Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / CPTPP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exceptional Circumstances Under Article 508 (1) of AIT
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
ROMOR Atlantic Limited
41 Martha Avenue
Mount Uniacke Nova Scotia
Canada
B0N1Z0
Nature of Requirements:
Title: Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB)
FB197-190097/A
Lee, Hilda
Telephone No. - (604) 764-6053
Fax No. - (604) 775-7526
Email: H••••••••@••••••••.••.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. REQUIREMENT
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), on behalf of its Client, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Institute of Ocean Science, Sidney, BC intends to enter into a sole-source contract with Romor Ocean Solutions, 41 Martha Avenue Mt. Uniacke NS B0N 1Z0 for one (1) McLane Research Laboratories, Inc. Imaging FlowCytobol (IFCB).
3. CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT OF STATEMENT OF CAPABILITIES
(minimum essential requirements but is not limited to the following)
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its equipment meets but is not limited to the following mandatory requirements:
a) Detect and image individual particles (within size range of 10 - 150 micrometers) from continuously flowing stream of water.
b) Include software tuned that enables automated taxonomic identification of planktonic particles. This software must be tuned to the specific characteristics of images generated by the instrument.
c) Include software to control the equipment.
d) Can be operated in a laboratory setting, aboard a ship, or deployed remotely on a mooring or buoy.
e) Includes built-in calibration capability for use during remote deployments.
f) Includes automated cleaning and anti-fouling functions for stability during long-term, remote deployments.
g) Include initial training on instrument and software use by manufacturer.
4) JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PRE-IDENTIFIED SUPPLIER
As being part of Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Coastal Environmental Baseline Program (CEBP), an initiative within Canada’s Ocean Protection Plan, Institute of Ocean Sciences requires to purchase the McLane Imaging Flow Cytobat (IFCB) to detect and image individual particles in continuously flowing stream of water. And also to provide taxonomic identification of planktonic particles. The McLane IFCB is the only scientific equipment in the market that can be deployed and operated autonomously for long periods of time (6 months).
ROMOR Ocean Solution in NS is the sole authorized supplier for McLane equipment in Canada.
5) LIMITED TENDERING REASONS
The following limited tendering reasons are invoked under the (section of the trade agreement(s) specified):
- Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) Article(s) 513.1 (b)(iii)
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Article 1016 2b
- World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), article XV.1 (a)
6) PERIOD OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT OR DELIVERY DATE
The product must be delivered on or before June 30, 2020 inclusive.
7) COST ESTIMATE OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT
Estimate Contract Value: $250,000.00 - $320,000.00
8) NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PRE-IDENTIFIED SUPPLIER
ROMOR Ocean Solutions
41 Martha Avenue,
Mt. Uniacke, NS B0N 1Z0
9) SUPPLIERS RIGHT OF SUBMIT A STATEMENT OF CAPABILITIES
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.
10) CLOSING DATE FOR A SUBMISSION OF A STATEMENT OF CAPABILITIES
The closing date and time for accepting statement of capabilities is 9 January, 2020.
11) INQUIRIES AND SUBMISSION OF STATEMENT OF CAPABILITIES
Inquiries and statement of capabilities are to be directed to:
Hilda Lee, Supply Specialist
#219 800 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 0B9
Telephone No.: (604) 764-6053
Fax. No. (604) 775-7526
E-mail: H••••••••@•••••.••.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.
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.
