Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network – Marten River

1. Objective

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) requires a Contractor for weekly technical support (52 weeks per year) at the Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Program (CAPMoN) Marten River site located approximately 16 kilometers southwest of Marten River, Ontario with coordinates N 46.671194° latitude W 79.919250° longitude.

2. Background

ECCC operates an environmental research and monitoring station in the area which forms part of ECCC’s national network of CAPMoN stations. The primary focus of this monitoring station is the weekly collection of precipitation and/or air samples. Environmental data is collected from both automatic and manual samplers. A contract operator is required to attend to the station to retrieve and process the samples according to the CAPMoN Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's). The samples are then packaged and shipped for analysis to the CAPMoN National Laboratory located in Toronto, Ontario. Other weekly duties include reading and recording of various gauges, diagnostics, and regular servicing, troubleshooting, and minor repair of a variety of monitoring equipment. On-site training will be provided by ECCC technical staff.

3. Details of Work to be Performed

All sampling, shipping, and maintenance must be performed in accordance with the Site Operations Reference Manuals; and in accordance with any amendments to the aforementioned manuals. The routine may involve additional collectors, passive samplers and various climatological and meteorological instruments. ECCC will provide the Contractor the aforementioned manuals and amendments.

A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

• None