01550-240315-B - Portable Minirhizotron System

Reissue of Bid Solicitation This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number WS4132981525 dated 2023-10-31 with a closing of 2023-11-24 at 11:00 Pacific Time (PT). A debriefing or feedback session will be provided upon request to bidders/offerors/suppliers who bid on the previous solicitation.Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Summerland Research and Development Centre (SuRDC), Summerland, British Columbia, require the supply and delivery of one (1) new, research grade portable minirhizotron system. The portable equipment will be used to capture in situ high-resolution 360° images of fruit tree root systems in field conditions, for the short-term and long-term observation of root growth and behaviour, and rootstock phenotyping. The equipment will support multiple research activities of pomology and plant stress physiology.