NPP-Imagery interpretation services

This procurement under solicitation NRCan-5000093109 is a selective tender for Imagery Interpretation Services to support the National Forest Inventory Photo Plot Program, limited to seven pre-qualified suppliers including Aecom Consultants Inc, Del Degan, Massé et Associés Inc, Ecora Consultants Ltd, Groupe Conseil Forchemex Ltée, KBM Forestry Consultants Inc, 2299668 Alberta Ltd (o/a Timberline Forest Inventory Consultants), and WSP Canada Inc. The requirement is governed by a Supply Arrangement established through a Request for Supply Arrangement issued in February 2026, with an amendment extending the deadline to March 24, 2026, and modifying evaluation criteria to require 120 months of relevant project experience instead of 60 months for key stereo and mono imagery criteria. The arrangement will be effective until March 31, 2028, with three optional one-year extensions, enabling future task orders to be issued under its framework without further competition. Services involve updating land cover mapping and attribution using stereo or mono satellite or aerial imagery with sub-71cm resolution across six geographic zones in Canada, excluding areas under Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements. Deliverables include orthorectified imagery, digitized polygons, attributed data, and properly packaged outputs, evaluated for technical quality through a trade-off process prioritizing technical merit over cost. Proposals are scored out of 36 points across six categories: Quality Control (10 points), Equipment (6), Technical Approaches (6), Procedures per Phase (6), Personnel (5), and Software (3), with a mandatory minimum score of 25 required for acceptance. Evaluation includes specific checks for orthorectification accuracy, shapefile integrity, data attribution, and use of the NFI QA tool. Offerors must certify their status as an Indigenous firm if applicable, and if they do, at least 33% of the contract value must be performed by Indigenous businesses. Additional requirements include certification that proposed personnel are available for the full term of the arrangement and adherence to NRCan’s technical specifications and contractual General Conditions. Invoicing, payment, and delivery locations are managed by NRCan with acceptance conducted at its offices in Victoria, BC and Sherbrooke, QC, and no FOB terms, specific packaging standards, or MIL-STD requirements are specified. The contract type is a Supply Arrangement enabling future task orders, with pricing to