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:
Agilent Technologies Canada Inc.
6705 Millcreek
Unit 5
Mississauga Ontario
Canada
L5N5M4
Nature of Requirements:
4150 TapeStation System
H4061-203675/A
Van Den Hanenberg, Stephen
Telephone No.343-540-8371
4150 TapeStation System
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 genomics laboratory in the bureau of microbial hazards of Health Canada requires a 4150 TapeStation System to provide nucleic acid size analysis for quality control and production of sequence data. The requirement incudes one 4150 TapeStation instrument with a twelve month warranty, software, vortexer, accessories, consumables and Maintenance and Support.
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 all of the following requirements:
- The system must meet all of the following Nucleic acid size and distribution analysis requirements:
o High Molecular Weight (HMW) DNA analysis from or = to 50 kb for an input of or = to 4000 bp for an input of or = to 5000 nt for an input of
