The Non-Commercial Joint-Stock Company “Kostanay Regional University named after Akhmet Baitursynuly”, in accordance with Paragraph 7 of the Rules for the procurement by research institutes and organizations of higher and/or postgraduate education of goods, works, and services necessary for conducting scientific research and development financed from the state budget, approved by Order No. 538 of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 26, 2024, hereby announces a procurement competition for equipment required for the implementation of the research project AR27509433 “Development and Evaluation of Sustainable Crop Rotation Systems Using Legumes and Cereal Crops to Enhance the Biodynamics of Agroecosystems.”
Contact Information:+7 (777) 490-77-79 – for technical specifications; +7 (7142) 51-11-05 – for procurement procedure.
Commercial proposals should be submitted no later than 16:00 on September 10, 2025 to: Email: zakup@ksu.edu.kz Or in person: 47 Baitursynov Street, Office 314 (Main Building), Kostanay.
Technical Specifications of the Equipment to Be Procured
Nitrate Content Determination Kit – 1 unit
The kit is designed for determining the content of mineralized nitrogen in soil, nitrate content in plants and fruits, as well as in water. The measurement principle is based on optical evaluation of the color of Merckoquant indicator strips for nitrates according to the device’s built-in color scale. The device stores the last 20 measurements in memory, including the date and time of measurement, and applies a correction factor. Measurement range: 0–500 mg/L, accuracy ±10%, resolution 1 mg/L (ppm).
Package Includes:
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Nitrachek device, 9V battery, standard calibration solution 100 ppm NO3, 50 ml (Art. №33010)
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Balance (Art. №43030)
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Beakers – 3 pcs. (Art. №20033)
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Paper filters Ø15 cm for soil extracts, 100 pcs. (Art. №33013)
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Merckoquant nitrate indicator strips, 100 pcs., 0–10–25–50–100–250–500 mg/L NO3, warning indication for 0–100 mg/L NO3 (Art. №33011)
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Household blender
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Aluminum case
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Instruction manual (Art. №33014)