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: Interchangeable Parts
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
DAKO CANADA INC.
12 Falconer Drive
Unit 4
Mississauga Ontario
Canada
L5N3L9
Nature of Requirements:
AS480 DAKO AUTOSTRAINER LINK 48
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-identifiedsupplier, 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 National Research Council Canada has a requirement one (1) AS480 Dako Autostainer for delivery to Ottawa, Ontario. The delivery is required by March 31st, 2016.
3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its product/equipment/system meets the following requirements:
Mandatory physical specifications
- Footprint size not to exceed: 27? Depth x 90? Width
- Electrical specification: 120V
- Benchtop configuration to accommodate limited space
Mandatory performance specifications
- Barcode driven system (slides and reagents): Ensures quality control and quality assurance, there is no chance of wrong reagent applied to the wrong slide
- Capability of running multiple protocols with varying reagent volumes and incubation times simultaneously within a single staining rack
- Completely ?open? system: flexibility of using in-house antibodies, reagents from multiple vendors, including wash buffers, antigen retrieval systems, blocking reagents, chromogens and slides
- Multiple reagent vial capacity, capable of using a minimum of 5 antibodies per run, as well as multiple detection kits simultaneously
- Ability to create and use in-house custom protocols
- Variable reagent dispensing volume capabilities, ranging from 100 ul-500 ul
- Dropzone variability on a slide-by-slide basis
- Capability of running double and triple stains
- Ability to print slide labels during the IHC run
- Ability to provide standardized and customized printable IHC reports (for example, capturing pretreatment, antibody, kit and chromogen was used during the run)
- Ability to connect with both LAN and WAN systems
- Complete traceability of slides, reagents and software events
- All other supporting equipment required to run the autostainer including, computer, keyboard, mouse, monitor, server for WAN capabilities, report printer, slide label printer, barcode reader, uninterrupted powersupply, surge protector. All components must fit in the stated footprint.
4. 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)
5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The only known supplier of AS480 Dako Autostainer meeting all the above required technical specifications is Dako Canada Inc. For this reason, it is proposed to negotiate this requirement with Dako Canada Inc.
6. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the:
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506.12(b)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016.2(b)
7. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
The final delivery of the equipment must be on March 31, 2016.
8. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
DAKOCANADA INC.
12 Falconer Drive
Unit 4
Mississauga, Ontario
L5N3L9
Canada
9. 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.
10. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is March 10, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
11. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Martin Gauthier
Supply Officer
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Scientific, Medical and Photographic Division - PV
Portage III - Floor: 6A2 - Room: 48
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, Quebec
Canada
K1A 0S5
Telephone: 613-404-8642
Facsimile: 819-956-3814
E-mail: m••••••••@•••••.••.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.
