Scientific Equipment Specifications.pdf

BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK – NPS

SPECIFICATIONS – MULTIPARAMETER SONDES

BACKGROUND:

This procurement is for water quality sonde(s) and associated equipment that has the ability to measure temperature, conductivity, depth and salinity. The water quality sonde must have the ability to operate autonomously for over 30 days, store data, and transmit data via SDI-12 satellite methodologies.

The equipment from the manufacturer/brand: YSI Incorporated is currently used throughout the park as several aspects of the South Florida National Parks’ database, employee training, and existing equipment only work with – YSI specific products.

DELIVERY LOCATION:

BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK delivered to:

Everglades National Park

40001 SR 9336

Homestead, FL 33034

REQUESTED ITEMS: Meet or Exceed Specifications from the YSI brand items listed below QTY ITEM YSI Part No.

12 EXO Wiped Conductivity / Temperature Sensor 599827 12 EXO Optical DO Sensor, Ti 599100-01 12 EXO Turbidity Sensor, Ti 599101-01 12 EXO Central Wiper, EXO2, Ti 599090-01 3 Pro Plus Instrument, 4-m Quatro Cable with Polarographic DO, pH, Temperature and Conductivity Sensors. Includes: USB Saddle, Soft-sided carrying case and Data Manager Software.

603190

12 EXO2 Sonde, 10 meter Depth, 6 Sensor Ports, 1 Wiper Port 599502-01

Products quoted are to be capatible with Appaserver Software (https://appahost.com/appaserver.html) The software does generic load options that provide for a limited degree of interaction with standard csv files. The custom data loader which handles the data, the quality control flags, and interprets the header is designed for use only with output files from YSI instruments.