Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
JASCO Research Limited
32 Troop Ave
Unit 301
Dartmouth Nova Scotia
Canada
B3B1Z1
Nature of Requirements:
Acoustic Recorders (AMAR)
F1693-160022/A
Kwan, Jason
Telephone No. - (778) 389-3924 ( )
An advanced contract award notice (ACAN) is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a department or agency intends to award a contract for goods 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 meet the requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the closing date and time stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier.
1. Definition of requirement:
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans/Canadian Coast Guard has a requirement to supply five underwater acoustic and ocean graphic data recorders. The work will involve the following:
1.1 Objectives:
To provide the best value to meet the requirements of the five underwater acoustic and ocean graphic data recorders.
1.2Tasks:
The contractor must provide the five underwater acoustic and ocean graphic data recorders by the specified delivery date.
1.3 Expected results:
Provide the best value for the five underwater acoustic and ocean graphic data recorders while maintaining the standards of the requirements.
1.4 Performance standards:
Timeliness of Product delivery;
Technical conformity of the work to specifications of the requirement;
Environnemental
Max. depth: Standard (250 m)
Deep (2500 m)
Ultra Deep (6700 m)
Operating temperature: -5 to 50 °C
Storage temperature: -18 to 55 °C
Vibration resilience: Withstands transport by air, ground, or vessel
Physical
Dimensions: (D × L): 16.5 x 57.2 cm
Material:PVC, anodized aluminum, 316 stainless steel
Weight in air: 10 kg
Weight in seawater: 1 kg
Power
Operating voltage: 7-16 Vdc
AC power adapter: 110-240 V 50-60 Hz 0.5 A
Internal battery pack: 9 alkaline D-cells
Optional external battery packs: 48, 96, and 144 alkaline D-cells
Memory & recording
Solid-state flash memory: 256-1792 GB
Recording lifetime: Over 1 year depending on configuration
Acoustic data format: WAV
Non-acoustic data format: CSV
Eight 24-bit acoustic channels
ADC banks: Two banks of 4 channels; each bank has independent sample rate
Sample rates: 2-128 ksps
Spectral noise floor: Better than -150 dB re FS at 128 ksps
Gain settings: 0-42 dB
High speed, 16-bit acoustic channel
Sample rates: 125-687.5 ksps
Dynamic range: 14.5 effective bits
Voltage: 0-4.5 V peak-to-peak
Ten oceanographic sensor channels
Sensors available: Oxygen, salinity, acidity/pH, temperature, depth, turbidity, orientation (roll-pitch-yaw), others upon request
Eight analog channels:
Sample rate: 1 Hz
Dynamic range: 10.5 bits
Voltage: -10 to +10 V
Two digital serial channels: RS-232 and RS-485
1.5 Deliverables:
1.5.1 The contractor must deliver five underwater acoustic and ocean graphic data recorders according to the specifications by the delivery date.
1.5.2 Paper consumption:
a. Should printed material be required, double sided printing in black and white format is the default unless otherwise specified by the Project Authority.
b. The Contractor must ensure printed material is on paper with a minimum recycled content of 30% and/or certified as originating from a sustainably managed forest.
c. The Contractor must recycle unneeded printed documents (in accordance with Security Requirements).
1.6 Constraints:
1.6.1 Location of work:
a. The Contractor must perform the work at Suite 202 - 32 Troop Ave. Dartmouth NS, Canada, B3B1Z1.
b. Travel
ii. No travel is anticipated for performance of the work under this contract.
1.6.2 Language of Work:
The contractor must perform all work in English
1.6.3 Security Requirements:
There are no security requirements associated to this contract.
2. Minimum essential requirements:
Any interestedsupplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that it meets the following requirements:
Specifications of requirements of the five underwater acoustic and ocean graphic data recorder.
3. Applicability of the trade agreement (s)to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement (s):
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)]
The procedural requirements of the other international trade agreements will befulfilled following compliance to the procedural requirements of NAFTA.
4. Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business
This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Aboriginal Suppliers.
5. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement (s)
This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.
6. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The supplier indicated has the lowest price and meets all the specifications of the five underwater acoustic and ocean graphic data recorder
The pre-identified supplier is the only known supplier that meets all of the minimum essential requirements described in this ACAN.
7. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection:
(d) only one person is capable of performing the contract.
8. 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:
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016: Limited Tendering Procedures, section 2.
(a) for goods purchased on a commodity market;
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506, 12.
a. to ensure compatibility with existing products, to recognize exclusive rights, such as exclusive licences, copyright and patent rights, or to maintain specialized products that must be maintained by the manufacturer or its representative;
9. Ownership of Intellectual Property
Ownership of any foreground intellectual property arising out of the proposed contract will vest with the Contractor.
10. The delivery date
The delivery date is November 1, 2016.
11. A cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the contract, including option (s), is $ 132,025.16 (GST/HST extra).
12. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Name: JASCO Applied Sciences (Canada) Ltd.
Address: Suite 202 - 32 Troop Ave. Dartmouth NS, Canada, B3B1Z1
13. 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 statementof capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this notice on or before the closing date and time of this notice. This statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.
14. The closing date and time for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is October 19, 2016 at 2:00 PM PST.
15. Enquiries and submission of statement of capabilities
Enquiries and statement of capabilities are to be directed to:
Jason Kwan, Procurement Specialist
219-800 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC
Telephone: (778) 389-3924
E-mail: J••••••••@•••••.••.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.
