SPECTROMETRE DE MASSE A PLASMA INDUCTIF

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
Agilent Technologies Canada Inc.
6705 Millcreek
Unit 5
Mississauga Ontario
Canada
L5N5M4
Nature of Requirements:
INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETER

23240-140209/A
Martins, Christina
Telephone No. - (819) 956-6911
Fax No. - (819) 956-3814

1. 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. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Analytical Services Group
(ASG) at CanmetMINING (CMIN), has a requirement to purchase an
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer.

3. Minimum Essential Requirements

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement
of capabilities that its system meets the following requirements:

A. Triple quadrupole system with a resolution of 1 atomic mass
unit (amu) prior to the reaction collision cell.

B: Guaranteed abundance sensitivity of 10-10:

C: Tandem ICP-MS/MS configuration offering various modes of
operation.

D: Software driven aerosol dilution

E: Guaranteed instrumental limit of detection of 0.05 ppt for
In and U and 0.1 ppt for Be.

F: Background of 0.2 cps on m/z 9 and 238.

G: Long term stability over a 2 hour period of less than 4%.

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)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

5. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s)

Not Applicable.

6. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

The Agilent 8800x QQQ ICP-MS offered by Agilent has been
selected for the following reasons:

• The Agilent 8800x QQQ ICP-MS by definition #538 from the

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry IUPAC is a
triple quadrupole system comprised of two quadrupole mass
spectrometers Q1 and Q2 in series, both having unit mass
resolution (1 amu m/z), with a non-selecting RF-only quadrupole
or multipole between them to act as a reaction collision cell.
It is the only instrument in the world with this patented
ICP-MS/MS configuration.

• The Agilent 8800x is the only ICP-MS system that provides

predictable and controlled reactions with reactive cell gases
regardless of sample matrices because the first quadrupole (Q1)
operates under vacuum as a mass spectrometer with a 1 amu
resolution prior to the reaction collision cell. ASG requires
this ability as it is supporting multiple projects at CMIN by
analyzing their samples containing rare earth elements (REEs) at
% to ppm levels in various mineralogies.

• The Agilent 8800x has a guaranteed abundance sensitivity of

10-10 based on 133Cs+. Instruments with higher abundance
sensitivity (10-6 or 10-7) are prone to yield high biased
results caused by contributions from high intensity signals of
co-existing ions onto neighbouring analyte ions such as high
concentrations of 138Ba+ or 140Ce+ "spilling" onto 139La+ or
141Pr, respectively. ASG needs this capability as it is
supporting the Canadian mining industry by analyzing samples
from research projects involving the purification, concentration
and separation of REEs.

• The Agilent 8800x QQQ ICP-MS is the only instrument with the

ability to do precursor and/or product ion scans by operating
either quadrupoles in a fixed mass mode (i.e. 151 m/z only) or
in a scanning mode over a specified mass range (152 to 160 m/z).
It is also the only instrument supporting up to four (4)
separate cell gases which are independently mass flow
controlled, can be mixed in-line and used in sequence, during
the same analytical run. ASG requires these abilities for
method development to provide accurate and precise concentration
values for the verification of "in-production" certified
reference materials (CRMs) containing % to ppm REE levels for
the Canadian Certified Reference Material Project (CCRMP) and
for pre-releasing samples to participating labs containing
various REE concentrations for the Proficiency Testing Program
for Mineral Analysis Laboratories (PTP-MAL). Both CCRMP and
PTP-MAL are part of CMIN and internal clients of ASG.

• The Agilent 8800x has a patented high matrix tolerance

introduction system located between the spray chamber and the
torch. It functions by delivering a precisely controlled amount
of Argon to obtain uniform aerosol dilution. This unique
capability results in a hotter plasma and decreased polyatomic
ions thereby reducing the amount of interferences. ASG requires
this ability for analyzing samples with high total dissolved
solids such as seawater and post fusion liquids for REEs.

7. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)

10.2 Exceptions 10.2.1 Section 6 of the Government Contracts
Regulations contains four exceptions that permit the contracting
authority to set aside the requirement to solicit bids.

These are:

a. the need is one of pressing emergency in which delay would
be injurious to the public interest;

b. the estimated expenditure does not exceed $25,000,
$100,000, where the contract is for the acquisition of
architectural, engineering and other services required in
respect of the planning, design, preparation or supervision of
the construction, repair, renovation or restoration of a work,
or $100,000 where the contract is to be entered into by the
member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada responsible for
the Canadian International Development Agency and is for the
acquisition of architectural, engineering or other services
required in respect of the planning, design, preparation or
supervision of an international development assistance program
or project;

c. the nature of the work is such that it would not be in the
public interest to solicit bids;

OR

d. only one person or firm is capable of performing the
contract.

The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations
is invoked for this procurement under subsection 10.2 Section
6(d) - "only one person is capable of performing the work").

8. Limited tendering provisions under NAFTA Article 1016.2(d)
and AIT Article 506.12(b) for reasons based on exclusive rights
will apply.

9. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons

The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are
invoked under the section of the trade agreement(s) specified:

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
exists;

North American Free Trade Agreement

NAFTA 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.

World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement

WTO-AGP XV.1.(d) when, for works of art or for reasons
connected with protection of exclusive rights, such as patents
or copyrights, or in the absence of competition for technical
reasons, the products or services can be supplied only by a
particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute
exists.

10. Ownership of Intellectual Property.

Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out
of the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor.

11. The period of the proposed the delivery date.

The equipment must be received on or before March 31, 2014.

12. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier:

Agilent Technologies Canada
6705 Millcreek Drive, Unit 8
Mississauga, ON
Canada
L5N 5M4

13. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the goods 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.

14. The closing date for a submission of a statement of
capabilities.

The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is 4 December 2013 at 2:00 p.m. EST.

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.