Bids are hereby invited for the following: Leasing of ten (10) Upper Air Sounding systems and the supply of Radiosondes for a period of three (3) years. Scope of work: The South African Weather Service would like to appoint a service provider for the supply of Ten (10) Upper Air Sounding Systems with radiosondes for a period of three (3) years on an operating lease basis. Eight (8) of the ten (10) upper air systems must be installed and commissioned by the bidder at the following weather offices: 1. De Aar Weather Office (To be installed by Bidder) Smouspoort Road, De Aar, 7000; 2. Cape Town Weather Office (To be installed by Bidder) Cape Town International Airport ATNS Control Tower, Cape Town, 8000; 3. Bloemfontein Weather Office (To be installed by Bidder) Bloemfontein Airport, Maselspoort Road, Bloemfontein, 9300; 4. Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) Weather Office (To be installed by Bidder) Port Elizabeth Airport (Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport), Rooftop Department Walmer Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), 6000; 5. Irene Weather Office (To be installed by Bidder) Agricultural Research Premises (ARC) Premises, Main Road, Irene, 0062; 6. Durban Weather Office (To be installed by Bidder) King Shaka International Airport ATNS Building, Durban, 4000; 7. Upington Weather Office (To be installed by Bidder) Upington Airport, Diederick Street, Upington, 8800; 8. Springbok Weather Office (To be installed by Bidder) 1 Van der Stel Street, (on-route Kleinzee), Springbok, 8240. Two (2) of the ten (10) upper air systems will be installed and commissioned by technicians of the South African Weather Service at Gough and Marion Islands. The bidder must provide training to SAWS technicians on the installation and commissioning of the upper air systems to enable SAWS to do the two installations at Gough and Marion Islands. Technical Training to SAWS technicians must be provided at the time of installation and commissioning of the upper air systems at the Irene and the Cape Town Weather Office: 9. Gough Island: System must be delivered to: Cape Town Weather Office, Cape Town International Airport, ATNS Control Tower, Cape Town, 8000, installation: Will be installed and commissioned by SAWS technical personnel at Gough Island; 10. Marion Island: System must be delivered to: Cape Town Weather Office, Cape Town International Airport, ATNS Control Towers, Cape Town, 8000, installation: Will be installed and commissioned by SAWS technical personnel at Marion Island. (Ausschreibung №96532412de)