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DFO herring sample laboratory processing services

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is seeking a laboratory contractor to process biological samples for British Columbia herring stock assessment and management. - Government buyer: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Procurement Services; contact: Jackie Longmire. - OEMs and vendors: No product OEMs, manufacturers, or contractor vendors are named. DFO provides the samples and MS Access database. - Services requested: Process herring samples from commercial fisheries, test fisheries, and research activities; record fish measurements and maturity information; collect one scale per fish for age determination; enter data; prepare scale slides; and provide quality checks, daily backups, labels, and cleaned sample buckets. - Estimated quantities per contract period: 15 samples containing 1–50 fish, 10 samples containing 51–75 fish, and 175 samples containing 76–100 fish. The attachments also describe an overall annual workload of approximately 200–250 samples, typically around 100 fish each. - Notable requirements: Provide a Project Manager and Sampling Technician, a suitable laboratory, and capacity to process at least five samples per day. Follow DFO-approved procedures and complete processing during the annual March-to-May work period. If the lab is more than 10 km from the Pacific Biological Station, the contractor arranges and pays for sample pickup and transport. - Maximum funding: $285,000 before applicable taxes.

Description

Fisheries and Oceans Canada requires laboratory services to process biological samples from British Columbia commercial herring fisheries, test fisheries, and research activities. The contractor will process approximately 200 to 250 samples annually, recording biological measurements and entering sample and biological data into a DFO-provided MS Access database. Work includes preparing scale slides, maintaining daily electronic backups, conducting quality control, and submitting required data, labels, slides, and cleaned sample buckets. Processing is anticipated annually from March 1 to May 15 and requires qualified personnel and an appropriate laboratory facility.

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