Trade Agreement: NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Government Objectives Representing Best Interests/Value to Govt
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
Carl Zeiss Canada Ltd
45 Valleybrook Drive
Toronto Ontario
Canada
M3B2S6
Nature of Requirements:
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 structures, Materials and Manufacturing (SMM) Laboratory in Montreal has a mandate to serve the aerospace manufacturing industry to be more competitive edge. To better serve the four research groups, it is required to perform inspection and characterisation of cutting tools inlducing endmills, drills, facemills, turning tools?etc in terms of tool geometry and wear status. As such, it is required to have a video tool analyzer system with high resolution camera, automatic light adjustment and feature recognition capabilities.
The work consists of delivering and installing a 3D video tool analyser with all of its components, and giving the required training. The work has to be completed before March 31, 2018. A full two year warranty is required.
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 product meets the following requirements:
Mandatory technical specifications
The delivered equipment must have the following specifications:
1.1. System Components: The system must contain the following components:
1.1.1. An optical Unit containing the camera, coaxial reflected light, 10× optical-motorized zoom, and overview camera.
1.1.2. Objectives connected to the optical unit.
1.1.3. Stage powered by a stepper motor with integrated controller.
1.1.4. Stand powered by a motorized z-drive for focusing and a swing arm to adjust the viewing angle in relation to the surface of the sample. The stand should contain a second motorized drive to correctly adjust the pivot point in relation to the sample height.
1.1.5. Controller comprising a dual rotary wheel for controlling zoom, focus, and stage movement; a touch pad for gesture controlling hardware and software; touch display for operating software features; and detachable wireless keyboard.
1.1.6. All-in-One PC and connected to the controller.
1.2. Technical Data
1.2.1. The maximum Resolution must be greater or equal to 1 µm.
1.2.2. The maximum Magnification should be greater or equal to 1,011.
1.2.3. The camera sensor type must be CMOS with a total pixels: 2,048 × 2,048
1.2.4. The Image Resolution must be standard 2.1 megapixel or more and the high definition must be 18 megapixel or more.
1.3. Optical features:
1.3.1. The frame rate of the live Image must be 25 fps or more.
1.3.2. The optical zoom factor must be 10X or more and the zoom range must be 0.5X to 5.0X or more.
1.3.3. The system must contain a coaxial LED reflected light and LED ringlight with at least 4 individual selectable segments with adjustable brightness and ratio.
1.4. Working envelop
1.4.1. The maximum sample height must be greater or equal than 120 mm
1.4.2. The system must contain passive vibration absorption.
1.5. Software Features: The system must contain the following software features:
1.5.1. Image Acquisition 2D: Extended Depth of Field, 3D (method depth of focus 3D reconstruction), stitching, stitching + EDF, stitching + 3D, best image functionality, digital contrast, color segmentation.
1.5.2. Image Enhancements realtime HDR, noise filtering, automatic shading correction, sharpening, image stabilization, high resolution image acquisition, ringlight glare removal, autofocus, 3D Rendering Options Wire frame, EDF texture, Height texture, and most importantly z-scaling.
1.5.3. Measurement tools including distance, height, perpendicular line, parallel lines, connected and disconnected angles, contour, circle-to-circle distance,area tools (circle, rectangle, polygon, contour, brightness), 3D tools distance, profile (height, width, 3-point angle, 4-point angle, radius, diameter, distance, parallel lines, perpendicular lines, marker, multiline).
4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:
- Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
5. Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business
N/A
6. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s)
N/A
7. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The supplier must be able to provide an equipment that complies with all the criteria mentioned at point 3 of this notice. To PWGSC’S knowledge, only Carl Zeiss Canada Ltd. is able to provide this equipment.
8. 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 work".
9. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the trade agreements specified:
- Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) - Article 513 b)
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016 par. 2b)
10. Ownership of Intellectual Property
N/A
11. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
- The product must be delivered as soon as possible.
12. Cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is between $40,000.00 and $60,000.00 (GST/HST extra).
13. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Carl Zeiss Canada Ltd.
45 Valleybrook Dr
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3B 2S6
14. 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.
15. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is March 8, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. (EST).
16. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
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nquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Corine Lavoie
Telephone: 514-207-4777
Facsimile: 514-496-3822
Email: c••••••••@•••••.••.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.
