Operation Nanook-Tatigiit 2026,

Operation Nanook-Tatigiit 2026 is a Whole of Government emergency response exercise led by the Canadian Armed Forces in partnership with the Yukon Emergency Measures Organization, designed to enhance coordination and resilience among municipal, Indigenous, territorial, federal, and industry partners. The contract requires the provision of business continuity plans, alternate and backup communications systems, resilience strategies, and facilitated information sharing, with specific emphasis on resourcing assistance to the Department of National Defence. Work is to be performed primarily in Whitehorse, Yukon, with the core exercise scheduled for October 19 to 23, 2026, and the contract period extending from award until December 1, 2026. Performance is governed by Individual Task Authorizations that define scope, deliverables, and level of effort, with personnel required to be available weekdays from 8 am to 4 pm MST and to respond to requests within 24 hours. The work must be executed using unclassified, publicly available information to ensure accessibility to all participants, regardless of security clearance, and no security requirements apply to the contract. The contract is awarded on a lowest evaluated price basis, but only after passing mandatory technical compliance gates, which include demonstrable understanding of the exercise design, scenario development, and reporting deliverables such as the Exercise Design Working Group Report, Master Events List, and After-Action Report. Payment is structured as firm hourly rates, with a day defined as 7.5 hours of work, calculated without provisions for leave, holidays, or overtime. Invoices must be submitted monthly, include detailed expenditure breakdowns, and be sent to the specified government email and physical address for certification and payment, with undisputed amounts settled within 30 days and interest applied to overdue payments. Contractors must maintain accounting records for seven years after final payment and make them available for audit. The contract is subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements with the Ta’an Kwach’an and Kwanlin Dun First Nations, and contractors must disclose any relationship with former public servants under Treasury Board directives. All proposals must be submitted electronically to DSPCOS6-DCASSO6@forces.gc.ca by the deadline, and must include four required sections: Technical Offer, Financial Offer, Offer Submission and Declaration Forms, and a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement. The contractor bears full responsibility for insurance, equipment, and compliance with all applicable laws, including anti-forced labour provisions, and Canada retains ownership of all intellectual property and the right to inspect and accept work, without relie