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Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/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:
Controlled Environments Limited
590 Berry Street
Winnipeg Manitoba
Canada
R3H0R9
Nature of Requirements:
PLANT GROWTH CHAMBERS (CABINETS)
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
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), on behalf of its client, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAC), is proposing to negotiate the supply of nine (9) Plant Growth Chambers or Cabinets of two different dimensions (Type 1 and 2).
AAC is looking for growth chambers for plants equipped with control systems designed specifically for horticultural research, meeting all of the specifications below and be commercially available (COTS).
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(s) meets the requirements of the requirement and that it includes the following components and/or specifications and is in a position to do the installation:
Mandatory criteria for the nine (9) chambers: Type 1 and Type 2
General:
Control system:
o receive and control the alarms in each cabinet;
o control and/or monitor in real time the environmental conditions within each cabinet;
o view the history log of alarm conditions;
o view the history log of the environmental conditions within each cabinet;
o obtain technical support over the internet based on a specific diagnostic;
o identify the managers and users who are authorized to use the software.
o the local control system;
o a personal computer (PC) connected to the cabinet network (computer 1 - cabinet room);
o a second PC (computer 2 - office of the operations supervisor), also connected to the cabinet network.
Floors and doors
Lighting
Refrigeration system
Relative humidity
o a CO2 analyzer;
o a CO2 regulator;
o a control valve; and
o a CO2 injection system.
Additional mandatory criteria for Type 1 (Large Cabinet)
Type 1: Minimum interior capacity of 252 ft3
o Lights off: =-5 °C to =40 °C
o Lights on: =0 °C to =40 °C
Deviation of ±0.5 °C from the setpoint and temperature sensor accurate to ±0.1 °C.
Temperature safety limits:
Primary - Programmable high and low temperature limit
Secondary - Cabinet shall have an independent high- and low-temperature limit alarm for increased security
(Audible alarms for both limits).
Quantity required: 5
Additional mandatory criteria for Type 2 (Small Cabinet)
Type 2: Minimum interior capacity of 78 ft3
o Lights off: =-5 °C to =40 °C
o Lights on: =0 °C to =40 °C
Temperature safety limits:
Primary - Programmable high and low temperature limit
Secondary - Cabinet shall have an independent high- and low-temperature limit alarm for increased security
(Audible alarms for both limits).
Quantity required: 4
4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:
o Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
o North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
o World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)
5. Government Contracts Regulations Exception
The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(d) - "only one person is capable of performing the work".
6. 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):
7. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
Controlled Environments Limited operating as Conviron manufactures the Growth Plants Room, which combine all the unique and essential characteristics required by AAC. Consequently, in accordance with government contracting policy, it is proposed that a contract be awarded to Controlled Environments Limited operating as Conviron, which is to our knowledge, the only firm capable of supplying the products.
8. Ownership of Intellectual Property
Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor.
9. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
The equipment must be delivered no later than six (6) months following the contract award.
The equipment must be installed no later than six (6) weeks following the delivery.
10. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Controlled Environments Limited
590, Berry Street
Winnipeg, MB, R3H 0R9
Canada
Operating as: Conviron
11. 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.
12. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is July 12, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
13. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Name: Alain Roy
Title: a/ Procurement Specialist
Telephone:(418) 649-2845
Facsimile:(418) 648-2209
Email: a••••••••@•••••.••.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.
The buyer plans to award this contract to a named supplier without competition. If your business can do this work, send a statement of capabilities to the contracting authority before July 12, 2017. If it qualifies, the buyer must open a full competition.
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