Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Interchangeable Parts
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
BECKMAN COULTER CANADA INC.
7075 Financial Dr
Mississauga Ontario
Canada
L5N6V8
Nature of Requirements:
ULTRA HIGH SPEED CENTRIFUGE
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 National Research Council Canada has a requirement for one (1) Ultra High Speed Centrifuge for a delivery to Ottawa, Ontario. The delivery is required by June 27, 2016.
3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its product/equipment/system meets the following requirements:
NRC Sussex Laboratory’s Requirement for a high speed SW32Ti swivel Rotor
The SW32Ti rotor is completely compatible with Beckman Coulter LE-80 ultracentrifuge currently on inventory. It is not possible to substitute other rotors from other centrifuges as the latter would not be recognized by the centrifuge and therefore wouldn’t work.
Our laboratory is in need of a swinging bucket rotor that meets the following specifications to address our applications’ needs.
- A swinging bucket rotor which has been manufactured by Beckman Coulter to fit the Beckman Coulter-manufactured class H, R and S (Optima L/LE series) preparative ultracentrifuges.
- The rotor must develop a maximum g-force of 175,000 xg and allow forthe separation of subcellular particles and viruses in density gradients.
- The rotor must be designed to centrifuge up to six tubes each.
- This rotor must allow for top-loading.
- The rotor must have a common rotor body with rotor SW32.1Ti and therefore rotor buckets should be interchangeable, if needed, between rotors SW32Ti and SW32.1Ti (top-loading smaller volume alternative), thus increasing rotor’s capability and versatility.
- The rotor body and buckets must be made of titanium and finished with polyurethane paint.
- The rotor must go inside a Beckman Coulter ultracentrifuge equipped with a photoelectric detector which monitors the overspeed disk on the rotor bottom and will shut down the run if a speed exceeding themaximum allowable run speed is detected.
- The rotor must be versatile and must accommodate Beckman Coulter ultracentrifuge tubes such as open-top Ultra Clear, open-top thickwall polypropylene and polycarbonate, QuickSeal, Konical and OptiSeal tubes.
- The rotor must allow fittingthe 38.5 mL (25 x 89mm) and 31 mL (25 x 89 mm) tubes without the use of adapters.
- The rotor must allow fitting other tube volumes such as: 33.5mL, 32.4mL, 31.5mL, 28mL, 27mL, 25.5mL, 22.5mL, 15mL, and 8.4mL with adapters.
- The rotor and all rotorcomponents, except those made of Noryl, can be autoclaved at 121°C for up to an hour.
- Must be warranted against defects in materials or workmanship for the time periods indicated below, subject to the Warranty Conditions indicated in the rotor manual. (5 years- no proration)
4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):
Agreement onInternal Trade (AIT)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The only known supplier of Ultra High Speed Centrifuge meeting all the above required technical specifications is Beckman Coulter Canada. For this reason, it is proposed to negotiate this requirement with Beckman Coulter Canada.
6. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the:
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506.12(b)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016.2(b)
7. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
The final delivery of the equipment must be on June 27, 2016.
8. Name and address of thepre-identified supplier
Beckman Coulter Canada
7075 Financial Dr.
Mississauga Ontario
Canada
L5N 6V8
9. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods, services or construction services described in the ACAN may submit astatement 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.
10. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is May 20, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
11. Inquiries andsubmission of statements of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Martin Gauthier
Supply Officer
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Scientific, Medical and Photographic Division - PV
Portage III - Floor: 6A2 - Room: 48
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, Quebec
Canada
K1A 0S5
Telephone: 613-404-8642
Facsimile: 819-956-3814
E-mail: m••••••••@•••••.••.ca
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.
