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Create free accountTrade Agreement: NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Interchangeable Parts Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address: Republic Machinery Co., Inc. 800 Sprucelake Drive 90710 800 Sprucelake Drive Harbor City California United States 90710 Nature of Requirements:
1-Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN)
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-Definition of the requirement
The structures, Materials and Manufacturing (SMM) Laboratory in Montreal has a mandate to serve the aerospace manufacturing industry to be more competitive edge. To better serve the four research groups, the machine shop needs to be equipped with a 3-axis CNC milling machine with open concept design that allows machining the jigs, fixtures and high accuracy specimens. For the SMM lab to continue it is mandate, it is required to purchase a 3-axis CNC milling machine, upgradable to 4-axis, while respecting the constraints and follow the specifications below.
The work consists of delivering and installing the machine with all of its components, and giving the required training. The work has to be completed before May 30th, 2018. A special two year warranty is required and detailed in section 4.0.
Constraints
2.1. Maximum length must be less than or equal to 2200 mm. 2.2. Maximum width must be less than or equal to 1800 mm. 2.3. Maximum Height must be less than or equal to 2400 mm. In addition, the machine must be equipped with Fanuc controller compatible with existing machining center Fanuc controllers.
3.0 Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements)
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its product/equipment/system (as appropriate) meets the following requirements:
Mandatory technical specifications
3.1. Frame: 3.1.1. Knee Type machine design. 3.1.2. Machine must be with more than 58 inch table and a 40 inch saddle and with a ball screw that turns without moving allowing for more stability. 3.1.3. The motor must not travelling with the table and must be attached to the saddle. 3.1.4. The way surface built with block ways for more stability.
3.2. Movement and Ranges: 3.2.1. X-Axis Travel must be greater than or equal to 900.0 mm. 3.2.2. Y-Axis Travel must be greater than or equal to 350.0 mm. 3.2.3. Z-Axis Travel must be greater than or equal to 500.0 mm.
3.3. Table: 3.3.1. Working Surface length must be greater than or equal to 1200.0 mm. 3.3.2. Working Surface width must be greater than or equal to 250.0 mm. 3.3.3. Loading Capacity (Kg) must be greater than or equal to 500.0 kg. 3.3.4. The machine must have automatic lubrication. 3.3.5. The machine must have the front placement of manual handle for X axis.
3.4. CNC Feed: 3.4.1. Variable feed rate X and Y must be greater than or equal to 3000 mm/min. 3.4.2. Rapid traverse X and Y must be greater than or equal to 3800 mm/min. 3.4.3. Z-feed and rapid traverse must be greater than or equal to 380 mm/min.
3.5.Spindle: 3.5.1. Maximum speed must be greater than or equal to 4000 RPM. 3.5.2. Minimum speed must be Less than or equal to 100 RMP. 3.5.3. Manual and CNC control Quill must be greater than or equal100 mm. 3.5.4. Power must be greater than or equal 5HP. 3.5.5. Spindle tilt right and left must be greater than or equal to 45 degré. 3.5.6. Column Ram Rotation must be 360.0 degré. 3.5.7. Ram travel must be greater than or equal to 500 mm. 3.5.8. Head tilt front and back total range of motion must be greater than or equal to 45 degré. 3.5.9. Tool Shank must be #40 NST. 3.5.10. The machine must have a pneumatic draw bar for putting tool on and removal.
3.6. Lubrication/Coolant: 3.6.1. The machine must be equipped with flood coolant system with internal reservoir. 3.6.2. The machine must be equipped with mist coolant.
3.7. Controllers 3.7.1. The machine must have a Fanuc controller. 3.7.2. The machine must have a user friendly controls for shop floor programming without requiring G-Coded program. 3.7.3. The machine must have Acu-rite MillPWR G2 direct editing and operation of the CNC program on memory card. 3.7.4. The machine RPM must be programmed either manually or through CNC control. 3.7.5. The machine must have the option whereby the Z axis quill can be used by CNC editable at console and can be manually used during program.
3.8. Other requirements 3.8.1. The machine must be equipped with a 4th axis rotary table, control and tailstock. 3.8.2. The machine must have a work light. 3.8.3. The machine must have a chip catch Pan.
4.1. The CNC milling machine must have a proof of compliance according to the above specifications. 4.2. Assembly and alignment of the equipment must be inside the SMM-NRC facility in Montreal. 4.3. Required tooling: 4.3.1. Shell end mill adapter 1in. 4.3.2. Collet Chuck with Collets. 4.3.3. 5/8 Drill chuck. 4.3.4. Clamp kit. 4.4. Warranty: 4.4.1. For a 24-month period, at no cost to the NRC, the supplier is to repair or replace any machine or control equipment which is defective in original material or workmanship so as not to perform functions mentioned in the specifications, catalogs, and descriptions. The NRC is to ensure that equipment is operated under proper conditions by adequately trained personnel. 4.4.2. The warranty is to start following the installation and final acceptance of the equipment in site. 4.4.3. A service provider has to be located within Quebec province preferably in the greater Montreal area.
4-Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
-Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
-North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
5-Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business
N/A
6-Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s)
N/A
7-Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The supplier must be able to provide an equipment that comply with all the criteria mentioned at point 3 of this notice. To PWGSC’s knowledge, only Molecular Devices is able to provide this equipment.
8-Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 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):
-Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) - Article 513 par .b)
-North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016 par. 2.b)
10-Ownership of Intellectual Property
N/A
11-Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
The work consists of supply, delivery, installation of the system at the NRC address and training on equipment use; all of the work must be completed by May 30th, 2018.
12-Cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is between 80 000$ et 100 000$ (GST/HST extra).
13-Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Republic Machinery Co., Inc. 800 Sprucelake Drive Harbor City, CA 90710
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-Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is April 19th, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
16-Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Denis Leporé Telephone: (514) 701-6852 Facsimile: (514) 496-3822 E-mail: denis.lepore@pwgsc-tpsgc.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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