Greenlight Flow Battery Test Station (Greenlight Innovation Corp.)

Trade Agreement: 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: Greenlight Innovation Corp. 104A-3430 Brighton Ave Burnaby British Columbia Canada V5A3H4 Nature of Requirements: Greenlight Flow Battery Test Station (Greenlight Innovation Corp.)

31019-139812/A Alan Takasaki Supply Specialist Public Works and Government Services Canada Acquisitions Branch Vancouver, 2nd floor, 800 Burrard St Vancouver, BC V6Z 2V8 Telephone: (604)775-7605 Facsimile: (604)775-7526 E-mail address: al.takasaki@pwgsc.gc.ca

The PWGSC Vancouver office provides procurement services to the public in English.

Objective: The main objective of the proposed flow battery test station are

To characterize performance on flow battery single cell and/or stacks through current/voltage curves; To run long-term charge and discharge dynamic durability profiles, simulating real-world use of a flow battery over long-term testing.

The NRC is proposing to purchase a flow battery test station that has both the electronic part (load bank and power supply) and also pumps, tanks and tubing for the anolyte and catholyte. The test station should be a turnkey system with safety control features that allow 24/7 unattended operation.

Mandatory Technical Specifications: The technical specifications required include

1. Electronic Parts (1) Programmable charge/discharge control (0 to 20V, +/- 100A); (2) PC and automated control software; (3) 5 channels of cell voltage measurements; (4) a highly accurate cell voltage monitoring system that can be expanded for future testing up to1 kV range. The accuracy of the Cell Voltage Monitoring (CVM) system has to be +/--1mV per cell using 16 bit A/D resolution; (5) All necessary I/O for test station operation, including temperature, pressure and flow rate monitoring.

2 Mechanical Parts (1) Dual anti-corrosion peristaltic catholyte and anolyte pumps with a maximum flow rate of 1.0L/min., and materials specifically compatible with the acidic fluids used in flow batteries; (2) Anti-corrosion catholyte and anolyte tanks (4L capacity) (3) Electrolyte conductivity measurements; (4) Temperature regulation systems (5) Stirring systems for tanks

3. Software features: (1) The ability of operators to program the test station for unattended 24/7 dynamic operation (users can make durability profiles, or convert real-world renewable data to scripts) (2) The test station can be remotely controlled and can send emails/text messages to operators if there is a problem.

Requirement Public Works and Government Canada (PWGSC) on behalf of National Research Council (NRC) proposes to negotiate with Greenlight Innovation Inc., Burnaby, BC for the supply, delivery and commissioning of one (1) only, Greenlight Flow Battery Test Station.

Reason for No Substitution and Sole Source Greenlight is the only company that manufactures a flow battery test station that has both the electronic part for charge and discharge control and the anti-corrosion pumps and tanks for the electrolytes with a high power range up to 500w - 1 kW.

Greenlight is a development partner with the NRC and together are developing a flow battery cell that will be tested on this station. The Greenlight Flow Battery Test Station will be fully optimized to operate the NRC/Greenlight flow battery cell.

The Government Contracts Regulations (GCRs Section 6) 6.(d) only one person or firm is capable of performing the contract.

NAFTA Article 1016 - Limited Tendering Procedures (Thresholds $25,300 for Goods and $78,500 for Services) 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. Delivery date: On or before March 31, 2014 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.