At Sea Platform Required To Haul and Re-set Trawl Set Lobster Gear

Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO) requires a vessel and crew capable of operating and maintaining a platform to allow Fishery Officers to conduct at-sea patrols to monitor fishery compliance. This monitoring will consist of activities such as but not limited to: searching for gear, grappling gear, gear retrieval, inspecting gear, re-setting gear in the place from which it was hauled and transporting any gear that is deemed to be in violation by on board Fishery Officers. The gear referred to above will be consistent with but not limited to lobster gear that may be set as single gear or in trawls. Area of operation will be in Canadian Fishing Waters in South West New Brunswick and South West Nova Scotia departing and returning from various wharves in the area on a daily basis.

A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

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