Skyranger - Haast tokoeka and Okarito rowi Kiwi Aerial Monitoring

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RFx ID :	19492964
Tender Name :	Skyranger - Haast tokoeka and Okarito rowi Kiwi Aerial Monitoring
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Open Date :	Thursday, 1 March 2018 12:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Close Date  :	Monday, 9 April 2018 12:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	70000000 - Farming and Fishing and Forestry and Wildlife Contracting Services 78000000 - Transportation and Storage and Mail Services
Regions:	West Coast
Exemption Reason :	None
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	DOC Procurement Team procurement@doc.govt.nz Please direct all communication through GETS
Alternate Physical Delivery Address  :	N/A
Alternate Physical Fax Number  :
Agency Address :

The Department of Conservation is tasked with managing Haast tokoeka and rowi kiwi populations, based in the Haast Tokoeka and Ōkārito Sanctuaries respectively.

To allow for efficient monitoring the Department utilises an automated system called Skyranger.

Skyranger has been developed by the Department and Wildtech New Zealand Ltd to monitor wildlife wearing radio-transmitters from an aircraft. The system comprises a user interface (where targets are specified, and data obtained from flights are reviewed), a portable “Black Box” that is carried in the aircraft on each flight and two whip antennae, that are mounted on the plane immediately prior to each flying mission. Skyranger makes groundwork much more efficient and allows more birds to be monitored for the same cost.

The Haast Tokoeka and Ōkārito Sanctuaries cover approximately 20,000 ha each.

Skyranger flights require an aircraft to fly predetermined gridline above the sanctuary to detect radio-signals and collect information on target location and status. The pilot simply needs to plug in a USB containing flight data, fly the gridlines over the sanctuaries, then return the data from the USB to the Site Supervisor.

Flights are scheduled approximately three weeks apart throughout the year, with additional 'freestyle' flights required occasionally to search for specific targets over a wider range.

This tender has been awarded to:

• Knights Point Air ltd

Further Award Information:
Agency name: Department of Conservation
Agency address: 69 Cron St
Franz Josef Glacier, 7886
Successful supplier’s name: Knights Point Air Ltd
Successful supplier’s address: 8930 Haast Highway Haast 7844
Description of the services or goods: Aerial Monitoring of Radio Transmitted Haast Tokoeka and Rowi
Please provide all the applicable tender codes:
25000000
81000000
Date the contract was awarded: 7 May 2018
Duration of the contract (including any extensions): 7 May 2018 to 6 May 2024
Estimated cost of the procurement: 500K-$1M
Type of procurement process: Open tender
Exemption justification: N/A

Award Date: Wednesday, 16 May 2018 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Wednesday, 16 May 2018 12:50 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)