CanadaBuys #30007597

Sockeye Salmon Fry Rearing and Smolt Enumeration Services at Tatsamenie Lake, BC

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is seeking a contractor to provide comprehensive sockeye salmon fry rearing and smolt enumeration services at Tatsamenie Lake, British Columbia. - Government Buyer: - Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Procurement Hub, Ottawa, ON - Services Requested: - Annual rearing of approximately 200,000 to 400,000 sockeye salmon fry in Tatsamenie Lake - Installation and operation of net pens and fish counting devices (e.g., fyke nets) for smolt enumeration - Monitoring and prevention of disease and predation among fry - Otolith sampling to determine smolt origin and age - Daily site logs, preliminary and final reporting, and coordination with Canadian and Alaskan agencies - Full mobilization and operation of a remote field camp, including logistics, crew management, and camp cooking - Contractor must be fully self-sufficient; DFO provides no assets or infrastructure - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Work is performed in a remote, fly-in-only location within the Taku River Tlingit First Nations Traditional Territory - Contractor responsible for all equipment, logistics, and autonomous field operations - Coordination with cross-border (Canada/Alaska) technical committees - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named, as this is a specialized service-based requirement - Period of performance is an initial 11-month term with up to three one-year option periods - All activities are to be performed at Tatsamenie Lake, British Columbia, with reporting to DFO headquarters in Ottawa

Description

The solicitation is for the rearing of approximately 200,000 to 400,000 sockeye salmon fry annually at Tatsamenie Lake, British Columbia, starting in Spring 2026. The contractor will receive all transported fry and conduct rearing as directed by the Transboundary Technical Committee and Enhancement Sub-committee. The work includes monitoring and prevention of risks such as disease and predation, and conducting a smolt mark recapture enumeration project from mid-May to early September to enumerate sockeye salmon smolt outmigration. The contract duration is 11 months starting May 20, 2026, with options to extend annually through 2029 at the discretion of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). The contractor must be self-sufficient as DFO does not own assets or infrastructure for this project.

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