# CanadaBuys #5P420-26-0033/A

Parks Canada standing offers for invasive-plant management in Prairie parks and historic sites

**Posted:** November 13, 2026
**Respond By:** December 08, 2026
**Identifier:** 5P420-26-0033/A
**NAICS:** 115310, 561730

Parks Canada Agency is seeking regional standing offers for invasive-plant management across Prairie national parks and historic sites in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
- **Government buyer:** Parks Canada Agency, National Contracting Services, Calgary, Alberta.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No commercial OEMs, vendors, herbicide brands, or product part numbers are named.
- **Service areas:** Southern Saskatchewan (Grasslands National Park and Fort Walsh National Historic Site); Central Saskatchewan (Motherwell Homestead National Historic Site); Northern Saskatchewan (Prince Albert National Park, Batoche National Historic Site, and Fort Battleford National Historic Site); and Elk Island National Park.
- **Requested work:** Chemical and mechanical vegetation control, monitoring and inspection, planting and seeding when directed, and regional crew travel. Per region, the schedule lists 300 team-hours of chemical control, 100 team-hours of mechanical control, 300 team-hours of monitoring, 500 team-hours of planting/seeding, and 4 round-trip travel units.
- **Notable requirements:** Apply integrated pest-management plans and use approved chemicals, qualified applicators, and contractor-provided equipment and safety supplies. Provide work plans, treatment and monitoring records, daily GPS track logs in .kmz format, and photographs. A second treatment pass may be required, at least three weeks after the first; safety and spill-response planning is also required.
- **Procurement streams and evaluation:** Includes an Indigenous-business set-aside stream and a general stream. Technical merit accounts for 60% of evaluation and price for 40%, with a minimum technical score of 40/100.

### Description

Parks Canada Agency seeks standing offers for integrated pest management of priority invasive plants in Prairie national parks and national historic sites in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Work may include chemical or manual treatment, monitoring, planting or seeding, and associated records and GPS data across four regions. The solicitation has a Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Businesses set-aside stream and a general stream. The standing offer period runs through March 31, 2028, with an option to extend for up to four additional one-year periods.

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