AMENDMENT TO CLOSING TIME: Please disregard the Ariba Discovery posting response deadline closing time and CanadaBuys posting closing time. All required supporting documentation and bid submission must be submitted by 31 December 2024 at 2:00pm ET. All bids submitted after 2:00pm ET will result in the bid being declared non-responsive. Summary: Environment and Climate Change Canada’s (ECCC) National Hydrological Services (NHS) has the requirement for supply and delivery of hardware for two (2) Direct Readout Ground Stations (DRGS), located at ECCC sites in North Bay, Ontario, and Stony Plain, Alberta. These are specialized commercial-off-the-shelf components, previously demonstrated and proven to receive, demodulate, parse and transfer National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) environmental data. ECCC retains the irrevocable option to authorize installation of the DRGS, supply and configuration of software, provision of training services, provision of preventative maintenance services and supply and delivery of extended software support periods as part of the Contract.