Electrical Biasing and Liquid Cell Holders

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: Hitachi High-Technologies Canada Inc 89 Galaxy Blvd. Suite 14 Rexdale Ontario Canada M9W6A4 Nature of Requirements: Electrical Biasing and Liquid Cell Holders

31970-132278/A Barenz, Leanne Telephone No. - (204) 983-0506 Fax No. - (204) 983-7796

Introduction The National Research Council of Canada has a requirement for the supply and delivery of an Electrical Biasing and Liquid Cell Holders as per the mandatory specification detailed below. This requirement has a Mandatory Delivery Date of on or before March 31, 2014 to Edmonton, AB.

1. Mandatory Physical Specifications: 1. Electrical biasing holder a. Must fit Hitatchi Microscopes: HF3300 TEM, H9500 TEM and NB5000 FIB/SEM dual beam. b. Must Have 8 electrical contacts.

2. Static liquid-cell (no flow) a. Must fit Hitatchi Microscopes: HF3300 TEM, H9500 TEM and NB5000 FIB/SEM dual beam b. Must be supplied with a starter kit containing: 50 liquid cells (50 nm liquid gap) and 50 liquid cells (100 nm liquid gap); 100x100 um window size; 50 nm window thickness

3. Pumping station a. Must accommodate a single Hitachi TEM holder b. Pumping must be completely dry system ( i.e. a dry roughing and turbo pumps) d. Ultimate pressure must be better than 2E-5 Torr without a holder

4. NOTE: performance of equipment will be demonstrated in the following way a. electrical biasing: standard holder performance (e.g. drift) and biasing of generic MEMS device with 8 contacts b. liquid-cell: standard holder performance (e.g. drift), integrity to hold water and imaging of calibration specimen (Au nanoparticles in water) c. pumping station: achieving specified ultimate pressure

Sole Source Supplier: HITACHI High-Technologies Canada Inc. 89 Galaxy Blvd. Suite 14 Rexdale, ON., M9W 6A4

Trade Agreements: The following trade agreements are applicable to this procurement: The Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Article 1016.2(b) of NAFTA and Article 506.12(b) of AIT are all applicable as this requirement can be fulfilled by only one supplier.

Section 6 of the Government Contract Regulations applies as only one person or firm is capable of performing the contract.

Estimated Cost: $48,000.00 - $55,000.00 (GST not included)

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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