Un (1) système de microdiffraction XRD

Trade Agreements: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA),
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Tendering Procedure:
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
Bruker AXS Inc.
5465 E. Cheryl Parkway
Madison, WI 53711 USA
Nature of Requirement: The Canadian Museum of Nature intends to award a sole source contract to procure one (1) XRD Micro-diffraction system.
Contracting Officer: Max Joly
Telephone No.: (613) 566-4240
Fax No.: (613) 364-4025
REQUIREMENT:
Minimum Specifications for the XRD Micro-diffraction system
1.Applications
The diffractometer with measurement and application software packages must be and will be suitable for:

Micro-diffraction – small sample or large sample XY mapping
Phase identification and quantitative phase analysis
Quasi-isostructural crystal structure determination and cell-refinement ability within the same diffraction pattern
Micro-structure analysis (crystallite size, microstrain, ...)
Residual stress analysis
Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS)
XRD measurements at non-ambient conditions (low- and high temperatures)

2.General

The diffractometer must be and will be a fully functional system, complete and installed, with optional training for users on-site and/or at the factory.
The system must and will completely house electronics, generator, and goniometer in one unit.
The system must and will accommodate an internal cooling unit.
The system must and will operate via network / internet.
The system must and will support network / internet based remote maintenance.
The system must not and will not require any compressed air.
The system must and will be capable of transmission, reflection, grazing incidence, capillary, texture and stress measurements, with proper optional attachments
The system must and will provide alignment-free switch of all beam path components, all optical components, all ambient and non-ambient sample holders, and all detectors. In other words, changes in the configuration will not change the overall mechanical alignment of the unit outside of what may be routinely calibrated by the user (detector center coordinates X and Y and sample-to-detector distance).

The system must and will have true plug & play functionality by fully automatic, real-time component recognition and configuration as well as conflict detection for all beam bath components incl. X-ray tube, all optical components, all ambient and non-ambient sample holders, and all detectors.
Failure-safe operation thanks to automatic, real-time validation of components.
Automatic, real-time detection of missing or unsuitable components.

3.Safety

The system must and will be compliant to the world's most stringent requirements related machinery safety (e.g. protection against moving parts), X-ray safety, electrical safety, and electromagnetic compatibility.
The system must and will be fully CE compliant, including but not limited to
Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC)
Electrical Equipment (2006/95/EC)
Electromagnetic compatibility (2004/108/EC)

The system must and will display an up-to-date CE marking, accompanied by a correct EC Declaration of Conformity as well as all required documentation
The system must be and will be fully CSA approved in Canada.

4.Quality – General

The supplier must and will have a documented, audited quality system in place, which, at a minimum, is compliant to the requirements of the "current Good Automated Manufacturing Practice (cGAMP).
The supplier must and will be able to offer cGAMP compliant Installation Qualification and Operational Qualification documentation (IQOQ)
The supplier must and will provide an instrument alignment guarantee for selected configurations.
At installation, the instrument must pass a documented acceptance test based on an established instrument verification procedure, demonstrating proper instrument alignment at a level which is currently state-of-the-art in X-ray powder diffraction.
Instrument alignment must be and will be equal or better than ± 0.01° 2Theta over the whole angular range, based on the dedicated, internationally recognized instrument response standard reference material NIST SRM 1976a (or its successor).
Instrument alignment must and will deliver relative intensities accurate within ± 10% over the whole angular range, based on the dedicated, internationally recognized instrument response standard reference material NIST SRM 1976a (or its successor).
NIST SRM 1976a (or its successor) must and will be included.

5.Quality – Detectors
2-dimensional detector must not and will not have any defective pixels, channels, strips, areas or similar.
At installation, proof will be provided that any detectors are free of defects
Defective pixels, channels, strips, areas or similar will not be masked using any data interpolation or detector calibration routines
Fixed scan mode operation will be possible without missing data points

6.X-Ray Generator

The micro focus X-ray generator must be and will be and must be completely air cooled, and will fit entirely within the diffractometer cabinet.
The control of the generator must be and will be fully integrated into the measurement software.
The generator must not and will not require any cooling water and no compressed air or any other gases.

7.X-ray Source

The micro focus X-ray tube must not and will not require any water-cooling and operate at a power of 50W or higher.
The X-Ray tube must and will contain fully integrated parallel mirror optics (in the housing) which condition the beam in both directions (90 deg)
The source must and will create a point focus spot size of 1mm x 1mm on the center of the goniometer (on the sample) without the use of any optics or slits in the primary beam path.
The micro focus X-ray source and integrated optics must and will carry a 3 year warranty.

8.Goniometer

The goniometer must and will have a maintenance free drive mechanism / gearings
The goniometer must be and will be convertible on-site between theta-theta and theta-2theta geometry to enable measurements of liquids and loose powders.

The goniometer must and will offer a variable measurement circle diameter, with predefined positions at 500 mm, 560 mm and 600 mm as well as any intermediate setting (depending on accessories)
The goniometer must and will have a 10cm central diameter opening in the center for long samples or optional attachments.
The goniometer must and will have an angular range of 360° (without accessories)
The goniometer must and will have a minimum angular measurement range of –110°
Angle positioning: Stepper motors with optical encoders for optimum scanning speed and positioning precision
Minimum angular speed: 20°/s
The minimum step size shall be 0.0001°
The reproducibility shall be +- 0.0001°

9.Optics
Please see X-Ray source
10.Sample Stages

The system must and will be able to accommodate the following sample stages:Motorized, fully software controlled XYZ(optional additional Phi/Chi) stages for handling large and heavy samples on a vertical goniometer

The system must and will offer fully automatic, real-time recognition and configuration of all sample stages.
The system must and will have a Double-laser unit with camera for sample alignment.
The system must and will offer fully automatic, real-time recognition and configuration of all non-ambient chambers.

11. 2D Detectors
Position-sensitive detector based on Hybrid Photon Counting Pixel technology

The dectector must and will accommodate for Co, Cu, Mo and Ag radiation (X-ray source)
The sample-to-detector distance must and will be variable continuously with a possible minimum distance of less than 50mm for appropriate sample stages, and a maximum distance of 500mm.
The sample-to-detector distance of the 2D-detector must and will be recognized automatically and in real-time.
The 2D-detector must and will be calibrated automatically and in real-time for any accessible sample-to-detector distance.
The detector can be operated in 0° and 90° mode. The change between the two modes is tool-free.
The achievable FWHM resolution of the detector for the 35.15° corundum standard peak must be and will be equal or under 0.03° 2-theta with a 0.3mm collimator.

12.Measurement Control Software

The measurement software must and will have a graphical instrument representation for real-time display of the actual instrument configuration based on component recognition, real-time validation and conflict detection, and measurement planning (definition of instrument parameters such as slit settings, selection of optical components, and selection of diffractometer geometry for TWIN/TWIN and TRIO/TWIN optics).
Support of variable measurement parameters
Variable counting time support
Variable step-size support.
Simultaneous variable counting time and variable step-size support.

Rietveld software – TOPAS must and will be provided
The estimated value of the potential procurement is $672,809.00, taxes excluded.
PERIOD OF CONTRACT:
The contract will be effective upon contract award.
You are hereby notified that the Canadian Museum of Nature intends to solicit a bid and negotiate with one firm as identified above.
The reasons for limited tendering are:
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Article 1016 (2) (b) of the NAFTA permits limited tendering in circumstances 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.
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The Canadian Museum of Nature retains the right to negotiate with supplier on any procurement.
Closing date: October 16, 2017 at 2:00 P.M.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada to:
Mr. Max Joly
1740 Pink Road,
Gatineau, QC
J9J 3N7
Telephone No.: (613) 566-4240
Facsimile No.: (613) 364-4025