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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: GBH INTERNATIONAL 2 FRIARS LANE MILL VALLEY California United States 94941 Nature of Requirements: Cone Calorimeter
31184-141349/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 a Cone Calorimeter including installation.
3. Minimum Essential Requirements
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its cone calorimeter meets the following minimum requirements:
- must be able to provide radiant heat fluxes in the range of 0-100kW/m2; - must have an integrated load cell/mass balance system capable of measuring samples up to 500g with an accuracy of ±0.01g and designed to minimize the effects of temperature changes; - must have an integrated smoke analysis/obscuration measurement system; - must have an integrated gas analysis system capable of accurate measurement of oxygen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
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 Cone Calorimeter has the following unique technical features not available through other vendors which are required for the NRC's Fire Safety lab applications.
1. Must provide radiant heat fluxes in the range of 0-100kW/m2
The instrument is intended to subject samples to radiant heat fluxes in this range in order to assess combustibility. The range is important to meet various regulatory criteria and to provide the ability to vary the radiant heat flux as needed.
2. Must have an integrated load cell/mass balance system capable of measuring samples up to 500g with and accuracy of ±0.01g designed to minimize the effects of temperature changes
The instrument measures mass loss as a function of time in order to provide inputs into equations relating to the rate of combustion, oxygen consumption and combustion gas generation (e.g. grams of CO and CO2 produced per unit mass of sample consumed, etc.). The sample and load cell are subjected to wide temperature fluctuations by the nature of the test method and the design of the load cell must minimize the effects of these temperature fluctuations on the measurements.
3. Must have an integrated smoke analysis/obscuration measurement system.
Smoke generation is an important criterion in characterizing combustion behavior and, as such, the unit must have an integrated smoke analysis/obscuration system to allow us to measure the optical density of smoke generated as a function of time during testing.
4. Must have an integrated gas analysis system capable of accurate measurement of oxygen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
The principle by which the system operates hinges on the ability to measure oxygen consumption as well as carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide generation. This data provides inputs into equations that calculate the heat release rate of materials (among other things) and is integral to the use of the instrument.
These specific characteristics are necessary for the NRC's Fire Safety applications. The only known manufacture of a cone calorimeter that meets all of the NRC's technical and performance requirements is Fire Testing Technology Ltd. It is for this reason that it is proposed to negotiate directly with GBH International, the North American representative 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 $197,073.43 (GST/HST included).
Name: GBH International Address: 2 Friars Lane, Mill Valley, California, 94941
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 23 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
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