National Metrology Institute of South Africa
The National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA) is responsible for maintaining the SI units and to maintain and develop primary scientific standards of physical quantities for SA and compare those standards with other national standards to ensure global measurement equivalence. It must also provide reference analysis in the case of a measurement dispute and maintain and develop primary methods for chemical analysis to certify reference materials for SA and the region.
Tender opportunity
The National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA) currently has opportunities available to tender for the supply of equipment. More information is available on the tenders page.
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Tender Results
1. NMISA-09-T0002 - NMISA Insurance Tender
Results of Insurance Tender: The NMISA has appointed
Glenrand M.I.B as its Insurance Broker.
The NMISA would like to thank all companies who have tendered.
2. NMISA-10-T0001 - IT Infrastructure Tender
Results of IT Infrastructure Tender: The NMISA has appointed
TENET (Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa) as its Internet
Service Provider (ISP).
Background: As a Type 3A Public Entity that reports to the dti,
the NMISA qualifies to be connected to the
SANReN (South African National Research Network)
network.
TENET is the only provider to operate the transmission and
routing infrastructure of the SANReN network, and is responsible for arranging
peering and transit agreements with other research networks and with commercial
ISP's locally and worldwide for the SANReN network.
As part of
our tender the NMISA would prefer to have a "Hosted Exchange Solution" option.
TENET does not provide this service and the NMISA has chosen
Acctech Systems
to provide the necessary infrastructure to host our
E-Mail Exchange Solution.
The NMISA would like to thank all the companies
who have tendered to host the NMISA's IT Infrastructure.
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Newsletter January 2010 PDF Download
Stories
Ensuring your kilogram is a kilogram
The SI unit for mass, the kilogram, underpins virtually all our trade. It is also the foundation for all
chemical measurements (as the definition of the mole refers to mass)and is part of an endless number of
derived units that have applications in all sectors of life.Read More
Regional metrology links with Asia
The Asia Pacific Metrology Programme (APMP), the regional metrology organisation (RMO) of the Asia Pacific
region, is primarily responsible for developing international recognition of the measurement capabilities
(CMCs) of the region's national and territorial measurement laboratories as part of the International Committee
of Weights and Measures Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA).Read More
Leading the world in Chromatography
The NMISA's Organic Metrology group hosted Mr Jack Cochran, the Director of New Business with Restek Corporation,
Bellefonte, PA, USA, in December 2009 for collaborative research.Read More