Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: If 2+ bids offer Canadian goods/services other bids will not be considered
Competitive Procurement Strategy:
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
1. TITLE:
Effect Of Diesel Exhaust Exposure On Pre-Symptomatic Biomarker Diagnostic Candidates Of Acute Infection
2. SECURITY:
There is no security requirement associated with the requirement.
3. REQUIREMENT:
Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) - Suffield Research Centre has an on-going project evaluating presymptomatic host response biomarkers of acute infection for use in rapid tests that could be used by operational communities to rapidly screen exposed individuals or suspect cases for post-exposure triage, treatment and medical intervention, and which can be analyzed in a hand-held or field deployable device. Microarray studies have identified a number of potential biomarker candidates that are up-regulated early in infection with viral and bacterial pathogens, and these biomarker candidates need to be assessed for suitability for inclusion on a diagnostic panel. Of major concern is the elimination of biomarkers that are up-regulated by other mediators of inflammation that could potentially result in false positive results. Diesel exhaust is a significant contributor to air pollution, through generation of nitrogen oxides and particulate materials. Diesel exhaust is known to trigger an inflammatory response, and individuals with underlying asthma, a chronic disease involving inflammation of the airway, are more susceptible to the adverse health effects of air pollution. Exposure to diesel exhaust is prevalent among members of the Canadian Armed Forces, our major client, thus evaluation of exposure to diesel exhaust on the identified biomarker candidates is necessary to rule out those that could result in false positive results.
4. EVALUATION AND SELECTION:
Mandatory and point rated technical evaluation criteria are included in Annex "E" of the solicitation.
Contractor selection will be based on the highest responsive combined rating of technical merit and price. The ratio will be 60% for the technical merit and 40% for the price.
5. OWNERSHIP OFINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
Any intellectual property arising from the performance of the Work under the Contract will vest in Canada.
6. PERIOD OF CONTRACT:
It is anticipated that any contract will be effective from date of contract to 2017-03-31.
Contracting Authority
Lorraine Jenkinson
Procurement Specialist
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Procurement & Compensation Branch, Western Region
ATB Place, North Tower, 5th Floor
10025 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5J 1S6
Telephone: (780) 497-3593 Facsimile: (780) 497-3510
E-mail address: L••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
