Trade Agreement: NONE
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:
Université d'Ottawa
800 King Edward
Room 3042
Ottawa Ontario
Canada
K1N6N5
Nature of Requirements:
Requirement
The Canadian Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Surveillance System (CJDSS)
operated by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) requires
neuropathology services on an ?as andwhen requested? basis to establish
definitive diagnoses for persons in Canada who are suspected to have
CJD.
The services include:
a. Cranial autopsy on a full cadaver of a suspected CJD patient, then
collect, process andexamine formalin-preserved and frozen brain
tissues;
b. Examination of brain tissue of a whole brain of a suspected CJD
patient, which has been collected by cranial autopsy and
formalin-preserved, but not processed further or examined by a
submitting pathology centre;
c. Examination of brain tissue of a partially processed brain of a
suspected CJD patient, that has been collected by cranial autopsy,
formalin-preserved, and processed into paraffin-embedded blocks or
microscope slides, but not processed further or examined by a
submitting pathology centre; and
d. Cataloging and storage of anatomically defined portions of frozen
brain tissue of a suspected CJD patient that has been collected by
cranial autopsy but not processed further or examined by a submitting
pathology centre.
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) intends to enter
into a sole source contract with:
University of Ottawa
800 King Edward
Room 3042
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 6N5
Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum
Essential Requirements)
1. The Contractor must provide a laboratory that complies with the
following:
a. The Neuropathology Laboratory must be able to accept specimens for processing, storage and examination on any working day with the ex
ception of statutory holidays in the province of the Laboratory.
b. The Neuropathology Laboratory must have the capacity to complete neuropathologic examinations of up to 100 cases per year.
c. The Neuropathology Laboratory must at all times possess a valid li
cence for handling, processing and storing biological materials
containing prion agents, as per specifications for laboratory
facilities, procedures and inventory maintenance as described in the
Canadian Biosafety Standard (CBS). The CBS is administered under the
Human Pathogens and Toxins Act and Regulations (HPTA, HPTR) by the PHAC
PRD.
d. All staff handling potentially infectious materials must be properly
trained, and all laboratory procedures must be conducted, in compliance
with the Canadian Biosafety Standard.
e. Neuropathology Laboratory staff who accept and/or ship specimens
must be trained and certified in the handling, offering for transport,
and transportation of dangerous goods in accordance with Canadian
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Actand Regulations. Training must
pertain specifically to
i. International Air Transport Association (IATA) Class 6.2 dangerous
goods,
ii. Biological Substances Category B (UN 3373), and
iii. IATA Class 9 dangerous goods (dry ice) for air transport,
as set out in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Technical Instructions for Shippers and the requirements in Part 12
(Air) of the Canadian Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations.
2. The Contractormust provide a Neuropathologist with the following qualifications:
a. The CJD Neuropathologist must be a Fellow of the Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Canada with specialty certification in neuropathology, and be licensed as a Neuropathologist in the province wh
ere they practice.
b. The CJD Neuropathologist must have a minimum of 10 years of
practical experience within the past 15 years in the field of human
prion disease diagnosis, and authorship on peer-reviewed scientific
publications in this field.
3. The Contractor must provide a Laboratory assistant with the
following qualifications:
The laboratory assistant must have at least 5 years of experience with performing the laboratory procedures required to prepare brain tissue of
suspected CJDpatients for neuropathology examination.
Section 6 (d) of the Government Contract Regulations is being invoked
in this procurement as only one person or firm is capable of performing
the contract.
Period of proposed contract
The contract period will be from contract award to March 31st 2018,
with the option to extend the period of service by up to 4 additional
periods of one year each.
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.
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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.
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