Bid Number: NRF/SARAO SRFI/69/2022-23
Compulsory Briefing Session: Not Applicable
Bid Closing Date and Time: Friday, 21 April 2023 at 11.00AM

Bid Number: NRF/SARAO SKA1/07/2022-23
Bid Description: SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF OPTICAL FIBRE DROP CABLES WITH 5-YEAR WARRANTY
Bid Closing Date and Time: Friday, 17 February 2023 at 11.00AM

TENDER RE-ADVERTISEMENT – PROVISION OF 295 DAYS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION WORKS FOR CONVERSION OF COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE AT NRF OBSERVATORY BUILDING, OBSERVATORY, JOHANNESBURG

Bid Number: NRF/SARAO SJHB/03/2021-22

Tender Re-advertisement – MAINTENANCE OF RECEIVERS AND RECEIVER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT FOR THE OPERATION OF THE MEERKAT INSTRUMENT FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS

Bid Number: NRF/SARAO SMRK/16/2022-23

TENDER: NEW BUILD OF SARAO ARTISAN TRAINING CENTRE IN CARNAVON (PLANNING, DESIGN SERVICES AND SPACE CONVERSION), NORTHERN CAPE
Bid Number: NRF/SARAO SEAT/17/2021-22

TENDER: SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND SUPPORT OF THE NETWORKING EQUIPMENT FOR THE CORRELATOR-BEAMFORMER DATA SWITCH FOR THE MEERKAT EXTENSION PROJECT
Bid Number: NRF/SARAO SCBF/55/2022-23

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The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (‘SARAO’) hereby invites submissions for the following tender –

Bid Number: NRF/SARAO SDP/08/2022-23
Bid Description: SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION OF COMPUTE SERVERS AND NETWORK DEVICES
Bid Closing Date and Time: Monday, 23 January 2023 at 11.00AM

BID SUBMISSION:
Electronic submissions must be sent to tenders@sarao.ac.za on or before the closing date, Monday, 23 January 2023 at 11.00AM.
Submissions received after 11.00AM will NOT be accepted.

The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (‘SARAO’) hereby invites submissions for the following tender –

Bid Reference: NRF/SARAO SCBF/54/2022-23
Bid Description: SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND SUPPORT OF PROCESSING NODES FOR THE CORRELATOR-BEAMFORMER FOR THE MEERKAT EXTENSION PROJECT
Bid Closing Date and Time: Friday, 20 January 2023 at 11.00AM

BID SUBMISSION:
Electronic submissions must be sent to tenders@sarao.ac.za on or before the closing date, Friday, 20 January 2023 at 11.00AM
Submissions received after 11.00AM will NOT be accepted.

Corrective and Major Preventative Maintenance of HVAC Units at the SARAO Karoo Sites for a period of 3 years

Appointment of a Multidisciplinary Team (Led by an Architectural Consultant) to provide Site Studies, Detailed Designs (Building Works & Exhibit Content) and Project Management Services for the new Carnarvon Science Exploratorium in Carnarvon, Northern Cape, South Africa

Appointment of an Independent External Environmental Control Officer for a period of three years with an option to renew the contract for an additional two years

Construction and commissioning of a Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) Measurement Facility At SKA Klerefontein support base consisting of module building, foundations and screened rooms BID Number: NRF/SARAO RFI/24/2022-23 Closing date and time: Friday, 15 July 2022 11.00 AM Note: Submissions received after 11.00AM will be NOT be accepted Compulsory: Date: Wednesday, 29 June 2022 Time: 10.00AM Venue: Karoo Support Base, Klerefontein Farm, Carnarvon GPS Coordinates: 30 58′ 26.03″S 21 59′ 37.88″E Bid Submission: Electronic submissions must be sent to tenders@sarao.ac.za Electronic submissions must be sent to tenders@sarao.ac.za Bids must be submitted in two separate electronic folders, one with the compliance and technical response, and the second with the financial response. Folders must be titled with the bidder’s company name and folder title. Attachments are limited to 25 MB per email. Bidders may use WeTransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive or similar file sharing applications to submit their bid submissions. Description: The SARAO RFI team is responsible for the testing of all internal Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) sources on the Karoo site for the current telescopes on site, such as MeerKAT and also for future expansions (so called MK+), and new telescopes such as the SKA (Square Kilometre Array). Given the number of items, physical size of the items and the increase in site equipment that needs qualification testing or re-testing, RFI test facilities additional to the small inhouse reverb chamber currently used by SARAO, is required. This tender is for the Construction of an RFI Measurement Facility, with a reverberation chamber to be located at the SKA Klerefontein Support Base in the Karoo, Northern Cape. The Measurement facility will be housed in a modular building until the SKA Engineering Operations Centre (EoC) is constructed and it will then be moved to the EoC. The major part of the work for this contract is the supply and construction of a screened RFI chamber and as such the contractor supplying this will be the main contractor. The supply of a commercial off the shelf modular building, the foundations for the building and the electrical connections to the available power at the site can be subcontracted. This main contract includes the supply, installation, qualification and commissioning of the RFI test facility, but excludes the supply of RFI test equipment (to be supplied by SARAO) that will be used when operating the …

Construction and commissioning of a Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) Measurement Facility At SKA Klerefontein support base consisting of module building, foundations and screened rooms

Supply, delivery and support of the Telescope LAN Receptor Ethernet Switches and interconnect for the Meerkat Extension Project over a period of 5 years

Maintenance of Receivers and Receiver Support Equipment for the Operation of the Meerkat Instrument for a period of three years

Provision of Security Services at the SARAO Office Building in Observatory, Johannesburg for a period of 3 years

Readvertised: Supply and delivery of Optical Fibre Drop Cables with 5-Year Warranty

Supply, delivery and installation of lto-9 tape drives and media for existing ibm ts4500 tape library and warranty extension

Supply and delivery of Optical Fibre Drop Cables with 5-Year Warranty

Appointment of a Contractor to remove internal fences at SANPARKS National Park, Northern Cape for a period of 12 months

Supply, Installation and Configuration of Data Storage Servers and Monitor Servers

Maintenance of 3 diesel rotary uninterrupted power supply (DRUPS) X 1250KVA Euro-Diesel Generators on the SARAO Karoo Site for a period of 3 years

Appointment of a contractor to Renovate and Repair Buildings on Five Farmsteads to be used as Ranger Outposts by SANPARKS in The National Park, Northern Cape for a period of eight months

RE-ADVERTISEMENT – Provision of 295 days design and construction works for conversion of commercial office space at NRF Observatory Building, Observatory, Johannesburg

Scientific study to Gauge the Socio-Economic Impact and Perceptions of the MEERKAT / SKA Telescope Project (Re-Advertisement)

Supply, installation, commissioning and provision of ongoing support for free WIFI Hot Spots in four towns within the Karoo central astronomy advantage areas in the Northern Cape Province for a period of three years

Supply, Delivery and Support of the Data Network Ethernet Switches and Interconnect for the MeerKAT Extension Project over a period of 5 years

Appointment of a panel of recruitment agencies for SARAO for a period of three years

Renovation and new build of SARAO artisan training centre in Carnarvon (planning, design services and space conversion), Northern Cape

Provision of Registered National Key Point Security Services for the SKA Facilities situated in the Carnarvon Area for a period of 3 Years (with an option to renew for a further 2 years) – RE-ADVERTISEMENT

Appointment of Contractor to Design and Increase Capacity of The Long-Haul Fibre from The Existing Fibre Link in Carnarvon Point of Present (POP) To SKA Site in Northern Cape and provide Fibre Drop-Offs to New Sites (Re-Advertisement)

Provision of Wireless Access Point and VSAT Equipment to Farmhouses in the Karoo Astronomy Advantage Areas, for a period of 3 years

Appointment of a service provider/ Engineer for Quality Assurance of the Fibre Network Installation on the Meerkat Extension Project for a Period of 24 Months and Design of Fibre Infrastructure for Various SARAO Sites for a period of 36 Months

Industrialisation, Production and Installation of the SKA Single Pixel Feed (SPF) Helium Service Subsystem for the MeerKAT Extension Project

Provision of 295 Days design and construction works for The Conversion of Commercial Office Space at NRF Observatory Building, Observatory, Johannesburg

Provision of Registered National Key Point Security Services for the ska facilities situated in the Carnarvon Area for a period of 3 Years (with an option to renew for a further 2 years)

Appointment of contractor to design and increase capacity of the Long-Haul Fibre from the existing fibre link in Carnarvon Point of present (POP) to SKA Site in Northern Cape and provide Fibre Drop-Offs to new sites

Outsourcing Mobile Trunk Radio Infrastructure Management and Services for a period of Three Years

Supply, delivery, and installation services of installation of compute and other components and hardware with warranties for three years

Supply, delivery, and installation services of data storage with three years of support

Request for information (RFI) of computer cooling system solution for SARAO Data Centre

Supply, installation and implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for the NRF including software, licensing, and implementation services for standard corporate functions/modules to ensure the successful integration and implementation of an ERP system.

SARAO heritage impact assessment phase 2 – Mitigation with the application of section 34 and 35 heritage permits on behalf of SARAO to relevant heritage authorities

SARAO requires EMC and RFI Specialist Consultancy Services

Provision of Photography, Videography and Related Services for SARAO for a period of 3 Years

RFI Tests at Large Anechoic Chambers

Request for Information (RFI) for Power Solution for SARAO Data Centre

Design, Manufacture and Delivery of Remote Station Shielded EMC Enclosures

Supply and delivery of a GPS Signal Equipment

Supply and delivery of Data Storage Nodes

Design, Construction and handover of the Infrastructure for the Meerkat Extension Project, near Carnarvon in the Northern Cape

Provision of Air Charter Services to SARAO for a Period of Three Years

Supply and Delivery of a Trailer Mounted Access Platform (Cherry Picker), including Operator Training and 5 Year Service Plan

The Appointment of (A) Specialist/s to Undertake Integrated Water Use Licence Applications (IWULAS) and General Authorisation (GA) Applications for SKA1_Mid Water Uses and Supporting Specialist Studies to the Iwula Process and Integrated Environmental Management Plan (IEMP)

Procurement of an Enterprise Identity Management Software Including The Assessment, Design, Implementation, support and training to address SARAO Identity Management needs

Design, Supply, Configuration and Installation of a Next Generation Enterprise Firewall Solution, Including Hardware, Training, licensing and support for a period of Five years

Land Surveying Services in Support of the establishment of the SKA Radio Telescope in the Karoo

Supply and Support of The Google Apps Suite for Business and Vault Services for SARAO for a period of 3 Years

Supply and delivery of Server Equipment as Hot-Spares for an existing environment with extended warranty

Invitation to Collaborate: To take potential service providers on a guided tour of the HartRAO facilities, buildings and grounds to establish the best signage solutions for its location

Scientific Study to Gauge The Socio-Economic Impact and Perceptions of The Meerkat / SKA Telescope Project