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Vendor Name and Address:
AB Sciex LP
71 Four Valley Dr
Concord Ontario
Canada
L4K4V8
Nature of Requirements:
Marlene Hall
Supply Specialist
Telephone: 204 984-6423
E-mail: m••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
File No.: 6D063-132702/A
TITLE: Mass Spectrometer
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), on behalf
of Public Health Agency Canada (PHAC), Canadian Science Centre
for Human and Animal Health (CSCHAH), intends to negotiate with
AB Sciex LP for the provision of a QTRAP 6500 Mass Spectrometer.
DEFINITION OF REQUIREMENT
Public Health Agency Canada (PHAC) has a requirement for a QTRAP
6500 Mass Spectrometer for biological research. The Mass
Spectrometry and Proteomics (MSP) Core Facility supports
National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) in mass spsectrometry
analysis. The MSP provides NML with access to mass spectrometry
and proteomics instrumentation, software, methods, training,
information, and networking. MSP's key technologies include
2D-LV/MS/MS and MALDITOF MS, which are used to measure
biological systems at the protein level. These tools are used to
provide services and applications for better prevention,
treatment and diagnosis of infectious disease. The QTRAP 6500
and accompanying components will be for providing NML with new
diagnostic services, e.g., target quantitiaiton for biomarker
verification, validation, and detection. These new services are
needed to help fulfill NML mandate for rapid, molecular-based
diagnostics of infectious disease and bioterrorism-telated
activity.
MINIMUM PERFORMANCE CRITERIA / SPECIFICATIONS
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement
of capabilities that its product meets the following mandatory
requirements:
Due to space constraints, require a bench-top triple quadrupole
mass spectrometry system that has a footprint no larger than 32
inches by 32 inches (not including a nitrogen generator or
computer). The instrument's top panel must be able to support
the weight of typical HPLC and nanoLC devices, and the LC must
be of the appropriate size (same or smaller footprint and less
than 32-inches in height) and spill-proof design.
The MS and LC systems must be able to switch between nano-flow
(100-1000 nl/min) and micro-flow (1-50 ul/min) easily
(plug-and-play) and fast (within minutes). This is required to
enable switching between different applications for our various
clients at NML that require more sensitivity (nano-flow) or more
robustness (micro-flow).
As a core lab servicing many clients with many different types
of biological samples, we require simple plug-and-play nano-LC
chips/cartridges for rapid (
