WATER-0976 - USA (Thornton, Colorado) - Water Quality Profiler Service - Deadline August 18,2026

(1) Vendor needs to provide water quality profiler service to the government authority located in Thornton, CO. – Provide one (1) or potentially up to two (2) water quality profilers.– Furnish one (1) water quality profiler platform with the following physical characteristics:1. Mobile platform that floats on the water surface and is towable by small boat.2. Anchoring system to keep system in place in a reservoir with fluctuating depths up to 40 ft. The reservoir typically fluctuates up to 10 ft in depth, with a maximum depth of 40 ft.3. Corrosion resistant frame and flotation platform.4. Remote control of profiling system, with winch to lower and raise the profiler cable.5. Housing of control systems located above water level so that float does not need to be removed from lake for service.6. Solar powered with battery backup to ensure continuous operation.7. All parts to be durable, non–corrosive materials and per– and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) free where possible.– Furnish two (2) sondes1 with the following characteristics and capabilities:1. At minimum, capable of monitoring the following:i. Dissolved Oxygen.ii. Chlorophyll–a.iii. Phycocyanin/phycoerythrin.iv. pH.v. Temperature.vi. Turbidity.vii. Conductivity.viii. Depth.– 2. Optionally, capable of monitoring the following:i. Nutrients (Total Phosphorus, Total Nitrogen).ii. Ortho–Phosphate.iii. Fluorescent Dissolved Organic Matter (fDOM).iv. Total Suspended Solids (TSS).v. Total Dissolved Solids (TDS).3. Optionally, collect meteorological data to include:i. Anemometer.ii. Barometer.iii. Thermometer.iv. Pyranometer.4. Sondes must be self–cleaning.5. Sondes must be capable of vertical profiling in the up or down direction up to 40 ft in 1–ft vertical increments.(2) All the questions must be submitted no later than August 5, 2026.