Bids Are Invited For Project: Tender22217 - Target Polygon Interpretation For The Forest Resources Inventory Rfb

Project: Tender22217 - Target Polygon Interpretation For The Forest Resources Inventory Rfb . The Ministry Of Natural Resources Is Providing Advance Notice That It Intends To Release A Request For Bids (Rfb) In November 2026 For Targeted Photointerpretation Services That Support Forest Resources Inventories (Fri) Currently In Preparation For Up To Seven (7) Management Units In Ontario. The Services Will Require Qualified Vendor(S) To Deliver Accurate And Consistent Geospatial Updates To Forest Inventories By Interpreting Targeted Changes And Ensuring All Edits Comply With Provincial Standards. Mandatory Minimum Staffing Qualifications Are Imposed To Support Contract Management And Quality Control. The Rfb Is Purposely Intended To Potentially Result In Several Contracts With Multiple Different Bidders In Order To Maximize The Number Of Management Units Serviced. The Minimum Bid Is One (1) Management Unit. The Anticipated Contract Term For Successful Bidder(S) Is Up To Eight (8) Months, With No Option For Extension. The Rfb May Include Any Or All Of The Following Management Units: Red Lake, Lakehead, Boundary Waters, Pineland, Dryden, Missinaibi, And Bancroft-Minden Forests (See Map: Https://Www.Ontario.Ca/Page/Management-Units-And-Forest-Management-Plan-Renewal-Schedules). Scope Of Work Vendor(S) Will Conduct Targeted Photointerpretation Of Ministry-Identified Forest Inventory Polygons Remotely For Up To Seven Management Units. The Work Supports Ontario’S Term 2 Forest Resources Inventory, Which Provides Foundational Data For Forest Management Planning. Vendor(S) Will Use Ministry-Provided Imagery And Datasets To Review Up To 10,000 “Target Polygons” Per Management Unit, Assessing Each Target Polygon And Adjacent Areas For Accuracy Or Changes (E.G., Due To Wildfire). Vendor(S) Will Confirm Or Revise Polygon Boundaries And A Limited Set Of Attributes In Accordance With The Ministry’S Target Polygon Interpretation Manual (Tpim) And Associated Standards. A Draft Version Of The Tpim Is Included With This Notice. The Rfb Will Include A Draft Tasking Layer Of Target Polygons For Each Management Unit Up For Bid. Following Contract Execution, Vendor(S) Will Use Finalized Tasking Layers To Develop A Work Plan For Each Management Unit Awarded. Work Plans Must Include An Operational Production Schedule And A Quality Assurance/Quality Control Framework, Among Other Requirements. Following Ministry Work Plan Approval, Vendor(S) Will Submit Completed Work To The Ministry Weekly, By Uploading Completed Polygons To The Ministry’S Geographic Information System (Gis) Environment. Submissions Must Pass Ministry Validation, With Errors Corrected Promptly. Monthly Progress Reports Required. All Deliverables Shall Be Completed Within An Anticipated Term Of Up To Eight Months, With No Option For Extension.