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: Interchangeable Parts
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
Life Technologies Inc.
5250 Main Way
Burlington Ontario
Canada
L7L5Z1
Nature of Requirements:
Microscope
01586-160483/A
Abeysinghe, Ruwani
Telephone No. - (204) 510-7848 ( )
Fax No. - (204) 983-7796 ( )
Line 1, Microscope
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 submitsa 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
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) - Lethbridge Research and Development Centre involves a broad suite of activities. Researchers use unique microscopes for the imaging of auto fluorescent plant tissues, brightfield viewing and hypoxia studies. A common essential need in these research projects is to have an inverted microscope with an on-stage incubator that allows imaging of live cells in media from below which allows much improved imaging of early stage cereal embryos compared to an upright microscope. Thermo-Fisher (Life Technologies)’s EVOS microscope offers a very robust system to meet this operational requirement at AAFC.
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 equipment meets the following requirements:
1. Microscope must be a fully-contained inverted microscope system that allows imaging of live cells in media from below which allows much improved imaging of early stage cereal embryos
2. On-stage incubator with 3 gas control lines for CO2, Oxygen and Nitrogen
3. Z-stack automation
4. 4 fluorescent channels
5. Compatible with light cubes and objective lenses from EVOS FL microscope
6. Multichannel time-lapses imaging
7. Image tilling and stitching
8. Transmitted light
9. Monochrome and color cameras
10. USB ports
11. Display outputs
12. Epifluorescence
13. Automated cell counting
14. Microscope must be of compact design to fit in a laminar flow hood without disrupting air flow
15. The maximum size of the Microscope system should be less than 28 inches deep and 30 inches wide.
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 EVOS FL Auto manufactured by Thermo-Fisher (Life Technologies) is the only known instrument meeting all specifications essential to the requirement as listed above.
6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts Regulations is (are) invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(d) - only one person is capable of performing the contract.
7. 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 (a) to ensure compatibility with existing products, to recognize exclusive rights, such as exclusive licences, copyright and patent rights, or to maintain specialized products that must be maintained by the manufacturer or its representative
- 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 exist.
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 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.
8. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
The equipment must be delivered on or before March 31, 2017.
9. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Life Technologies Inc.
5250 Mainway
Burlington, ON
L7L 5Z1
Canada
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 January 17, 2017.
12. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Ruwani Abeysinghe
Intern Procurement Officer
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Procurement and Compensation Services
Suite100-167 Lombard Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 0T6
Telephone: (204) 510-7848
Facsimile: (204) 983-7796
E-mail address: R••••••••@••••••••.••.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.
