To Provide Wide Angle Reflection/Refraction and Vertical Incident Reflection Services for GSC-A, D

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid Attachment: None Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Interchangeable Parts Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address: Chian Consulting Incorporated 6 Atholea Dr Dartmouth Nova Scotia Canada B2V1C5 Nature of Requirements:

To Provide Wide Angle Reflection/Refraction and Vertical Incident Reflection Services for GSC-A, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia To Provide Wide Angle Reflection/Refraction and Vertical Incident Reflection Services for GSC-A, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia for the period April 1, 2013 up to and including March 31, 2016 on an as and when requested basis. The work under this standing offer involves the following tasks: - processing and interpreting wide angle data to standards that include error bars on the velocity models -integrating wide angle reflection/refraction and vertical incident seismic data from raw data files to advanced pre-stack depth migration techniques -preparing drifting sonobuoy wide angle data for velocity interpretation -writing software and/or tools for web enabling wide angle seismic reflection/ refraction and other geophysical information such as well logs, magnetic and gravity data - integrating web design with Oracle data base -working in remote Arctic field camps or at sea creating SEGY files from the Taurus seismometers raw data (to be paid for l0 hours a day when in field camps) or ocean bottom seismometers - travel to meetings when required -must be able to attend meetings at least once week at GSCA, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Chian Consulting Incorporated has personnel with a Ph.D. in geophysics with a specialty in processing wide angle reflection/ refraction data. The company has developed a software package called Seiswide that integrates vertical incident and wide angle refection profiles to produce depth migrated seismic reflection sections. The company has a unique technology expertise that has been used previously in developing modules for BASIN. BASIN is the Oracle data base used to store and display the location of seismic reflection profiles and other geological data such as well lots. The company has a extensive experience working with geological data sets in web applications, has worked with raw data files from the Taurus seismometers and converted them to SEGY files, has developed techniques for correcting.. drifting sonobuoy data for nonlinear drift, and has the necessary knowledge and skills for this task through previous work. Individuals in the firm have produced articles in respected journals such as the Journal of Geophysical Research that demonstrate their ability to produce Written reports at an international standard..

Total estimated value of the Standing Offer is $339,000.00 plus applicable taxes.

This requirement is subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT). It is proposed to enter into Contract under Section 6(d) of the Government Contracts Regulations and under the AIT, Article 506.12(b).

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