Trade Agreement: NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Interchangeable Parts
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
Nanovea, Inc.
6 Morgan Suite 156
IRVINE California
United States
92618
Nature of Requirements:
Amendment no.001
This amendment is required for:
A- extend the closing date of the ACAN to 2018/03/22 14:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT);
B- amend three mandatory technical specifications and add four mandatory technical specifications to point 3-Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements) of the original ACAN dated February 28, 2018, below.
Remove: The system must be able to perform standard and advanced 3D and 2D measurement analysis, e.g. Motifs, spectral, vectorization, fractal dimension.
Insert: The system must be able to perform 3D and 2D measurements and export the scanned 3D and 2D data in x, y coordinates, which will allow the end user to perform advanced analysis, e.g. Motifs, spectral, vectorization, fractal dimension, using a third party software or an algorithm developed by the end-user.
Remove: The system must allow easy definition of line and area scans, lateral resolution, export raw data and images, real time displace, mapping and multi-language support.
Insert: The system must allow easy definition of line and area scans, lateral resolution, export raw data and images, real time displace, mapping.
Remove: The system must include advanced automation options including multi-sample handling macros, dual frequency for surfaces with varying reflectivity, pattern recognition, database communications, pass-fail limits, and line sensors.
Insert: The system must include advanced automation options including multi-sample handling macros, dual frequency for surfaces with varying reflectivity.
The next specifications are new specifications to be inserted following the originally published specifications:
Insert: The system must be able to identify patterns of the surface form (e.g. surface waviness).
Insert: The system must be able to communicate and export the scanned data of a certain project to a storage folder on a PC and export it in text or CSV files for reporting, comparison and/or further analysis of data using a third party software or an algorithm developed by the end-user.
Insert: The system must be able to detect different surface forms and enable the end-user to filter out such forms and export the filtered data in x-y coordinates to enable applying a pass-fail criteria or threshold value using a third party software or an algorithm developed by the end-user.
Insert: The system must be able to scan data along one single line, and export the scanned line data with respect to the relevant coordinate system.
All other specifications remain unchanged.
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1-Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN)
An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a department or agency intends to award a contract for goods, services or construction to a pre-identified supplier, thereby allowing other suppliers to signal their interest in bidding, by submitting a statement of capabilities. If no supplier submits a statement of capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the closing date stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier.
2-Definition of the requirement
The structures, Materials and Manufacturing (SMM) Laboratory in Montreal has a mandate to serve the aerospace manufacturing industry to be more competitive edge. To better serve the four research groups, it is required to perform 3D surface roughness measurement on large components. In some instances, the components are mounted on fixture inside gantry machines. As such, it is required to have a portable system for high precision optical profilometry measurement on large surfaces. The system has to be easily mounted on assemblies without impacting its accuracy. At the same time, the system has to be fast and without limitations in relation to the materials, surface finish, and wall angles to be inspected.
The work consists of delivering and installing a 3D portable optical chromatic confocal profilometer with all of its components, and giving the required training. The work has to be completed before March 29th, 2018. A full two year warranty is required and detailed in section 4.0.
Constraints
The equipment must be portable so as to be able to mount it on moving structures and robots to measure the 3D surface roughness for large components. The system size should be less or equal 30 x 30 x 20 cm.
3-Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements)
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its product/equipment/system (as appropriate) meets the following requirements:
Mandatory technical specifications
The delivered equipment must have the following specifications:
-The equipment must have a translation stage (XY) greater than or equal to 25 mm.
-The equipment must have a z-axis translation greater or equal to 30 mm.
-The maximum speed must be greater or equal to 20 mm/s.
-The vertical resolution must be less than 20 nm.
-The lateral resolution must be less 5 ?m.
-The profilometer must have the option to be adjusted to fit a placement system, rather than using the standard base provided. It must be capable of performing the measurements on workpieces with sizes up to 3 m x 3m x 3m.
-The equipment must have a motion control box and data acquisition sensor for up to 2 KHz.
-The system should allow for roughness, profile, dimensional, topography, shape and form measurements.
-The system must be able to perform standard and advanced 3D and 2D measurement analysis, e.g. Motifs, spectral, vectorization, fractal dimension.
-The system must allow easy definition of line and area scans, lateral resolution, export raw data and images, real time displace, mapping, and multi-language support.
-The system must allow for filtering, leveling, thresholding, zooming, area selection, and form removal tools.
-The system must include advanced automation options including multi-sample handling macros, dual frequency for surfaces with varying reflectivity, pattern recognition, database communications, pass-fail limits, and line sensors.
-The profilometer must have angular change and 90? vertical scanning.
-The preference is for compact mechanical structure.
-The equipment must be delivered with a Laptop Computer for 3D data acquisition and analysis software.
-The equipment must have a carrying case.
4-Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:
-Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
-North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
5-Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business
N/A
6-Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s)
N/A
7-Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The supplier must be able to provide an equipment that comply with all the criteria mentioned at point 3 of this notice. To PWGSC’s knowledge, only Molecular Devices is able to provide this equipment.
8-Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(d) - "only one person is capable of performing the work".
9-Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the (section of the trade agreement(s) specified):
-Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) - Article 513 par .b)
-North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016 par. 2.b)
10-Ownership of Intellectual Property
N/A
11-Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
The work consists of supply, delivery, installation of the system at the NRC (Montreal, QC) address and training on equipment use; all of the work must be completed by March 29th, 2018.
12-Cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is between 45 000$ and 70 000$ (GST/HST extra).
13-Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Nanovea
6 Morgan, Suite 156
Irvine, CA 92618
14-Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods, services or construction services described in the ACAN may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this notice on or before the closing date of this notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.
15-Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is March 15th, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
16-Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Denis Leporé
Telephone: (514) 701-6852
Facsimile: (514) 496-3822
E-mail: d••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
You are hereby notified that the government intends to negotiate with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any questions concerning this requirement, contact the contracting officer identified above.
An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen (15) calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority may then proceed with the award. However, should a Statement of Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full tendering process.
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this Notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.
The PWGSC file number, the contracting officer's name and the closing date of the ACAN must appear on the outside of the envelope in block letters or, in the case of a facsimile transmission, on the covering page.
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
