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.
Definition of the requirement
The National Research Council Canada (NRC) wishes to award a contract for the comprehensive maintenance and service for the Andover and Schneider Energy Management and Control Systems installed at the Montreal Road, Sussex and Uplands Facilities.
Our objective is to contract to a service provider which has the in-house experience, knowledge and expertise to efficiently and effectively maintain our proprietary building automation system. Recognizing and continually improving savings potential by monitoring and introducing optimal system configuration for efficient and effective use of our varied systems over the entire life cycle of our buildings will result in energy use reduction and optimization.
The existing Building Automation System (BAS) is a legacy system which has been installed and in use since the early 1990’s. The installation is a proprietary system which provides DDC monitoring and control (~30,000 points) of the mechanical and electrical systems as well as utility metering throughout buildings and facilities.
The system software and hardware is supplied by Schneider Electric and is installed and serviced by Ainsworth Inc.
Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements)
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that it meets the following requirements:
- Must be a participating aggregator in the DR 3 Program, and who is also an Andover Controls authorized representative (now Ainsworth Canada)
- Technicians must have “Certification from the Original Manufacture” Ainsworth Canada;
- Use only Genuine OEM parts;
- Provide 24/7 helpdesk with expert support;
- Provide spare part kits for scheduled maintenance for the entire Andover Continuum product line;
- Provide access to drawings, designs, software records and product improvements;
- Ability for Online Remote Monitoring;
- Ability to connect ‘live’ to control system;
- Must have 10 years’ experience with Ainsworth Canada building automation and the Andover Continuum product line.
