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Create free accountTrade 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: TSI Incorporated 500 Cardigan Rd Shoreview Minnesota United States 551263996 Nature of Requirements: Aerosol Particle Sizer/SMPS - NanoScan System
31184-141348/A Quinn, Laurie Telephone No. - (819) 956-3824 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. The National Research Council's (NRC), Construction-Fire Safety, has a requirement for an Aerosol Particle Sizer/SMPS - NanoScan System including manuals.
3. Minimum Essential Requirements
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its aerosol particle sizer meets the following minimum requirements:
- must be able to size particles in the range of 10-10000nm (0.01-10um) - must be portable (individual modules must weigh less than 15kg each) - must be able to provide dilution ratios of 1000x or better - must have an integrated corona discharge apparatus for ionizing the aerosol
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) Canada-Peru FTA Canada-Columbia FTA
5. Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business
Not Applicable.
6. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s)
Not Applcable.
7. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The TSI Aerosol Particle Sizer/SMPS - NanoScan System has the following unique technical features not available through other vendors which are required for the NRC's Fire Safety lab applications.
1. Must be able to resolve and size particles in the range of 10-10000nm.
This range of particle sizes is necessary as it spans the range of particles commonly encountered in smoke. The ability to determine particle sizes and distributions of particle sizes is necessary to adequately characterize smoke emission.
2. Must be portable (individual modules must not exceed 15kg each).
The equipment will be used to conduct field tests of fires at different locations and in different configurations, including in confined spaces. The small size of the individual modules is essential for our purposes.
3. Must be able to provide dilution ratios of 1000x or better.
The concentration of aerosol particles (or the density of smoke) is often highly variable and can depend on a number of factors. We require the possibility of obtaining high (1000x) dilution ratios to accommodate a range of different fire and sampling scenarios.
4. Must have an integrated corona discharge unit to ionize the aerosol.
One of the principles by which the instrument resolves different particle sizes is by first ionizing the particles before electrostatically separating them. Aside from corona discharge, other possibilities include the use of radioactive isotopes or ionizing radiation, however these are not feasible for our intended use of the equipment. As the equipment will be used for field testing and may require transport or use onboard commercial aircraft, we cannot use radioactive sources, and consequently require an integrated corona discharge apparatus.
These specific characteristics are necessary for the NRC's Fire Safety applications. The only known manufacture of an aerosol particle sizing system that meets all of the NRC's technical and performance requirements is TSI Inc. It is for this reason that it is proposed to negotiate directly with TSI Inc. for this requirement.
8. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
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").
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) - Article 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;
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 contract or the delivery date.
Delivery is requested by February 2, 2015.
12. A cost estimate of the proposed contract.
The estimated value of the contract including options, is $71,306.21 (GST/HST included).
Name: TSI Incorporated Address: 500 Cardigan Road, Shoreview MN, 55126
14. 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.
15. The closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities.
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is 17 October 2014 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
16. Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Laurie Quinn Supply Officer Scientific, Medical and Photographic Division Commercial and Consumer Products Directorate 6A2 ( 36 ) Place du Portage, Phase III 11 Laurier Street \, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0S5 Tel: ( 819) 956-3824 Email: laurie.quinn@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.
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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