MAX 300-L-G LAB. GAS ANALYSE NO.816

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid Attachment: None Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Interchangeable Parts Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address: EXTREL CORP PO BOX 11512 575 EPLSILON DR PITTSBURGH Pennsylvania United States Nature of Requirements: MAX 300-L-G LAB. GAS ANALYSE NO.816

23240-130335/A Hooper, Marlyn Telephone No. - (819) 956-2702 Fax No. - (819) 956-3814

National Resources Canada has a requirement for the supply and installation of one (1) Mass Spectrometer (MS) with Thermogravimeter (TG) MS Interface accessories (MAX 300-LG) with on-site user training for up to four (4) users. For delivery to Ottawa, Ontario by March 31, 2013.

The MAX 300-LG will be used to analyze evolved gases produced from the thermal decomposition of energetic materials. The MS will be interfaced to a Simultaneous TG - Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), which is also linked to a Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR). The MS, equipped with an appropriate interface and heated transfer line, would permit the simultaneous identification of gaseous products generated from the samples heated by the TG-DSC.

The Mass Spectrometer (MS) with Thermogravimeter (TG) - MS Interface (MAX 300-LG) is the only fully-contained benchtop instrument that features a 19mm high transmission quadrupole mass analyser, this enhances the spectromer's resolving power, sensitivity and detection limit to 2000 (M/ÄM), 1.5 x 10-6 A mbar-1 and 10-16 mbar, respectively and an ultimate detection limit of 10 ppd without interferences. NRCan requires those superior resolution, sensitivity and detection limit to obtain reliable gas analysis results for energetic materials, because only very small quantity of sample (1 mg) can be used in thermal experiments often with interest in low abundance target analyte. The instrument must be small which all components are enclosed in a single case suitable for the laboratory bench surface of 80 x 80 cm.

The only known supplier of the MAX 300-LG meeting all required technical specifications is Extrel Corp. For this reason, it is proposed to negotaite this requirement on a sole source basis with Extrel Corp. Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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