Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS) Farm Dairy Cattle Collection and Dairy Cattle and Poultry Pathogen Testing

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Centre for Foodborne Environmental Zoonotic Infectious Disease (CFEZID), Food-borne Disease and AMR Surveillance Division (FDASD) requires the services of a microbiological laboratory. Expertise is required for the primary isolation, identification and sensititre susceptibility testing of Salmonella, Campylobacter, and E. coli in dairy cattle, as well as common mastitis causing pathogens such as Streptococcus species, Staphylococcus species (both coagulase positive and negative), Klebsiella species, and other bacteria of interest in dairy cattle. Expertise is required for the same testing abilities of Salmonella, Campylobacter, and E. coli in poultry samples. Expertise and indepth knowledge of dairy cattle is also required by the provider for fieldwork sample collection on dairy farms, conducted by designated staff in the Maritime region. This requirement is part of the Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS)/FoodNet Canada on-farm Dairy and Poultry surveillance initiatives.

The period of the contract will go until March 31, 2025, with the option for three (3) additional one (1) year periods as well as optional services (including additional dairy sample lab work, poultry sample lab work, and dairy fieldwork sample collection in the Maritime region) within each year.

The Contractor shall report on an annual basis, the primary isolation results listing all of the samples received and whether they were positive for the organism of interest, and the susceptibility results by antimicrobial. All invoicing must be submitted by March 31st annually.