Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
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:
LEONI Fiber Optics Inc.
209 Bulifants Blvd.
Williamsburg Virginia
United States
23188
Nature of Requirements:
Fiber Optic Cables
23295-161055/A
Hemy, Andrew
Telephone No. - (403) 292-4716
Fax No. - (403) 292-5786
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. Requirement
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) on behalf of its client, Natural Resources Canada, intends to enter into a Contract with Leoni Fiber Optics Inc. for the supply and delivery, of fibre optic cables meeting the specifications below. The cables will be used by Natural Resources Canada for the inspection of storage tanks.
3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods, services, or construction services described in this 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.
MANDATORY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Fiber Optic Cable Assembly-25rn OAL-Flexib!e non-armored breakout cable-4X Nufern
780 OCT SM and 4X SMF 28 or equivalent- A-DQ{ZN)2Y(SR)2Y 4E9/125 + 4SM780-
OCT-lnside End Side 1 Ends 1 - 8 FC/APC connectors w/1m breakouts protected and
exposed for testing-Outside End Side 2 Ends 1 - 8 FC/APC connectors w/1 m breakouts
and pulling eye installed-Leoni cable P/N 843310045Z000ZX0ZC-Steel Tape armor and
PE jacket to 12.5mm
Inside End: FC/APC connectors with 1m breakouts protected and exposed for testing.
Outside End: FC/APC connectors with 1m breakouts and pulling eye installed.
Cable desctiption: Flexible non-armoured breakout cable A-DQ{ZN)2Y(SR)2Y 4E9/125 + 4SM780-
OCT
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)
5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
This Vendor has custom built cables meeting the specification for our requirement.
6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
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".
7. Exclusions and/ or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusions and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the:
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - 506.12 (b)
8. Deliverables
Cables meeting the above specifications will be required in the following lengths and quantities:
25m x 4, 35m x 4, 45m x 4, 55m x 2, 65m x 2, 75m x 2, 100m x 2
Required contract delivery date: March 31, 2016.
Estimated Value: $ 42,252.00 USD
9. Pre-identified Supplier:
Leoni Fiber Optics Inc.
215D Bulifants Blvd.
Williamsburg, VA
23188
Delivery Date: 31/03/2016
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.
