Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network – Saturna

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is seeking a contractor to provide daily technical support at the CAPMoN Saturna atmospheric monitoring station on Saturna Island, British Columbia, for the period from contract award through December 31, 2026, with an option to extend for two additional one-year periods. The contractor must serve as a contracted site operator responsible for the continuous operation of environmental monitoring equipment, including the daily collection, processing, and shipment of precipitation and air samples to the CAPMoN National Laboratory in Toronto, Ontario, in strict compliance with CAPMoN Standard Operating Procedures and Site Operations Reference Manuals. Duties encompass reading and recording gauge data, performing diagnostics, routine servicing, troubleshooting, and minor repairs on a range of meteorological and air quality instruments, including daily checks of Total Gaseous Mercury systems and weekly maintenance of AEROCAN CIMEL equipment, with mandatory tasks such as cleaning lid gaskets with Kimwipes every Tuesday. All work must be conducted seven days a week, 52 weeks per year, at an isolated location, requiring a buddy system for safety and annual certification of safe work procedures by both primary and backup personnel. The contractor must maintain a valid Government of Canada security screening and ensure all assigned personnel hold a current ECCC-approved RELIABILITY STATUS, with no access to PROTECTED or CLASSIFIED information permitted. The contract requires the submission of a minimum of two and a maximum of four proposed resources, including one primary and at least one backup, all of whom must be certified in English language proficiency, daily service capability, and access to reliable transportation to the remote site. Bids must be submitted electronically by June 19, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. to the designated email address, with separate technical, financial, and attestation sections totaling no more than 25 MB, and must include completed annexes such as the Security Requirement Checklist, Daily Service Certification, and Working Alone at an Isolated Location Certification. The contract will be awarded on a lowest-priced, responsive bid basis, with payment made monthly on a firm price basis; customs duties are included but applicable taxes are extra. The contractor must notify the Contracting Authority if funds are 75 percent committed, four months before expiry, or if additional funding is needed for completion, and must provide a written estimate for any such additional costs. The contractor is responsible for ensuring all personnel are available for two annual inspections, each lasting less than two hours, during normal sampling periods