Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network – Flat Valley

1. Objective
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) requires a Contractor for daily technical support (7 days per week, 52 weeks per year) at the Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Program (CAPMoN) Flat Valley site located approximately 12.8 kilometers south of Goodsoil, Saskatchewan, with coordinates N 54.294639° latitude, W 109.209214° 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 daily 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 daily 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.

4. Tasks and Deliverables:

Firm Requirement:

1. The Contractor is responsible for servicing:
a. Precipitation Collector found at Appendix 1 to Annex A
b. Air Filter Sampling System found at Appendix 2 to Annex A
c. Ozone Sampling System found at Appendix 3 to Annex A
d. Nitrogen/Sulphur Dioxide Sampling system found at Appendix 4 to Annex A
e. Ammonia Passive Sampler found at Appendix 5 to Appendix A

2. The Contractor must package and ship by courier to the designated laboratory as outlined in the measurement task appendices. The Contractor will be supplied with preprinted manifests and must ensure the samples are delivered to or picked up by the designated courier. Sample containers will be sent to the Contractor by the most economical means and may need to be picked up at the nearest Canada Post office. The Contractor is not responsible for shipping expenses.

3. First level maintenance, diagnosis of problems, and minor repairs to equipment is often required of the Contractor. This may include, but is not limited to:
a. Cleaning of equipment
b. Replacement of Defective parts
c. Resetting or rebooting electronic systems
d. Replacement and setup of operational unit with backup unit
e. Checking and readjustment of various parts or software parameters as needed.

The Contractor is responsible for the physical shipping and receiving of replacement equipment as required.

4. The Contractor is responsible for some of the routine site maintenance including keeping the sample hut clean, clearing the snow off the sampling hut stairs and deck, and grass cutting to keep the vegetation within the fenced or designated compound area at an acceptable height. The general cleanliness of the immediate sampling location is the responsibility of the Contractor, including the removal of garbage/waste from the Site.

These tasks must be carried out in proximity of sensitive and expensive research and monitoring equipment and it is essential that the Contractor understand the need to avoid adverse effects on the measurements and data.