Autonomous Acoustic Recording Devices

Tendering Procedures: To all pre-qualified suppliersComprehensive Land Claim Agreement: NoNature of Requirements: Autonomous Acoustic Recording DevicesTHIS REQUEST IS RESERVED FOR HOLDERS OF SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT # FP920-170006 ONLY, FOR THE PURCHASE OF AUTONOMOUS ACOUSTIC RECORDING DEVICESOnly Suppliers currently pre-qualified on Supply Arrangement FP920-170006 have been invited to bid.As a requirement of the Supply Arrangement, this notice is published on Buy and Sell Canada for a period of 15 calendar days. The closing date published on this notice identifies how long the notice will be published. For the closing date of any solicitation under the supply arrangement, invited suppliers should refer to the solicitation documents.Suppliers that do not have a Supply Arrangement for the supply of Laboratory Analysis Services with Public Works and Government Services Canada, cannot submit a bid. Any bids received from suppliers not pre-qualified on the Supply Arrangement will not be evaluated.RequirementThe Department of Fisheries and Oceans has a requirement for the supply and delivery of up to eight (8) Autonomous Acoustic Recording Devices.Optional Mandatory CriteriaNo.Optional Technical CriteriaInvoked (Yes or No)O1The AAR 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 AAR self-noise).YESO2The AAR 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.YESO3The AAR clock has a maximum drift rate less than 2 µHz/Hz or ppm (parts per million) over the temperature range -5 °C to +35 °C. NOO4The AAR clock has a maximum drift rate less than 5 µHz/Hz or ppm (parts per million) over the temperature range -5 °C to +35 °C. NOO5The AAR has a minimum data storage capacity of 1 TB (terabyte) to accommodate long-term recordings on multiple channels, including for high-frequency sampling.YESO6The AAR has the capacity to monitor the ambient temperature and depth.NOO7The AAR has the possibility for easy programmable on-board processing.NOO8The AAR has the capacity to be precisely synchronized with other AARs when deployed to operate in a network.NOO9The AAR is suitable for deployment at water depths of 500 m or more.YESO10The AAR is powered on batteries that do not need special transport permits.YESO11The AAR data is easily downloadable without opening the instrument.NOO12The Supplier is able to lease the AAR.NOO13The Supplier is able to deploy, recover and service the AAR.NOO14The Supplier is able to offer or subcontract accessory equipment for the AAR (e.g. weights, acoustic releases, frames, floatation).NOO15The Supplier is able to design, engineer and construct an AAR deployment system (e.g. mounted moorings, drift moorings, autonomous underwater vehicle based system, recovery system).NOO16The Supplier is able to offer or subcontract integrated equipment capable of transmitting data collected from the AAR to the coast in real-time.NOO17The Supplier’s engineer(s) or technician(s) are able to customize the AARs (for example: AAR 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).NOO18The Supplier’s engineer(s) or technician(s) are able to configure and upgrade the AAR based on development(s) of new technology(ies) (for example: adding more parameters).YESO19The Supplier’s engineer(s) or technician(s) are able to refurbish the AAR should they sustain any damage.YES020The Supplier is able to demonstrate that they follow a quality control process, such as ISO 9001, for the manufacture of the AAR system.YES