Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
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:
FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY/SOCIETE FISHER SCIENTIFIQUE
112 Colonnade Road
Ottawa Ontario
Canada
K2E7L6
Nature of Requirements:
Microbiology Reader
31184-217701/A
Lajoie, Alexandra
Telephone No. - (416) 434-3879
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
The National Research Council Canada (NRC) has a requirement for the supply of a Microbiology Reader, including all hardware and software, accessories and peripherals, cabling and components, and 1 year warranty including maintenance and support services. The NRC extensively performs microbial growth assays for evaluating the efficacy of proposed antimicrobial reagents. The NRC requires the LogPhase600 Microbiology Reader to facilitate the accurate output of bacterial growth data while controlling for crucial growth conditions.
3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements)
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its instrument meets the following requirements:
1. Microbiology Reader Instrument:
1.1 The instrument must have a four-microplate capacity for 96-well microplates with cover seal.
1.2 The instrument must have temperature control to 45 °C. The incubation temperature must have a variation of ±0.5 °C at 37 °C. The temperature control must have a plate-to-plate uniformity of ±0.5 °C.
1.3 The instrument must have a robust orbital shaking designed for continuous long-term shaking of at least 10,000 hours. The shaking must have a user-selectable velocity.
1.4 The instrument must read at a wavelength of 600 nm.
1.5 The instrument must include software to collect and provide key microbial growth data, and calculate results including, but not limited to, lag time, maximum rate R2, and time to stationary phase.
1.6 The instrument must have an absorbance detection mode.
1.7 The instrument must have a LED light source with a lifetime of at least 50,000 hours.
1.8 The instrument must have a condensation control system.
4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement:
Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The LogPhase 600 Microbiology Reader is the only known instrument that meets all of the minimum essential requirements listed in Section 3 above. BioTek Instruments is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of this instrument, and has designated Fisher Scientific Company as the exclusive authorized distributer to supply the instrument.
6. Government Contracts Regulations Exceptions
The following exceptions) to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(d) - "only one person is capable of performing the work".
7. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusions and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the:
Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) - Article 513.1(iii)
8. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
The instrument must be delivered on or before September 30, 2021.
9. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Fisher Scientific Company
112 Colonnade Road
Ottawa, Ontario
K2E 7L6
10. 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.
11. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is August 16, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
12. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Alexandra Lajoie
Supply Specialist
Public Services and Procurement Canada
Telephone: 416-434-3879
E-mail: A••••••••@••••••••.••.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.
