Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
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:
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC (MISSISSAUGA) INC.
2845 Argentia Rd
Unit 4
Mississauga Ontario
Canada
L5N8G6
Nature of Requirements:
Thermo Dionex ICS-5000 Carb System
HT346-151601/A
Mirfatahi, Kaveh
Telephone No. - (613) 668-2618 ( )
Fax No. - (819) 956-3814 ( )
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
Health Canada’s Bacterial and Combination Vaccine Division (BCVD) has a requirement for the supply and installation of one (1) High Performance Anion Exchange Chromatography with Pulsed Amperometric Detection (HPAEC-PAD) with on-site training for upto two (2) users for delivery to Ottawa, Ontario.
3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its system meets the following requirements:
Thesystem must be constructed with chemically inert, metal-free PEEK components.
The system must be compatible with aqueous eluents from pH 0-14 and reversed-phase solvent.
The system must be operable at a pressure up to 5000 psi.
The system must allowa flow rate between 0.000 to 10.000 mL/min with settable flow increments at 0.001 mL/min.
The system must provide piston seal wash.
The system must have a Detector/ Chromatography column Compartment with two integrated, independently controllable temperature compartments.
The system must provide an Electrochemical Detector capable of performing pH calibration, integrated amperometry, and DC amperometry.
The system must provide an autosampler with integrated sample preparation and pre-concentrationcapabilities.
The system must be compatible with Windows platform and must be able to operate in stand-alone mode.
4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The only known supplier of a versatile biological reader meeting all required technical specifications is the Thermo Dionex ICS-5000 Carb System from Thermo Fisher Scientific Mississauga. For this reason, it is proposed to negotiate directly with the OEM, Thermo Fisher Scientific Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
6. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the:
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506.12 (b)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article1016.2 (b)
7. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
The system must be delivered on March 31st, 2016.
8. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Thermo Fisher Scientific Mississauga Inc.
2845 Argentia Road, Unit 4
Mississauga, Ontario L5N 8G6
Canada
Tel.: (800) 530-8447 Fax.: (905) 890-5775
9. 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 ofcapabilities 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 statements of capabilities is February 3rd, 2016 at 2:00 pm EST.
11. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Kaveh Mirfatahi
Intern Officer
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Scientific, Medical and Photographic Division - PV
Portage III - Floor: 6A2 - Room: 32
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, Quebec
Canada
K1A 0S5
Telephone: 613-668-2618
Facsimile: 819-956-3814
E-mail: k••••••••@•••••.••.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.
