Bid No: NRF/SARAO WCBU/TMC/54/2024-25

BIDS RECEIVED REGISTER

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SMRK/01/2024-25

Closing Date & Time: 25 November 2024 at 12:00PM

Bid Description: SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF 59 SCREW JACK BELLOWS FOR MEERKAT TELESCOPE IN THE KAROO

Bids Received

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SAGA/15/2024-25

Closing Date & Time: 11 October 2024 at 12:00PM

Bid Description: PROVISION OF WIRELESS ACCESS POINT AND VSAT EQUIPMENT TO

FARMHOUSES IN THE KAROO ASTRONOMY ADVANTAGE AREAS, FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS

Bids Received:

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SHAO/36/2024-25
Closing Date & Time: 30 September 2024 at 12:00PM

Bid No: NRF/SARAO PEP6/20/2024-25

Closing Date & Time: 6 September 2024 at 12:00PM 

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SAIR/51/2023-24

Closing Date & Time: 30 January 2024 at 12:00PM

Bids Received:

1. S.A Red Cross Air Mercy Service Trust (AMS)

Closing Date & Time: 2 February 2024 at 12:00PM
Bid Description: SPECTRA SYSTEM UPGRADE, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT CONTRACT FOR SARAO FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SHAO/43/2023-24
Closing Date & Time: 2 February 2024 at 12:00PM

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SRFI/26/2023-24

Closing Date & Time: 24 November 2023 at 12:00PM

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SHAO/04/2023-24

Closing Date & Time: 10 November 2023 at 12:00PM

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SMRK/28/2023-24

Closing Date & Time: 3 November 2023 at 12:00PM

Bid Description: SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF 69 SCREW JACK BELLOWS FOR MEERKAT TELESCOPE IN THE KAROO

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SICT/27/2023-24

Closing Date & Time: 20 October 2023 at 12:00PM

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Bid No: NRF/SARAO SAGA/25/2023-24

Closing Date & Time: 29 September 2023 at 12:00PM

Bid Description: PROVISION OF TRUNK RADIO OPERATIONS (SUPPORT SERVICES) FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS AND SUPPLY OF TRUNK RADIO END USER DEVICES

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SCTO/23/2023-24

Closing Date & Time: 1 September 2023 at 11:00AM

Bid Description: LEASE OF OFFICE BUILDING FOR SARAO FOR A PERIOD OF 3

YEARS, WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF 2 YEARS

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Bid No: NRF/SARAO PEP6/10/2023-24 

Closing Date & Time: 11 August 2023 at 11:00AM 

Bid Description: APPOINTMENT OF A CONTRACTOR TO REMOVE EXISTING AND INSTALL A NEW BOUNDARY FENCE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE MEERKAT NATIONAL PARK, NORTHERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA 

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Bid No: NRF/SARAO SHAO/04/2023-24 

Closing Date & Time: 30 June 2023 at 11:00AM 

Bid Description: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, TESTING, COMMISSIONING AND VERIFICATION OF THE ENGINEERING OPERATIONS CENTRE (EOC), ANCILLARY BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES FOR SARAO AT KLEREFONTEIN, NORTHERN CAPE 

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Bid No: NRF/SARAO PEP6/07/2023-24 

Closing Date & Time: 29 May 2023 at 11:00AM 

Bid Description: SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF HIGH-RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY COVERING THE SKA1_MID SITE IN THE KAROO 

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SRFI/69/2022-23

Closing Date & Time: 21 April 2023 at 11:00AM

Bid Description: DESIGN, SUPPLY, ASSEMBLY, QUALIFICATION AND DELIVERY OF TWO RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE MONITORING TRAILERS

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SMRK/16/2022-23 
Closing Date & Time: 17 February 2023 at 11:00AM 

Bids Received:

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SKA1/07/2022-23
Closing Date & Time: 17 February 2023 at 11:00AM

Bids Received:

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SJHB/03/2021-22
Closing Date & Time: 17 February 2023 at 11:00AM 

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Bid No: NRF/SARAO SEAT/17/2021-22 

Closing Date & Time: 10 February 2023 at 11:00AM 

Bid Description: NEW BUILD OF SARAO ARTISAN TRAINING CENTRE IN CARNAVON (PLANNING, DESIGN SERVICES AND SPACE CONVERSION), NORTHERN CAPE (RE-ADVERTISEMENT) 

Bids Received: 

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Bid No: NRF/SARAO SCBF/54/2022-23
Closing Date & Time: 20 January 2023 at 11:00AM
Bid Description: SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND SUPPORT OF PROCESSING NODES FOR THE CORRELATOR-BEAMFORMER FOR THE MEERKAT EXTENSION PROJECT

Bids Received:

Anwuli Okecha – SCM Specialist
021 506 7415
anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SDP/08/2022-23
Closing Date & Time: 23 January 2023 at 11:00AM
Bid Description: SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION OF COMPUTE SERVERS AND NETWORK DEVICES

Bids Received:

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Bid No: NRF/SARAO SHAO/40/2022-23
Closing Date & Time: 2 December 2022 at 11:00AM
Bid Description: 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

Bids Received:

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Bid No: NRF/SARAO SKAR/26/2022-23
Closing Date & Time: 25 November 2022 at 11:00AM
Bid Description: CORRECTIVE AND MAJOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OF HVAC UNITS AT THE SARAO KAROO SITES FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS

Bids Received:

For more information contact
Anwuli Okecha – SCM Specialist
021 506 7415
anwuli@sarao.ac.za

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

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SMRK/16/2022-23

Closing Date & Time: 12 August 2022 at 11:00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

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

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SHEQ/19/2022-23

Closing Date & Time: 22 July 2022 at 11:00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

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

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SDIG/15/2022-23

Closing Date & Time: Monday, 18 July 2022 at 11:00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

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 No: NRF/SARAO RFI/24/2022-23

Closing Date & Time: Friday, 15 July 2022 at 11:00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

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

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SJHB/18/2022-23

Closing Date & Time: 08 July 2022 at 11:00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Supply and Delivery of Optical Fibre Drop Cables with 5-year warranty

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SDP/09/2022-23

Closing Date & Time: 24 June 2022 at 11:00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Supply, Delivery and Installation of Lto-9 Tape Drives and Media for Existing IBM TS4500 Tape Library and Warranty Extension

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SDP/09/2022-23

Closing Date & Time: 13 June 2022 at 11:00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Appointment of a contractor to remove Internal Fences at SANPARKS National Park, Northern Cape for a period of 12 months

Bid No: NRF/SARAO PEP6/10/2022-23

Closing Date & Time: 27 May 2022 at 11:00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

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

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SDP/06/2022-23

Closing Date & Time: 20 May 2022 at 11:00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

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

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SSTC/21/2020-21

Closing Date & Time: 15 March 2022 at 11.00AM

COVID 19 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTORS EMPLOYEE’S
All service provider employees contracted to work at any SARAO will be required to present COVID 19 vaccination certificate or negative PCR test which was obtained no longer than 48 hours prior to the service rendered at SARAO site or office.

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

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SAGA/22/2021-22

Closing Date & Time: 25 March 2022 at 11:00AM

COVID 19 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTORS EMPLOYEE’S
All service provider employees contracted to work at any SARAO will be required to present COVID 19 vaccination certificate or negative PCR test which was obtained no longer than 48 hours prior to the service rendered at SARAO site or office.

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

Bid No: NRF/SARAO PEP6/25/2021-22

Closing Date & Time: 11 March 2022 at 11:00AM

COVID 19 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTORS EMPLOYEE’S
All service provider employees contracted to work at any SARAO will be required to present COVID 19 vaccination certificate or negative PCR test which was obtained no longer than 48 hours prior to the service rendered at SARAO site or office.

Provision of 295 days Design and Construction works for conversion of Commercial Office Space at NRF Observatory Building, Observatory, Johannesburg (Re-Advertisement)

Closing Date & Time: 10 February 2022 at 11:00AM

Scientific study to gauge the socio-economic impact and perceptions of the MEERKAT / SKA Telescope Project (Re-Advertisement)

Closing Date & Time: 14 January 2022 at 11:00AM

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

Closing Date & Time: 29 November 2021 at 11:00AM

Supply, delivery and support of the data network ethernet switches and interconnect for the meerkat extension project over a period of 5 years

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SDIG/24/2021-22
Closing Date & Time: 22 November 2021 at 11:00AM

Appointment of a Panel of Recruitment Agencies for SARAO for a period of three years

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SHRM/18/2021-22
Closing Date & Time: 12 October 2021 at 11:00AM

Renovation and New Build of SARAO Artisan Training Centre in Carnavon (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)

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 (re-advertisement)

Provision of Wireless Access Point and VSAT equipment to farmhouses in the Karoo astronomy advantage areas, for a period of 3 years

Industrialisation, Production and Installation of The SKA SINGLE PIXEL FEED (SPF) Helium Service Subsystem for The Meerkat Extension Project

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 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)

Outsourcing Mobile Trunk Radio Infrastructure management and services for a period of three 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

Optical fibre network

MeerKAT antenna positionner contract

Vehicles

Site maintenance vehicles – motor grader

Distribution of registered letters to all relevant private landowners

Radio Frequency Interference Shielding (RFI)

Rotary UPS, MV indoor switchgear and power transformers

Karoo Astronomy Reserve (KAR) local area network (LAN) and related services

KAT-7 and MeerKAT building management system

Civil works for the construction of 62 antenna foundations

Building, electrical, mechanical (HVAC), civil and bulk site electrical work

Site security services

KU-band test receivers

Professional engineering services

Design and build services for the infrastructure at the Maluana Radio Astronomy Observatory, Mozambique

Site maintenance vehicle – pneumatic tyre compactor

42u 19″ racks and zero-u power distribution units

Air charter services

L and UHF Band receivers

Roach3 LRUs

Satellite communication services

Design and build services for the upgrading of the 80km provincial gravel road

Plant and design build for electrical and mechanical plant, and building and engineering works

Impact study of the socio economic and demographic profile

Professional valuation services (work package 3) in respect of identified farms / properties and servitudes

Three year lease for up to 900m² of office space

Three year lease for up to 900m² of office space

350Kva diesel generator

Vehicles

Fibre optic connector solution for the MeerKAT Digitiser and Receptor Fibre Network (RFN) subsystems

MeerKAT telescope data network ethernet switches and interconnect

Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) devices

MeerKAT telescope active hydrogen maser clock ensemble

Avago Technologies electronic components

Real Time Spectrum Analyzer

E2v electronic components

Desktop and server backup and recovery system

Ingest and Post processing servers

Elevated platform workshop truck

Mobile crane truck

SKA1 mid antenna foundation detail design and construction of a prototype

Ingest and post processing servers

Venue hire for the 2016 SKA SA Postgraduate Bursary Conference

Mobile trunk radio solution

Security services

Professional design team

1 845 XOR gates electronic components

RFI screened rooms maintenance

On-site photography, videography and time lapse services

High security perimeter fencing, guardhouses and civil works

Update the provided manufacturing data pack to include mandatory and optional deviation

Rolls of welded mesh over four staged deliveries

Hard drives (HDD)

Radio frequency cables

SKA1_Mid detail design for building services

Air charter services

Optical fibre test equipment

Air charter services

Three year property lease

PVC parts

Wood pieces

Tape library solution and media

Compute node

42U 19” racks and Zero-U power distribution units

Photography, videography and time lapse services

Dual Mixer Time Difference Phase Noise and Allan Variance Measurement apparatus

High power, erbium doped fibre amplifiers

Dual Mixer Time Difference (DMTD) Phase Noise and Allan Variance Measurement apparatus

Field work verification and heritage impact assessment

Antenna support utility poles

Google apps suite and vault services

Property lease for the Gauteng office

Programme to enhance the school management and teaching of numeracy and literacy

Technical and engineering support and materials/spares

Enterprise management system

Fibre network extension

Supply and Delivery of 2 Low Phase Noise Signal Generators

Supply, Manufacture And Delivery Of Various Wood Pieces Over Four Staged Deliveries To The SARAO Losberg Site

Supply and installation for the alterations and additions to the exisiting electrical infrastucture to suit new double story office layout including electrical outlets, lighting fittings, upgrading of db boards, cicuit breakers, and light switches

Supply and delivery of material for various trades including ceiling and partitions, doors and door frames, ironmongery, floor finishes in accordance with the detailed materials list to be issued for the alterations and additions work to be undertaken by others non-specified premises

Supply and installation for the alterations and additions to the existing mechanical ventilation and air conditioning system to suit new double story office layout including installation of diffusers, fresh air system, attenuators complete in accordance with the standards and specifications as laid down by the mechanical engineer’s drawings

The Supply, Delivery, And Installation Of 163 Antenna Support Utility Poles At The Losberg Site Near Carnarvon, Northern Cape

The Appointment of a Service Provider to Review and Update The Spatial Development Frameworks (Sdfs) of Kareenerg Karoo Hoogland and Hantam Local Municipality

Design manufacture and delivery and support for 30 radios frequency sheilded enclosures for the hera nodes for a period of three years

The Provision of Technical Engineering Support and Materials/Spares for the Meerkat L-Band and UHF-Band Receivers Systems for the Period of Two Years

Provision for Air-Conditioning Upgrades for the NRF SARAO Karoo Array Processing Building (KAPB) of the MEERKAT Telescope at the Loseberg Site

Supply, Delivery, Support of 17 SKARAB Units and Cabling required to Integrate with The Dish Verification Systems

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

Supply, Delivery and Installation Services of Data Storage with Three Years of Support

Supply, Delivery, and Installation Services of Installation of Compute and Other Components and Hardware with Warranties for Three Years

EMC and RFI specialist consultancy services

Supply and Delivery of One Optical Fibre Reflectometer to Characterise Optical Fibre Networks and Photonic Subsystems used for Radio Astronomy Applications including All Test Peripherals Required by the Reflectometer, Calibration, and Routine Servicing Support. The Contract is for a period of Five Years

Provision of Photography, Videography and Related Services for SARAO for a Period of Three Years

Supply and delivery of a GPS Signal Equipment

Design, manufacture and delivery of Remote Station Shielded EMC Enclosures

To industrialise the SKA Band 2 Single Pixel Feed(SPF) feed, Single Pixel Feed controller and Single Pixel Feed vacuum system to achieve a successful Production Readiness Review (PRR) and to establish the Product Baseline (PBL) in preparation for the production phase

Supply and Delivery of Data Storage Nodes

Provision of Air Charter Services for 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 Design, Construction and Handover of the Infrastructure for the Meerkat Project, near Carnarvon In the Northern Cape

Appointment of (A) Specialist/s to undertake Integrated Water Use Licence Applications (IWULAS) and General Authorisation (Ga) Applications for Ska1_Midwater 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

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