Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
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:
Richard Brancker Research Ltd.
27 Monk Street
Ottawa Ontario
Canada
K1S3Y7
Nature of Requirements:
FLUOROMETER
F2905-170032/A
Abela, Aaron
Telephone No. - (905) 615-2061 ( )
e-mail: a••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
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
Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) - Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (GLLFAS), Burlington, Ontario requires the supply, delivery and installation of one (1) Fast Repetition Rate Phytoflash (blue) algae submersible to 400m to measure quantum efficiency of phytoplankton (Fv/Fm) Fluorometer for the measurement of in-situ water column photosynthesis.
The sensor must be compatible and system integrated into the existing RBR Maestro CTD water column profiler (including serial port programing and underwater cabling) and also capable of standalone mode in the laboratory.
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 equipment meets the following requirements:
1. Must integrate with the Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences RBR Maestro Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) probe, Must have a serial underwater communication cable that integrates into RBR Maestro CTD
2. Must be water-proof and submersible to 400m.
3. Use blue-light excitement to target chlorophyll-based algae
4. Active fluorometry must measure Fo, Fv, and Fm
5. Must have both serial and voltage output communication.
6. Must be lightweight (
