MICROPLATE READER

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: Mandel Scientific Company Inc. 2 Admiral Place Guelph Ontario Canada N1G4N4 Nature of Requirements: MICROPLATE READER

31184-133084/A Buller, Julie Telephone No. - (819) 956-7365

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. The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has a requirement for one (1) Microplate Reader. It is intended to negotiate with Mandel Scientific Company Inc. for the supply of systems which addresses all NRC performance and technical requirements for this systems.

3. Minimum Essential Requirements

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its system meets the following requirements:

1.0 The reader must capture UV-Vis absorbance spectra from 220-1000 nm in less than 1s/well, offer an incubation ability from 5 to 45 degree C, and have a dynamic range up to 4.0 OD with an accuracy better than 1% (for small absorbance changes induced by local refractive index modification on nanoparticle arrays).

2.0 The reader must have a fluorescence sensitivity of less than 0.2 fmol/well fluorescein in order to directly correlate the data to other single molecule level studies. For the detection of mutant nucleic acid, low volume DNA/RNA/Protein quantifications, 2 µL samples with 2 ng/µL DNA sensitivity.

3.0 The luminescence mode must be using emission optics for FI, including built-in lenses for BRET.

4.0 The microplate reader instrument must provide absorbance, fluorescence and luminescence (BRET included) measurements and must come complete with a license free computer based recording and analysis software.

4. This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):

Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Canada-Peru FTA (CPFTA) Canada-Columbia FTA (CCOFTA) Canada-Chile FTA (CCFTA)

5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

Mandel Scientific Company Inc. is the exclusive manufacturer of the microplate reader, which operates with unique features as identified in the "Minimum Essential Requirements" above. Canada has confirmed the functionality of the proposed systems as meeting all the operational requirements of NRC for its intended use.

6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)

Section 6 of the Government Contracts Regulations contains four exceptions that permit the contracting authority to set aside the requirement to solicit bids. These are:

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

(i) $25,000,

(ii) $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

(iii) $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 Section 6(d) - "only one person is capable of performing the work".

7. 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;

The procedural elements of the CCFTA, the CCOFTA, and the CPFTA are satisfied through compliance with the limited tendering provisions of NAFTA.

8. The system must be delivered by December 20, 2013

9. The estimated value of the contract is $33,699.31 (GST/HST extra, as applicable).

10. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier

Name: Mandel Scientific Company Inc. Address: Guelph, Ontario

11. 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 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.

12. The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is November 12, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. EST.

13. Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Julie Buller Supply Officer Scientific, Medical and Photographic Division - PV Commercial and Consumer Products Directorate Public Works and Government Services Canada 11 Laurier Street, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5 Telephone: 819-956-7365 Facsimile 819-953-3814 Email: julie.buller@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.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.