A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria to be declared responsive. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract. Each Stream will be evaluated independently, without regard to the other Streams submitted by that Bidder. Security - There is no security requirement applicable to the Contract.