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:
The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
619 Lower Plenty Road
Victoria
Australia
3085
Nature of Requirements:
Radon Progeny Size Spectrometer
HT226-214771/A
Van Den Hanenberg, Stephen
Telephone No. - 343-540-8371
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 has a requirement for the supply of a radon progeny particle size spectrometer including all software and one year warranty and maintenance and support services. The spectrometer will be used to provide guidance to Canadians regarding health effects from exposure to indoor radon and ways to protect themselves from radon-induced lung cancer. The spectrometer will allow Health Canada to carry out measurements of the short-lived radon progeny particle size distribution for both unattached and attached fractions of the radioactive aerosol in an indoor environment to better understand the dosimetric implications of radon inhalation.
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 system meets the following requirements:
- The spectrometer must provide the measurement of the particle size distributions of radioactive aerosols from short-lived radon progeny in the size range from 1 nanometer (nm) to 1 micrometer (µm), inclusive, in diameter;
- The spectrometer must be built based on multistage diffusion batteries with a minimum of eight channels operated in parallel with each stage having an individual pump, flow meter and passivated implanted planar silicon (PIPS) alpha detector with minimum counting efficiency of 40% for the measurement of potential alpha energy concentration;
- The flow rate for the pump for each of the channels must be adjustable from 0.2 litres to 5 litres, inclusive, per minute;
- The spectrometer must provide Low level of detection (LLD) for the potential alpha energy concentration (PAEC) for the alpha detectors and must be equal to or lower than 30E-9 Joule per cubic meter (J/m3) with 95% confidence interval for a counting time of 5 hours;
- The spectrometer must have a built-in microcontroller to run the system without any external computer control;
- The spectrometer must include all software (including source code) to enable analysis of data output in Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA);
- The data analysis software must calculate and generate reports for the geometric mean diameter, geometric standard deviation and the percentage contribution to the potential alpha energy concentration (PAEC) for each of the modes (unattached, nucleation and accumulation modes) for a multimodal size distribution from the particle size distributions data;
- The data analysis software must calculate and generate reports for effective-dose from the short-lived (half-life less than or equal to 30 minutes) radon progeny particle size distribution and PAEC measurement results;
- The spectrometer must be built inside a protective case for air transport as checked luggage;
- The spectrometer must operate using 120 volt, 60 Hz power; and
- The spectrometer must operate using a rechargeable battery with a minimum battery life of 3 hours operating time.
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 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
radon progeny size spectrometer is the only known spectrometer that meets all of the minimum essential requirements detailed herein. ARPANSA is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of this instrument, owner of all related Intellectual Property and is the only known supplier that can supply a spectrometer meeting all of the minimum essential requirements detailed herein.
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 work".
7. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the:
- Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) - Articlev513.1 (b) (iii)
8. Ownership of Intellectual Property
Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor.
9. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
The system must be delivered on or before March 31 2022.
10. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
ARPANSA
619 Lower Plenty Road
Yallambie, VIC
3085 Australia
11. 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.
12. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is 2pm EST December 31 2021.
13. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Stephen VanDenHanenberg
Supply Officer
140 O’Connor St.
Ottawa, ON
Telephone: 343-540-8371
E-mail: s••••••••@••••••••.••.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.
