The department of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has a requirement to:
Edit and produce the Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office Summary of Activities scientific volume, as well as update CNGO’s SoA Style Guide, on an annual basis for the length of the contract. The production of such a volume requires the specialized services of a contractor who is experienced in all aspects of geoscience publishing, including geology focused knowledge, technical scientific editing and formatting papers based on specific Summary of Activities design and layout standards as well as technical English to French translation. (CNGO does not possess the layout templates)
Provide technical editing of individual scientific papers specializing in topics such as bedrock geology, surficial geology, geophysics, geochemistry, geochronology, sedimentology and permafrost submitted by the CNGO to the Contractor for the SoA volume on an annual basis for the duration of the contract
Follow The Art and Science of Writing Geoscience Reports by B. Grant, and the CNGO Style Guide, 1st Edition
Verify all stated geographical names using the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base and, for names not addressed therein, Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office’s (CNGO’s) knowledge
Interact directly with authors to make sure required edits are understood and addressed by the author
Provide editing of abstract sized plain language summaries of each geoscience paper
Provide English to French technical translation and edits of each paper’s scientific abstract
Provide English to French translation of the SoA’s foreword text and plain language summaries
Provide publication layout and formatting of geoscientific papers into the established SoA format
Produce an MS Word 2016 document containing the plain language summaries in both English and French
Maintain and update the CNGO Style Guide based on information and decisions made with the CNGO during the length of the contract.
Produce a formatted Adobe PDF set of individual papers and front matter suitable for four-colour printing and a second Adobe PDF set of individual papers and
