Blue carbon storage capacity of canada`s eelgrass (fp802-190192) Tender, Canada - 36778719

Procurement Summary

Country : Canada

Summary : Blue carbon storage capacity of canada`s eelgrass (fp802-190192)

Deadline : 16 Oct 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 36778719

Document Ref. No. : FP802-190192Region of opportunityBritish Columbia

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA
Contact name Stacy Semé Contact email stacy.seme@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Contact phone 343-548-8241 Contact address 200 Kent St Ottawa ON K1A 0E6 CA
Canada

Tender Details

Advance contract award notice
an acan is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a department or agency intends to award a contract for goods, services or construction to a pre-identified supplier, thereby allowing other suppliers to signal their interest in bidding, by submitting a statement of capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the acan, on or before the closing date stated in the acan, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier.


definition of requirement
the department of fisheries and oceans and canadian coast guard has a requirement to provide a map of the carbon sequestration potential of eelgrass beds along canada`s pacific, atlantic, and sub-arctic coasts. An accompanying conceptual model outlining carbon sequestration potential under varying environmental conditions (based on field and literature data) will also be provided. These products will be used by eas to develop ocean accounts and ecosystem accounts. Application of project outcomes to marine spatial planning and conservation targets are also anticipated.


criteria for assessment of the statement of capabilities (minimum essential requirements):
any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that they meet the following requirements:


minimum 10 years of research experience in eelgrass (zostera marina) ecology.
Knowledge of eelgrass phenology, growth, biomass accumulation, and ecosystem functions.
Experience sampling eelgrass beds for shoot density, canopy height, and aboveground and belowground biomass.
Experience sampling eelgrass beds for carbon stocks using sediment cores.
Experience calculating sediment organic carbon stocks in eelgrass beds.
Experience in mapping eelgrass bed extent from various types of available data. In possession of available eelgrass extent data (verified and unverified) from the pacific, atlantic, and sub-arctic coasts.


applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
the procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:


canadian free trade agreement (cfta)
canada-chile free trade agreement
canada-columbia free trade agreement
canada-honduras free trade agreement
canada-korea free trade agreement
north american free trade agreement (nafta)
canada-panama free trade agreement


justification for the pre-identified supplier
the pre-identified supplier is the only supplier that we are aware of who offers services which meet all the minimum essential requirements listed above in point number 3.


government contracts regulations exception(s)
the following exception(s) to the government contracts regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6 (d): only one person is capable of performing the contract.


exclusions and/or limited tendering reasons
the following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the:


north american free

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