Rosette Water Sampler

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Rosette Water Sampler

KE403-160172/A
Gao, Feng
Telephone No. - (905) 615-2057 (    )
Fax No. - (905) 615-2060

Environment Canada, located in Burlington, Ontario has a
requirement for the supply and delivery of oceanographic
equipment that can be described as "Rosette Water Sampling
System".  This submersible device utilizes a number of water
sampling bottles in a carousel arrangement that can be remotely
triggered from the surface to capture a water sample from the
depth required.  

The mandatory technical requirement of the system is detailed in
Annex A, Requirement, of the Request for Proposal. The Mandatory
Technical Criteria is as follows:

2.0	Mandatory Technical Criteria:

2.1	Multi-bottle sampling array must have the following:
2.1.1	Chassis for sample bottle array must be in a carousel
arrangement
2.1.2	Chassis must include submersible array, hanger mount
stand, adaptor plates, full protection ring and interconnecting
cable
2.1.3	Mount stand and protective ring must be constructed of
solid aluminium rod
2.1.4	Top and bottom plates and connecting post must be composed
of hard-coat anodized aluminium
2.1.5	Must be capable of accommodating quantity 12, 20 litre
Niskin type bottles
2.1.6	Must have depth capacity of 6000 metres or greater
2.1.7	Must have the ability to use single or multi-conductor
electro - mechanical cable for surface activation
2.1.8	Must have a minimum of two Operations Manual included or
an Electronic version on a Microsoft compatible storage device
included

2.2	Surface command unit for bottle activation or triggering:
2.2.1	Must have the ability to trigger randomly and sequentially
2.2.2	Must have menu selectable command interface software
2.2.3	Power requirements must be 120/240 VAC

2.3	Warranty:
2.3.1	The device must include a warranty of at least 1 year

2.4	Compatibility Requirement
2.4.1	The Rosette cage unit must be physically combined with a
SeaBird SBE25plus profiler 
2.4.2	The Rosette cage unit and SeaBird SBE25plus profiler must
each communicate and work concurrently with each other.

Quantity:  1 system

All the deliverables must be received on or before 29 January
2016.
Delivery Date: 29/01/2016

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.