Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
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:
Spectra Analysis, Inc.
257 Simarano Drive
Marlboro Massachusetts
United States
01752
Nature of Requirements:
Gas Chromatograph - Direct Deposition Condensed Phase Fourier Transform Infrared Detector
47419-188645/A
Shannahan, Cassandra
Telephone No. - (819) 420-1068 ( )
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 Science and Engineering Directorate (SED) of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has a requirement for the supply of a Gas Chromatograph - Direct Deposition Condensed Phase Fourier Transform Infrared Detector (GC-IRD) for the analysis of suspected contraband samples. The system must be an integrated system controlled by a single computer. The system must consist of a Gas Chromatograph, a Direct Deposition Condensed Phase Fourier Transform Infrared Detector, an autosampler, a computer and all necessary interconnections and software. The Integrated DiscovIR-GC System from Dani Instruments Inc. is identified to meet all mandatory requirements.
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 system meets the following requirements:
The gas chromatograph must:
- Have an oven which is programmable from 10°C above ambient temperature to at least 450°C; with a maximum linear program rate of at least 15°C per minute;
- Have a split/splitless capillary injector that operates from ambient temperature to 400°C;
- Have electronic pressure/flow control (0-100 psi) that supports programming for constant flow and constant pressure; and
- Have an autosampler that holds a minimum of 72 vials.
The Direct Deposition Condensed Phase Fourier Transform Infrared Detector must:
- Deliver, enable and support interfacing with the GC system through a heated transfer line with temperature control from ambient to 350°C.;
- Operate by direct deposition of the GC column effluent on a cryogenically-cooled, infrared transparent disc;
- Collect condensed phase FT-IR spectra sampled by transmittance through both the disc and the deposited sample;
- Include a built-in liquid nitrogen cooled mercury-cadmium-telluride (MCT) detector;
- Have a spectral range of 4000-650 cm 1;
- Have a spectral resolution of 4 cm-1;
- Detect dodecane at a concentration of less than 200 pg;
- Provide disc temperature control from -70°C to 50°C; and
- Deliver, enable and support unattended operation of at least 12 hours.
Software and Instrument control specifications are as follows:
- The entire system must be fully controlled from a single computer (PC) using a single integrated software package for routine operation, including setting up and running a sequence and real-time data collection;
- The instrument is to be operated using vendor-supplied software on a vendor-supplied standard IBM-compatible PC computer;
- The software must operate under Microsoft Windows;
- The software must deliver, enable and support real-time and post-GC-run data collection to increase signal to noise;
- The software must deliver, enable and support extracting, viewing and saving averaged, background-corrected IR spectra for GC peaks and at any point in the GC run;
- The software must deliver, enable and support producing band chromatograms for chemical classes;
- The software must deliver, enable and support producing ratio chromatograms for profiling trends;
- The software must deliver, enable and support producing, creating and searching IR spectral libraries; and
- The software must include alignment and tuning tools.
4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:
- Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
- World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
Dani Instruments Inc. is the only supplier that can supply a system meeting all the technical requirements and has the exclusive rights for the Integrated DiscovIR-GC System.
6. Government Contracts Regulations Exceptions
The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(d) - only one company is capable of performing the work.
7. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
- Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) - Article 513.1(iii)
- World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) - Article XV.1(b)
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016.2(b)
8. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
The system must be delivered on or before March 30, 2018.
9. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Dani Instruments Inc.
257 Simarano Drive
Marlboro, ME 01752 USA
10. 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.
11. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is December 12, 2017 at 2:00 EST.
12. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Cassandra Shannahan
Public Services and Procurement Canada
Commercial and Consumer Products Directorate
11 Laurier Street, 6A2, Phase III
Place du Portage, Gatineau, Québec, K1A 0S5
Telephone: (819) 420-1068
Facsimile: (819) 956-3814
E-mail address: c••••••••@••••••••.••.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.
