Arctic Acoustic Recorders

THIS IS A BID SOLICITATION AGAINST PWGSC SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT # FP920-170006 for the supply of Passive Acoustic Monitoring Equipment (Instruments and Laboratory Equipment)

Only pre-qualified Suppliers have been invited to bid.

As a requirement of the Supply Arrangement this notice is published on GETS for a period of 15 calendar days.

Suppliers that do not already hold a Supply Arrangement for the supply of passive acoustic monitoring equipment identified above with PWGSC cannot submit their bid.

The Department of National Defence requires the following items:

Technical Criteria

O1

The AR is able to sample the sound level with a high dynamic range (110 dB) (e.g. 24 bits with at least 19 usable bits above the AR self-noise).

O2

The AR frequency response over the recorded bandwidth has variation less than 3 dB from 10 Hz to 100 kHz or over the recorded bandwidth if smaller. Variation is less than 1.5 dB from 10 Hz to 1 kHz.

O5

The AR has a minimum data storage capacity of 1 TB (terabyte) to accommodate long-term recordings on multiple channels, including for high-frequency sampling.

O6

The AR has the capacity to monitor the ambient temperature and depth.

O7

The AR has the possibility for easy programmable on-board processing.

O9

The AR is suitable for deployment at water depths of 500 m or more.

O14

The Contractor is able to offer or subcontract accessory equipment for the AR (e.g. weights, acoustic releases, frames, floatation).

O15

The Contractor is able to design, engineer and construct an AR deployment system (e.g. mounted moorings, drift moorings, autonomous underwater vehicle based system, recovery system).

O16

The Contractor is able to offer or subcontract integrated equipment capable of transmitting data collected from the AR to the coast in real-time.

O17

The Contractor’s engineer(s) or technician(s) are able to customize the ARs (for example: AR is required to be mounted on special platforms such as autonomous underwater vehicles, gliders, buoys or be deployed for a specified amount of time in particular environments, such as high-tidal currents).

Requested delivery date for all of the above mentioned goods is 31 March 2022.

The responsive Supplier already holding a Supply arrangement for the items mentioned above from Public Works and Government Services Canada with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for contract award.

NOTE: This supply arrangement (SA) is refreshed on an ongoing basis. If you wish to find out how you can become a qualified SA Holder and/or to obtain additional information regarding this SA program, please contact PWGSC at Lisa.Hennesseytpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca