Swiss High Resolution Multi Printin

Trade 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: NORBERT SCHLÄFLI MASCHINEN MÜHLETHALSTRASSE 69 Switzerland 4800 Nature of Requirements: Swiss High Resolution Multi Printing System

31184-142064/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. National Research Council Canada (NRC), has a requirement for the supply, installation, training and manuals for one (1) Swiss High Resolution Multi Printing System. The Challenger 6550 is a High Resolution multifunctional printing system based on a Granite machine bed. This granite machine bed (face grinded) is directly used for the air-lubricated bearing carriage (vacuum chuck). This carriage is driven by a linear motor.

The printing system allows for highly accurate multi-layer printing on flexible and rigid substrates such as PET, other plastic substrates and glass. Substrate alignment using a camera system. The vacuum chuck with the substrate to be printed, moves on air cushion in a given process order through the printing and drying systems.

It is intended to negotiate with Norbert Schläfli Maschinen for the supply, installation, training and manuals for the requirement identified below:

- A sheet-to-sheet four (4) - printing-station system. NRC requires a minimum of a four (4) layer in device printing fabrication capability. (e.g. Metal 1, dielectric, semiconductor, metal 2).

- The printing system must have a layer-to-layer alignment accuracy of 10µm due to the required speed of our transistors.

- The printing system must accomodate both flexible and rigid substrates such as plastic substrates, glass, and metal sheets for different applications.

- The printing system must: (i) Have a drying/curing station that uses UV, NIR, hot-air; (ii) Can be shared by the four (4) printing stations; (iii) is programmable for different drying/curing processes for different inks and substrates processes. The device consists of different layerss, some layers require UV to cure, some require IR to dry and some will need hot-air to dry/cure.

- The system must be modular in design and the gravure and flexo printing units must be interchangeable as different devices will use different materials which require different printing techniques.

- Each of the four (4) printing stations must be programmed for different printing/coating speeds in order for high reproducibility and technology transfer.

- Each printing station must have a hood to provide proper exhaust and to prevent contamination.

4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement

This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:

Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) The World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)

5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

Norbert Schläfli Maschinen NSN Challenger 650 print system is unique in that its the only print system to offer