Weather Observation Services, Moosonee, ON

Status Awarded

Contract number 3000648563

Solicitation number 5000026353

Publication date

Contract award date

Contract value

CAD 474,404.74

    Description

    This contract was awarded to:

    ATS Services Ltd.

    Environment and Climate Change Canada has a requirement for ongoing Weather Observation Services in Moosonee, ON, as detailed in the Statement of Work, Annex A to the bid solicitation. The period of the contract is from date of award for three (3) years plus two (2) additional one year option periods. The Contractor’s main responsibilities will be to prepare the instruments, release the balloons twice each day and ensure the prompt transmittal of the data. The work will also involve the management and provision of personnel to conduct the observing, recording, encoding and transmitting Aerological and Surface Weather and Supplementary programs.

    There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security and Other Requirements 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).

    Note that on February 1, 2017, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) implemented the new mandatory criminal record check process, which requires electronic fingerprinting. Learn when mandatory electronic fingerprints are required and why the Contract Security Program implemented this change.

    https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/personnel/empreintes-obligatoire-mandatory-fingerprints-eng.html

    Bidders must provide a list of names as per Annex F, or other related information as needed, pursuant to section 01 Integrity Provisions of Standard Instructions 2003.

    For services requirements, bidders in receipt of a pension or a lump sum payment must provide the required information as detailed in article 3 of Part 2 of the bid solicitation.

    The requirement is not subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP).

    The requirement is exempt from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Excluded Coverage, Annex 1001.1.b-2 Services, Section B, R102, Weather Reporting Observations Services.

    The Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) applies to this rocurement.

    There is a Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity requirement associated with this procurement; see Part 5 – Certifications, Part 7 – Resulting Contract Clauses and the annex named Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity – Certification.

    This procurement is set aside under the federal government's Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business.

    Business address
    35 Auriga Drive Unit 211
    Ottawa, ON, K2E 8B7
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Language(s)
    English
    ,
    French

    Contract duration

    Refer to the description above for full details.

    Commodity - GSIN

    • R102A - Weather Reporting/Observation Services
    • E101A - Air Quality Support Services
    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Environment Canada
    Contracting authority
    Legere, Jennifer
    Phone
    902-426-9940
    Email
    jennifer.legere@canada.ca
    Address
    45 Alderney Drive
    Dartmouth, NS, B2Y 2N6

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Environment Canada
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