Solicitation # : F5211-150677/A
Closing Date : May 30, 2016
Closing Time : 2:00 PM (Atlantic Standard Time)
This requirement is for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO).
Title : Marine Mammal Rescue Program in Newfoundland and Labrador
This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number F5211-150677datedMarch 3, 2016with a closing of March 23, 2016at 14:00 ADT. A debriefing or feedback session will be provided upon request to bidders who bid on the previous solicitation.
OBJECTIVES OF THE REQUIREMENT
The purpose of DFO’s Programme for the Rescue of Entrapped/Stranded Marine Animals in Distress is to provide a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week toll-free telephone line for commercial fishers and members of the public to report stranded and/or entrapped marine animals, and maintain a ready team to respond to and assist or release entrapped and stranded marine animals.
It aims to ensure the safe release of Whales, Leatherback sea turtles and other marine animals and cetaceans from commercial fishing gear, thus providing both a direct mitigation for species currently listed under the Species at Risk Act (SARA), and decreasing damage to commercial fishing gear. The programme has the added benefit of both improving communications with commercial fishers and the general public regarding marine animal conservation and providing an opportunity to collect scientific data to improve our understanding of these species.
The purpose of DFO’s Programme for the Rescue of Entrapped/Stranded Marine Animals in Distress is to provide a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week toll-free telephone line for commercial fishers and members of the public to report stranded and/or entrapped marine animals and maintain a ready team to respond to and assist or release entrapped and/or stranded marine animals.
BACKGROUND
Assistance to fishers who have marine animals entrapped in their fishing gear has been provided throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, by various organizations, since the late 1970s. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) provides funding, along with other logistics and equipment support, for the delivery of this service.
This programme addresses incidents throughout the entire Newfoundland and Labrador Region, which typically experiences more large marine animal entanglements than any other region of the country. With an expansive coastline and ocean area, high cetacean species diversity, widespread commercial fishing activity, high stakeholder/public expectations and a small Non-Government Organization (NGO) community, to date the best means to respond to these stranded and entrapped animals has been through DFO delivering a Programme for the Rescue of Entrapped/Stranded Marine Animals in Distress. The potential location and timing of such incidents is unknown.
The contractor is required to deliver the project in accordance with the Statement of Work ONLY in situations and conditions considered safe for such delivery. Under no circumstances should contractor attempt a rescue of a marine animal if environmental/weather conditions, or the logistical circumstances are not reasonable and safe.
PERIOD OF CONTRACT
The contractor is responsible for delivery of the rescue and strandings programme for marine animals in distress (as outlined above) for the period July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017, with three (3) irrevocable options to renew for additional one (1) year periods.ave a good knowledge of welding methods and techniques.
The seasonal operator (6 months) must : - have general knowledge normally associated with completion of elementary school - hold a valid driver’s license Class 1 or a driver’s license Class 3 delivered by the Government of Quebec with a minimum of one season of experience on snow removal equipment; - be able to obtain a restricted radiotelephone license issued by Industry Canada; - have knowledge of servicing methods applicable to heavy equipment.
Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s)
This requirement is subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s): JAMES BAY AND NORTHERN QUEBEC AGREEMENT.
Only statements of capabilities from Aboriginal suppliers who are part of the present agreement will be considered.
Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
Airport Operations is a specific field of expertise and the few companies that operate in that business could not compete in the context of a reserved market. The Cree Nation of Eastmain is therefore the only organization that can accomplish this project successfully.
For more than twenty years, Transport Canada (TC) has concluded agreements according to the Advanced Contract Award Notice (ACAN) approach and no other service provider has ever shown interest in taking the operation and maintenance contract for any of the Cree airports under TC’s responsibility.
Period of Contract The proposed contract is for a period of 4 years – 6 months, from October 1st, 2014 to March 31, 2019.
Estimated contract value The estimated value of the contract, including the option period, is $ 1,600,000.00(GST and QST extra).
Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Cree Nation of Eastmain
P. O. Box 90 Eastmain (Québec) J0M 1W0
Statement of capabilities
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to meet the specified requirements may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the Contracting Authority identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this Notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.
Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is August 20, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Samuel Archambault
Agent régional des contrats / Regional contracting officer Tel. / Tél.(514) 633-2820
courriel / email : samuel.archambault@tc.gc.ca Transports Canada | 700, Leigh Capréol (NDF), Dorval (Québec) H4Y 1G7 Transport Canada | 700, Leigh Capreol (NDF), Dorval, Quebec H4Y 1G7 http://www.tc.gc.ca/ Gouvernement du Canada | Government of Canada
