# CanadaBuys #2027-00217

CFIA shellfish sampling and field services for Quebec Côte-Nord harvesting areas

**Posted:** October 16, 2026
**Respond By:** November 25, 2026
**Identifier:** 2027-00217
**NAICS:** 114112

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is seeking shellfish sampling services for its Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program in Quebec.
- **Government buyer:** Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Government of Canada. The notice identifies the Procurement and Contracting Policy Division; attachment summaries also refer to the Contracting and Procurement Policy Division (CPPS).
- **Scope and location:** Sampling and related fieldwork across up to 41 shellfish harvesting areas in three Côte-Nord regions: west of Mingan, Mingan to Baie-Johan-Beetz, and east of Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec.
- **Services requested:**
  - Preliminary reconnaissance of harvesting areas to plan sampling and identify access, safety, equipment, and transportation needs.
  - Collect shellfish at frequencies and locations set out in the solicitation annexes, then deliver samples to the CFIA chemistry laboratory.
  - Provide sampling schedules and survey records, GPS coordinates, required fishing-licence documentation, personnel lists, sampler verification, and verification logs.
- **Key requirements:** Samples generally must contain at least 200 g of shellfish flesh, meet applicable minimum legal size, remain alive and near 4°C unless CFIA directs otherwise, and reach the laboratory within 72 hours. Samples must be properly identified and protected from breakage and cross-contamination. Regional delivery deadlines and recurring reporting schedules apply; work is to be performed in French.
- **Pricing and quantities:** No fixed sample quantities or product part numbers are provided. Pricing is requested per preliminary assessment, per sample, and per year for reporting and related deliverables.
- **Organizations and vendors mentioned:** CFIA is the contracting agency. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is referenced in connection with fishing-licence documentation. No commercial vendors or OEMs are named.
- **Contract term:** One initial year, with up to three additional one-year options.
- **Estimated value:** The notice does not state a contract value; a rough planning estimate is US$100,000–US$400,000 over the potential four-year term.

### Description

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency requires shellfish harvesting services in accordance with a pre-established sampling schedule. Work will be performed in Quebec, and the resulting contract is for one year, from January 1 to December 31, 2027. The contract includes three additional one-year option periods. Proposals are evaluated using the highest combined rating of technical merit and price.

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