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Seeking to establish a Vendor of Record for Independent Forest Audits of Crown forests in Ontario, with approximately 3-5 audits per year planned between 2026 and 2030.

Basic Information

Reference Number

00004728162

Issuing Organization

Ontario Shared Services

Solicitation Type

RFPQ - Request for Pre-Qualification (Formal)

Solicitation Number

20937

Title

Project: tender_20937 - Vendor of Record (VOR) for Independent Forest Audits for Crown Forests in Ontario

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

Ontario

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2025/09/23 10:41:00 AM EDT

Closing Date

2025/10/24 11:00:00 AM EDT

Contact Information

Elaine Fontebasso

Elaine.Fontebasso@supplyontario.ca

Description

The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is seeking to establish a Vendor of Record (VOR) for suppliers to provide Independent Forest Audits (IFA) for Crown forests in Ontario.
Scope of Work
Independent forest audits are an integral part of Ontario's sustainable forest management framework. Independent Forest Audits have been carried out on Forest Management Units (FMU) in Ontario since 1996. Each FMU in the province is audited approximately every 10 years. There are currently 39 FMUs in the province.

An independent auditor assesses the performance of both the sustainable forest licence holder and the MNR in meeting their forest management responsibilities.
It is anticipated that between three and five audits per year will take place between 2026 and 2030.

Each Independent Forest Audit must be conducted in compliance with the Independent Forest Audit Process and Protocol (IFAPP) as may be amended from time to time. The IFAPP has been designed to meet the requirements of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994, Ontario Regulation 319/20 (found online at: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/r20319).

The Ministry estimates the amount of work over the term to be, with no guarantee of the amount of work offered to any Supplier, approximately between three and five IFAs per year.

The Ministry will request Independent Forest Audit work competitively, through a second-stage selection process.

An example of the Independent Forest Audit Process and Protocol can be found at the publicly accessible website at:
https://www.ontario.ca/document/independent-forest-audit-process-and-protocol

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Source: https://ontariotenders.app.jaggaer.com/