Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
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:
Mandel Scientific Company Inc.
2 Admiral Place
Guelph Ontario
Canada
N1G4N4
Nature of Requirements:
MICROPLATE READER
31184-133084/A
Buller, Julie
Telephone No. - (819) 956-7365
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.
2. The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has a
requirement for one (1) Microplate Reader. It is intended to
negotiate with Mandel Scientific Company Inc. for the supply of
systems which addresses all NRC performance and technical
requirements for this systems.
3. Minimum Essential Requirements
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement
of capabilities that its system meets the following
requirements:
1.0 The reader must capture UV-Vis absorbance spectra from
220-1000 nm in less than 1s/well, offer an incubation ability
from 5 to 45 degree C, and have a dynamic range up to 4.0 OD
with an accuracy better than 1% (for small absorbance
changes induced by local refractive index modification on
nanoparticle arrays).
2.0 The reader must have a fluorescence sensitivity of less
than 0.2 fmol/well fluorescein in order to directly
correlate the data to other single molecule level studies.
For the detection of mutant nucleic acid, low volume
DNA/RNA/Protein quantifications, 2 µL samples with 2 ng/µL
DNA sensitivity.
3.0 The luminescence mode must be using emission optics for
FI, including built-in lenses for BRET.
4.0 The microplate reader instrument must provide absorbance,
fluorescence and luminescence (BRET included) measurements
and must come complete with a license free computer based
recording and analysis software.
4. This procurement is subject to the following trade
agreement(s):
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Canada-Peru FTA (CPFTA)
Canada-Columbia FTA (CCOFTA)
Canada-Chile FTA (CCFTA)
5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
Mandel Scientific Company Inc. is the exclusive manufacturer of
the microplate reader, which operates with unique features as
identified in the "Minimum Essential Requirements" above.
Canada has confirmed the functionality of the proposed systems
as meeting all the operational requirements of NRC for its
intended use.
6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
Section 6 of the Government Contracts Regulations contains four
exceptions that permit the contracting authority to set aside
the requirement to solicit bids. These are:
a. the need is one of pressing emergency in which delay would
be injurious to the public interest;
b. the estimated expenditure does not exceed
(i) $25,000,
(ii) $100,000, where the contract is for the acquisition of
architectural, engineering and other services required in
respect of the planning, design, preparation or supervision of
the construction, repair, renovation or restoration of a work,
or
(iii) $100,000, where the contract is to be entered into by the
member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada responsible for
the Canadian International Development Agency and is for the
acquisition of architectural, engineering or other services
required in respect of the planning, design, preparation or
supervision of an international development assistance
program or project;
c. the nature of the work is such that it would not be in the
public interest to solicit bids; or
d. only one person or firm is capable of performing the
contract.
The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations
is invoked for this procurement under Section 6(d) - "only one
person is capable of performing the work".
7. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are
invoked under the section of the trade agreement(s) specified:
Agreement on Internal Trade
AIT Article 506 12. b. where there is an absence of competition
for technical reasons and the goods or services can be supplied
only by a particular supplier and no alternative or substitute
exists;
North American Free Trade Agreement
NAFTA 1016: 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;
The procedural elements of the CCFTA, the CCOFTA, and the CPFTA
are satisfied through compliance with the limited tendering
provisions of NAFTA.
8. The system must be delivered by December 20, 2013
9. The estimated value of the contract is $33,699.31 (GST/HST
extra, as applicable).
10. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier:
Name: Mandel Scientific Company Inc.
Address: Guelph, Ontario
11. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities
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.
12. The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is November 12, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
13. Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed
to:
Julie Buller
Supply Officer
Scientific, Medical and Photographic Division - PV
Commercial and Consumer Products Directorate
Public Works and Government Services Canada
11 Laurier Street, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5
Telephone: 819-956-7365
Facsimile 819-953-3814
Email: j••••••••@••••••••.••.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.
