ECCC requires the services of a Contractor to perform approximately four hundred and ninety seven (497) aerological observations each year. For each observation the contractor will prepare the instruments and release the balloons, monitor the data and messages produced, and ensure the prompt transmittal of the data.
The Contractor will conduct the management and operations of the observing program, and the scheduling of personnel for observing, recording, encoding and transmitting Aerological and Supplementary programs at the times specified below as required to comply with the instructions contained in the “MANUAL OF UPPER AIR OBSERVATIONS” (MANUPP) and various other manual required for the Safety and Health for Meteorological Services of Canada Operations.
Administrative responsibilities include maintaining an inventory of consumable supplies, the preparation of monthly reports detailing the performance of the observing program, shipping and receiving of program related items, and the provision of some technical support in the maintenance of the associated equipment.
