Gas analyser

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
Avensys Inc.
400 boul. Montpellier
Montreal Quebec
Canada
H4N2G3
Nature of Requirements:
Amendment no. 1

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS

Government of Canada is moving its Government Electronic
Tendering Service from MERX to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders on June
1, 2013

Starting June 1, 2013, federal government tenders (tender
notices and bid solicitation documents) will be published and
available free of charge on a Government of Canada Web site on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

The Government Electronic Tendering Service on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders will be the sole authoritative source
for Government of Canada tenders that are subject to trade
agreements or subject to departmental policies that require
public advertising of tenders.

Get more details in the Frequently Asked Questions section of
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

After June 1, 2013, all tenders and related documents and
amendments will be on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

On June 1, 2013, suppliers must go to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders
to check for amendments to any tender opportunities that they
have been following on MERX prior to June 1.

Bookmark Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders now to be ready for June 1!

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.

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) intends to
negociate a contract with the supplier Avensys for the
procurement and delivery of a gas analyser model ServoPro 4100
of Servomex to measure quantities of methane and carbon dioxide
emissions inside respiratory chambers.

Quantity: 3 each

This item is to be delivered to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
(Dairy and Swine Research Center) located in Sherbrooke, P.
Quebec.

This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:
. Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
. Canada -Peru Free Trade Agreement
. Canada -Colombia Free Trade Agreement

Justification of the Pre-selected supplier:
Avensys is the only Canadian distributer capable of meeting
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's requirement due to logistical
and compatibility reasons, where the introduction of a
non-standard unit and /or manufacturer would cause operating
difficulties, compatibility issues, maintenance problems and
additional manipulation and handling costs.

The following limited tendering reason is being invoked under
the Agreement of Internal Trade: Article 506, Section 12
. to ensure compatibility with existing products, to recognize
exclusive rights, such as exclusive licences, copyright and
patent rights, or to maintain specialized products that must be
maintained by the manufacturer or its representative;

The following limited tendering reason is being invoked under
the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016 ,
Section 2(b)
. where, for works of art, or for reasons connected with the
protection of patents, copyrights or other exclusive rights, or
proprietary information or where there is an absence of
competition for technical reasons, the goods or services can be
supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable
alternative or substitute exists;

No substitute justifications
The research facilities of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
(Dairy and Swine Research Centre, Sherbrooke, Quebec) are
equipped with infrastructures to quantify methane (CH4) and
carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by dairy cows. These
infrastructures are respiration chambers that allow the
measurement of the amount of CH4 and CO2 daily emitted by cows
placed inside the chambers. The concentrations of the gases are
measured using gas analyzers (CH4 and CO2). For this purpose,
they use infrared technology and therefore, the analyzers to
purchase must use the same technology. The chambers are also
equipped with a complex set-up of several instruments integrated
and related to each other. The MODBUS protocol is used as a
language to allow the communication among several instruments
composing the set-up. This mode of communication is the basis to
ensure safe , indispensable and reliable functions of the
respiratory chambers. Therefore, any new instrument such as a
new gas analyzer to be included in the set-up must use the same
protocol of communication (i.e. MODBUS) in order to avoid
corrupting the existing data acquired on the 'BUS' protocol.
Based on these considerations, we identified the ServoPro 4100
of SERVOMEX as the most appropriate analyzer to serve our needs
without changing their original system.

Specifications
Dual component CH4 & CO2 Analyzer
Ranges: CH4 0-500 ppm; CO2 0-10000ppm
GFX (Gas Filter Correlation) Infrared Technology for CH4
measurement
SBSW (Single Beam Single Wavelength) Infrared Technology for CO2
measurement
Dual analog output (one for each gas)
Intuitive LCD menu
R232 serial communication port
MODBUS communication Protocol

CH4 Channel Performance
Repeatability : 1% reading or 0.5ppm (whichever is greater)
Intrinsic error (accuracy): less than 0.5ppm(v) or 1% reading
(whichever is greater)
ZERO drift / week : less than 1ppm(v)
SPAN drift / week : less than 2% reading or 1ppm(v) (whichever
is greater)

CO2 Channel Performance
Repeatability : 1% of selected range
Intrinsic error (accuracy): 1% of selected range
ZERO drift / week : 2% of selected range
SPAN drift / day : 1% reading

The maintenance, repair/service center is available in Canada
through a local representative.
Technical support, spare parts and repair/service center from
the manufacturer is offered in North America.
This type of after sales service avoids delays in our research
work.

For all the above reasons, ServoPro 4100 from Servomex is the
only known gas analyser that is capable of performing this
requirement.

Delivery date: 7 to 9 weeks at receipt of order.

The purpose of this Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) is to
signal the government's intention to award a contract for these
goods to:

Avensys
422 Consumers Road,
Toronto, Ontario
M2J 1P3

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.
If other potential suppliers submit a Statement of capabilities
during the posting period that meet the requirements set out in
the ACAN, the government will proceed to a full tendering
process on either the government's electronic tendering service
or through traditional means, in order to award the contract.

The closing date and time for accepting Statements of
Capabilities is:
May 6, 2013 at 14h00 EST

Inquiries and Statements of Capabilities are to be delivered to:

Mary Paradis
Contracting Officer, PWGSC
Telephone: 514-496-3874
Fax: 514-496-3822
E-mail: m••••••••@•••••.••.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.