AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA’S REAL-TIME IN-SITU SOIL MONITORING FOR AGRICULTURE (RISMA) NETWORK DATA

Objective

To acquire the services of a Contractor to provide a secure web-based platform (in compliance with Open Geospatial Consortium and Government of Canada standards), to deliver Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s RISMA network data.

This online platform shall be accessible to external users and the general public, where current (within the last hour) and daily average atmospheric and soil moisture/temperature conditions can be viewed, graphed and downloaded on a near real-time basis; and historic data is accessible. The online platform shall also provide an interactive mapping and graphical capability that allows users to view and graph data selected by the user based on the geographic location of the station(s) and other user selected variables.

Bidders are responsible for obtaining copies of bid forms, special instructions and amendments issued prior to bid closing, and are to ensure they are addressed in the submitted bid.

This procurement contains mandatory requirements. Failure to comply may result in rejection of your bid.

Firms intending to submit bids on this project should obtain bid documents through the GETS service provider at http://Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. Firms that obtain bid documents from a source other than the official site run the risk of not receiving a complete package.