Basic Information

Reference Number

cb-0-83238373

Issuing Organization

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

5000082484

Title

Decarbonizing Pathways for Canada’s Agriculture Sector

Source ID

PWGSC

Agreement Type

Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement

Details

Location

National Capital Region

Dates

Publication

2024/10/29 12:00:00 AM EDT

Closing Date

2024/12/09 02:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Marie Josée Lachance

(819) 307-2555

marie-josee.lachance@ec.gc.ca

Description

Environment and Climate Change Canada has a requirement for the Decarbonizing Pathways for Canada’s Agriculture Sector as detailed in the Statement of Work, Annex “A” to the bid solicitation. The period of the contract is from contract award to March 31, 2025, inclusively.

The objective of this project is to:
a. Identify current and possible pathways for decarbonization.
b. Identify the infrastructure needs for the decarbonized equipment, including an analysis of capital costs, electricity demand and capacity, typical grid connection type, carbon intensity of electricity sourced from utilities, and any necessary installation and maintenance of on-site power generation (i.e., solar, wind, hydrogen, etc.) and storage.
c. Identify challenges and market barriers to the adoption of zero-emission technologies and clean fuels for agricultural equipment in Canada.
d. Compare the cost, GHG emissions and air pollutant emissions of comparable fossil fueled combustion, clean fuels combustion and zero-emission agricultural equipment.
e. Identify the current market availability of technologies identified in the pathways for decarbonization (Canada, North America, Europe, Asia, etc.)
f. Identify equipment utilization/operation profiles, including operation site(s) location(s) and typical infrastructure availability, operation duty cycle(s), typical operation load(s).

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