DNA sequencing services in support of Fisheries and Oceans Canada science activities

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) requires service providers for the DNA sequencing of biological and environmental samples to support science activities undertaken within the department. DFO currently has various research projects and regulatory programs that require the use of Sanger sequencing and high-throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies to deliver on these commitments. These services are required on request only, as and when needed. It is Department’s intention to authorize multiple Standing Offers, each will be from date of Standing Offer issuance until May 31, 2030. The Request for Standing Offers (RFSO) is to establish Standing Offers for the requirement detailed in the RFSO, to the Identified Users across Canada, excluding locations within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, and Labrador that are subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs). Any requirement for deliveries to locations within CLCAs areas within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, or Labrador will have to be treated as a separate procurement, outside of the resulting standing offers. The requirement is subject to the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA), Canada - Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), Canada - European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).