Technical science editing of the Summary of Activities volume (SoA) - Advanced Contract Award Notice (ACAN)
Solicitation number NRCan 5000046901
Publication date
Closing date and time 2019/07/25 14:00 EDT
Description
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
Contract duration
Refer to the description above for full details.
Trade agreements
-
Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
-
Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
-
Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
-
Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
-
Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
-
Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
-
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement (CLCA)
-
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Partner with another business
The functionality to add your company name to the list of interested businesses is temporarily unavailable.
This list does not replace or affect the tendering procedures for this procurement process. Businesses are still required to respond to bid solicitations, and to compete based on the set criteria. For more information please read the Terms of use.
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
-
Natural Resources Canada
- Address
-
580 Booth StOttawa, Ontario, K1A 0E4Canada
- Contracting authority
- Thai, Raymond
- Phone
- 343-543-7427
- Email
- raymond.thai@canada.ca
- Address
-
580 Booth StreetOttawa, ON, K1A 0E4CA
Buying organization(s)
- Organization
-
Natural Resources Canada
- Address
-
580 Booth StOttawa, Ontario, K1A 0E4Canada
Bidding details
Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
| Document title | Amendment no. | Language | Unique downloads | Date added |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fr_-_rncan_5000046901_-_pac_-_final.pdf | 000 |
French
|
3 | |
| en_-_nrcan_5000046901_-_acan_-_final.pdf | 000 |
English
|
24 |
Access the Getting started page for details on how to bid, and more.
Eligibility and terms and conditions
Government of Canada tender and awards notices, solicitation documents, and other attachments are fully accessible and available free of charge and without having to register on CanadaBuys.
Information may be available on another source prior to being available on CanadaBuys. You may have received this information through a third-party distributor. The Government of Canada is not responsible for any tender notices and/or related documents and attachments not accessed directly from CanadaBuys.canada.ca.
Government of Canada tender or award notices carry an OpenGovernment License - Canada that governs its use. Related solicitation documents and/or tender attachments are copyright protected. Please refer to our terms and conditions page for more information.
