Trade Agreement: NONE
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:
Haemonetics Canada LTD
125 Summer street
Boston Massachusetts
United States
02110
Nature of Requirements:
Hemostatis Analyzer System
W7719-215522/A
Cook, Wayne
Telephone No. - (613) 401-0623 ( )
Fax No. - (613) 687-6656 ( )
E-mail: w••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
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
a) The Department of National Defence (DND) is looking to Procure 1 Automated Viscoelastic Hemostatic Analyzer Instrument - TEG 6s Hemostasis Analyzer System with the following accessories delivered by 31 January 2021:
i. HMN-118332-00 Barcode scanner, USB
ii. HMN-118034-00 Printer, USB
iii. HMN-118035-00 Printer Paper, USB
iv. HMN-TEG1VALIDATION Analyzer Validation Calculation and Certification
b) The following Consumables Items, with the latest expiration dates:
i. HMN-07-601 Global Haemostasis Cartridge - Citrated: K, KH, RT, FF 10/CA
ii. HMN-07-615 PlateletMapping® ADP Cartridge 10/CA
iii. HMN-07-650 QC Level 1 cartridge - TEG 6s Cartridges 10/CA
iv. HMN-07-651 QC Level 2 cartridge - TEG 6s Cartridges 10/CA
v. HMN-07-662 Abnormal QC Vial Test Kit 12/CA
c) The Contractor must be able to provide the following services for the Automated Hemostatic Analyzer System:
i. Instrument Installation one month after delivery:
1. The Contractor must provide on-site installation service for the TEG 6s Instrument and its software. The Contractor must ensure that the installed items are correctly adjusted, calibrated, and serviced such that the equipment is ready for operational use.
ii. Training one month after delivery:
1. The Contractor must provide on-site training at DRDC - TRC including necessary materials for the proper use of the Hemostasis Analyzer within one month after delivery of instrument. The training must contain as a minimum: preparing reagents and supplies, running instrument software, performing calibration, quality control, method setup, sample analysis, and user maintenance.
2. All Contractor related costs associated with the performance of the training (inclusive of the training manuals, reference manuals, reference materials, documentation, tuition and contractors travel and living expenses) must be included in the price of the contract.
d) Service Plan:
i. The Contractor must provide an annual service plan for the TEG 6s Instrument which includes:
1. Service calls with on-site response within 24 hours.
2. Unlimited access to a support centre for concerns.
3. Yearly service contract that includes annual Preventative Maintenance of the device and all required repairs/updates. All travel, parts and labour are included.
e) Options:
i. The Contractor must provide the following options:
1. Two additional one year options for the software support and maintenance service.
2. Consumables specific to the TEG 6s instrument on an ?as and when required? basis, for three, one year options after contract award via a task authorization. These are outlined in points F to K, but could also include unspecified consumables that may be required at a later date.
f) The Hemostatic Analyzer must be a bench-top instrument and meet the following specifications. The instrument:
i. must automatically monitor and continuously record the viscoelastic changes of whole blood from the start of coagulation to the end of fibrinolysis.
ii. must have the ability to measure multiple coagulation pathways and functions such as extrinsic and intrinsic pathways.
iii. must analyze the functional activities of blood cellular elements in conjunction with plasma components such as platelet and fibrinogen.
iv. must be insensitive to shock and vibration.
v. must include a computerized system that can control the analyzer to perform quality control, data collection, data analysis and reporting.
vi. must be fully automated: no sample preparation / handling; no test preparation; automatic aspiration and detection of blood sample.
vii. should require volume of blood no more than 500 µL to run sufficient duplicates or tests with minimum blood collection.
viii. must be Health Canada licensed.
ix. must have at least 4 channels for multiple analyses to accommodate four types of tests involving intrinsic and extrinsic coagulation pathways, functional fibrinogen and heparin, respectively).
x. must be bench-top as in size or configuration for convenient use on a laboratory workbench and portable for carry and transportation by hand (
