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: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
Nanalysis Corporation
Unit 117
2765 - 48th Avenue, NE
Calgary Alberta
Canada
T3J5M9
Nature of Requirements:
Benchtop Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer
31184-184705/A
O’Gorman, Cindy
Telephone No. - (819) 712-1748
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 Metrology Research Center of the National Research Council Canada (NRC) requires the supply and delivery of a benchtop nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer to fulfill its mandate of supporting accuracy of measurement in Canada. Specifically, the benchtop NMR will be used to develop rapid methods for the quantitation of cannabinoids such as THC and CBD in cannabis. The benchtop NMR will be located predominantly in a newly renovated laboratory dedicated to cannabis testing research. This laboratory has limited space due to the need to have all equipment contained in one secure location to meet Health Canada’s cannabis testing requirements, and as such a small footprint is required.
When not in use for cannabis research, the benchtop NMR will be moved to alternate laboratories as needed for various other projects, therefore portability of the instrument will be vital. In this capacity, the benchtop NMR will serve as a preliminary screen of samples to determine if samples are suitable for analysis by conventional full scale NMR (400 MHz and 600 MHz) located in a different building on the NRC campus. Therefore, a benchtop NMR that uses conventional, 5mm standard NMR tubes would allow the same sample tube to be analyzed on both types of NMR platforms, eliminating the need to transfer samples from specialized tubes, where valuable samples could be partially lost or contaminated.
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:
-Frequency: The system must have a minimum operating frequency of 60 MHz.
-Nucleus: The system must deliver, enable and support the capability to observe the 1H nucleus as well as 13C.
-Footprint: The system must be a portable, single box, standalone unit with no external computer required, but have the option for computer connectivity for operation and data processing. The total footprint must not be greater than 50 cm x 50 cm.
-Ease of Handling: The system must be highly portable with a maximum weight of 25 kg, such that spectrometer is easily moved (e.g. from one lab to another).
-Interface: The system must be controlled using a built in simple touch-screen computer and while no external CPU required, have the option for an external PC to operate.
-Printing: The system must deliver, enable and support direct as well as network printing.
-Sample Method: The system must use standard 5 mm NMR tubes for sample introduction. The system must also have the option to sample using a flow cell package.
-Sample Lock: The system must have deuterium and non-deuterium lock options for sample collection.
-Experiment Capabilities: The system must perform 1D, T1, and T2 experiments, 2D homo- and hetero-nuclear experiments.
-Power: The system must operate from a standard 120V power socket.
-Magnet: The system must use a permanent magnet for field generation.
-Peripherals: The system must have options for USB and network connectivity.
-Software: Software for the collection of NMR samples must be pre-installed and must generate output files in standard .dx format compatible with 3rd party software such as Spinworks, Mestre Lab Mnova, TopSpin, and ACD Labs. A standard license for NMR data processing software such as Mnova must be included.
-Warranties: The system must include 1 year of full service warranty on all aspects of the instrumentation including labor, parts, shipping, online/telephone support, and software updates.
-Installation and Training: The system must include necessary training to ensure proper instrument use, and at least a 1-day on-site installation and initial training must be provided.
-Support: The system must deliver, enable and support the capability to remotely diagnose operation of spectrometer via the Internet as well as having a local representative.
4. Applicability of the trade agreements to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:
-Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
-North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
Nanalysis Corporation is the only supplier that can supply a system meeting all the technical requirements and has the exclusive rights for the NMReady-60PRO High Resolution Benchtop NMR Spectrometer (1H/13C)
6. Government Contracts Regulations Exceptions
The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is 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 exclusions and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the
-Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) - Article 513.1(b)(iii)
-North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016.2(b)
8. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
The system must be delivered on or before March 29th, 2019.
9. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Nanalysis Corp
4600 5th St. NE, Bay 1
Calgary, AB
T2E 7C3 CANADA
10. 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.
11. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is March 6, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
12. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Cindy O’Gorman
Supply Specialist
Scientific, Medical and Photographic Division - PV
Public Services and Procurement Canada, Acquisitions Program
Government of Canada
L’Esplanade Laurier, East Tower, 7th floor
140 O'Connor St., Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0S5
E-mail: Cindy.O’G•••••@••••••••.••.ca
Tel : (819) 712-1748
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.
