Mandate
Environment Canada has a requirement to conduct upper air data collection program in
Kuujjuaq (Quebec) as detailed in the Statement of Work, Annex A to the bid solicitation.
The Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) operates a number of networks across Canada, including aerological,meteorological, climatological and hydrologic networks. An important component of its mandate is to acquire data from these networks. The upper air data collected are used to reinitialize the digital models used to produce weather forecasts. The mandate is to collect, every day of the
year (morning & evening), upper air data for MSC upper air station situated in Kuujjuaq
(Québec). The upper air data collected is used to reset the numerical models for the production
of weather forecasts
The period of the contract is one (1) year, starting at issuance of contract with the possibility to
extend the contract of four (4) extension of one year each.
Security
There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, bidders should refer to the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Industrial Security Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada website (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html).
This procurement is subject to the following Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s) (CLCAs): James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. under Section 29, paragraph 29.0.31 of the Agreement. It is reserved for persons eligible to be recognized as Inuit under Section 3 of the JBNQA (paragraph 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 3.2.6). Regarding Inuit Aboriginal firms, they must be located north of the 55th parallel, as set out in Section 6 of the JBNQA. Reference Attachment 1 To Part 1: Contracting Policy Notice 1997
«This procurement is set aside from all the trade agreements under the provision each has that permits the procurement to be set aside for Aboriginal business»
