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Create free accountTrade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid Attachment: None 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: INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETER
23240-140209/A Martins, Christina Telephone No. - (819) 956-6911 Fax No. - (819) 956-3814
1. 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. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Analytical Services Group (ASG) at CanmetMINING (CMIN), has a requirement to purchase an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer.
3. Minimum Essential Requirements
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its system meets the following requirements:
A. Triple quadrupole system with a resolution of 1 atomic mass unit (amu) prior to the reaction collision cell.
C: Tandem ICP-MS/MS configuration offering various modes of operation.
D: Software driven aerosol dilution
E: Guaranteed instrumental limit of detection of 0.05 ppt for In and U and 0.1 ppt for Be.
F: Background of 0.2 cps on m/z 9 and 238.
G: Long term stability over a 2 hour period of less than 4%.
4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) World Trade Organization (WTO)
5. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s)
Not Applicable.
6. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The Agilent 8800x QQQ ICP-MS offered by Agilent has been selected for the following reasons:
- The Agilent 8800x QQQ ICP-MS by definition #538 from the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry IUPAC is a triple quadrupole system comprised of two quadrupole mass spectrometers Q1 and Q2 in series, both having unit mass resolution (1 amu m/z), with a non-selecting RF-only quadrupole or multipole between them to act as a reaction collision cell. It is the only instrument in the world with this patented ICP-MS/MS configuration.
- The Agilent 8800x is the only ICP-MS system that provides predictable and controlled reactions with reactive cell gases regardless of sample matrices because the first quadrupole (Q1) operates under vacuum as a mass spectrometer with a 1 amu resolution prior to the reaction collision cell. ASG requires this ability as it is supporting multiple projects at CMIN by analyzing their samples containing rare earth elements (REEs) at % to ppm levels in various mineralogies.
- The Agilent 8800x has a guaranteed abundance sensitivity of 10-10 based on 133Cs+. Instruments with higher abundance sensitivity (10-6 or 10-7) are prone to yield high biased results caused by contributions from high intensity signals of co-existing ions onto neighbouring analyte ions such as high concentrations of 138Ba+ or 140Ce+ "spilling" onto 139La+ or 141Pr, respectively. ASG needs this capability as it is supporting the Canadian mining industry by analyzing samples from research projects involving the purification, concentration and separation of REEs.
- The Agilent 8800x QQQ ICP-MS is the only instrument with the ability to do precursor and/or product ion scans by operating either quadrupoles in a fixed mass mode (i.e. 151 m/z only) or in a scanning mode over a specified mass range (152 to 160 m/z). It is also the only instrument supporting up to four (4) separate cell gases which are independently mass flow controlled, can be mixed in-line and used in sequence, during the same analytical run. ASG requires these abilities for method development to provide accurate and precise concentration values for the verification of "in-production" certified reference materials (CRMs) containing % to ppm REE levels for the Canadian Certified Reference Material Project (CCRMP) and for pre-releasing samples to participating labs containing various REE concentrations for the Proficiency Testing Program for Mineral Analysis Laboratories (PTP-MAL). Both CCRMP and PTP-MAL are part of CMIN and internal clients of ASG.
- The Agilent 8800x has a patented high matrix tolerance introduction system located between the spray chamber and the torch. It functions by delivering a precisely controlled amount of Argon to obtain uniform aerosol dilution. This unique capability results in a hotter plasma and decreased polyatomic ions thereby reducing the amount of interferences. ASG requires this ability for analyzing samples with high total dissolved solids such as seawater and post fusion liquids for REEs.
7. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
10.2 Exceptions 10.2.1 Section 6 of the Government Contracts Regulations contains four exceptions that permit the contracting authority to set aside the requirement to solicit bids.
a. the need is one of pressing emergency in which delay would be injurious to the public interest;
b. the estimated expenditure does not exceed $25,000, $100,000, where the contract is for the acquisition of architectural, engineering and other services required in respect of the planning, design, preparation or supervision of the construction, repair, renovation or restoration of a work, or $100,000 where the contract is to be entered into by the member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada responsible for the Canadian International Development Agency and is for the acquisition of architectural, engineering or other services required in respect of the planning, design, preparation or supervision of an international development assistance program or project;
c. the nature of the work is such that it would not be in the public interest to solicit bids;
OR
d. only one person or firm is capable of performing the contract.
The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 10.2 Section 6(d) - "only one person is capable of performing the work").
8. Limited tendering provisions under NAFTA Article 1016.2(d) and AIT Article 506.12(b) for reasons based on exclusive rights will apply.
9. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the section of the trade agreement(s) specified:
Agreement on Internal Trade
AIT Article 506 12.(b) where there is an absence of competition for technical reasons and the goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no alternative or substitute exists;
North American Free Trade Agreement
NAFTA 1016: 2.(b) where, for works of art, or for reasons connected with the protection of patents, copyrights or other exclusive rights, or proprietary information or 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.
World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement
WTO-AGP XV.1.(d) when, for works of art or for reasons connected with protection of exclusive rights, such as patents or copyrights, or in the absence of competition for technical reasons, the products or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists.
10. Ownership of Intellectual Property.
Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor.
11. The period of the proposed the delivery date.
The equipment must be received on or before March 31, 2014.
Agilent Technologies Canada 6705 Millcreek Drive, Unit 8 Mississauga, ON Canada L5N 5M4
13. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods described in the ACAN, 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.
14. The closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities.
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is 4 December 2013 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
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.
Not stated in the notice: procurement type, procurement method, selection criteria, region of delivery, region of opportunity, expected contract period, end user
No amendments observed.
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