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Create free accountTrade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: Attachment: None Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address: GWC Technologies Inc Suite 175B, 505 South Rosa Rd Madison Wisconsin United States 53719 Nature of Requirements: Horizontal SPR Imaging System - Edmonton, Alberta
31970-132380 Logan, Elizabeth Telephone No. - (780) 497-3956 Fax No. - (780) 497-3510
1. Advance Contract Award Notice
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 National Research Council of Canada (NRC) located in Edmonton, Alberta has a requirement for the supply, delivery and off-loading of one (1) Surface Pasmon Resonance (SPR) Imaging System
The National Research Council of Canada is seeking an SPR Imaging System that must be able to collect SPR images of a substrate containing from 9 to 100 addresses or spots. The instrument must be able to concurrently generate graphs of reflected light intensity vs. time for each address as specified by the user.
3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements)
The instrument must be an imaging SPR able to collect and display SPR images of a substrate containing from 9 to 100 addresses or spots. The instrument must be able to concurrently generate graphs of reflected light intensity vs time for multiple regions of interest (ROI) as specified by the user. The instrument must save and store all images during a run and allow for playback of saved images. The instrument must allow for flexibility in chip design, chip chemistry and number of addresses to be analyzed. This flexibility is required for the bioassays to be designed in our program. The instrument must use chips fabricated by the end user, starting with glass purchased from a separate supplier and using in house gold coating infrastructure. The instrument must use glass substrates with a refractive index of 1.72 (SF-10 glass) in order to make direct comparisons with instrumentation already on site. The instrument must be able to use chips that are 12 mm x 12 mm. The number of addresses on the chips must be able to be defined by the end user anywhere from 9 to 100 spots per chip. We do not require more than 100 spots per chip.
4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
w Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) w North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The proposed instrument allows for flexibility in chip design, chip chemistry and a number of addresses to be analyzed. This flexibility is required for the bioassays to be designed in our program. The instrument must be able to utilize chips fabricated by the end user that are 12mm x 12mm. The number of addresses on the chips must be able to be defined by the end user from 9 to 100 spots per chip
Make and Model Required: GWC Technologies Inc SPR-IMG-900 Horizontal SPR Imaging System
6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6 (d) - only one person is capable of performing the contract.
7. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the:
w 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."
w 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."
8. Delivery Date
All the deliverables are required on or before March 31, 2014.
9. Cost Estimate of the Proposed Contract
The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is $49,000.00 (GST/HST extra).
10. Name and Address of the Pre-identified Supplier
GWC Technologies Inc. 505 S. Rosa Rd, Suite 175B Madison WI 53719 USA
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services and/or 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.
12. Closing Date for a Submission of a Statement of Capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is February 18, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. MST.
13. Inquiries and Submission of Statements of Capabilities
Elizabeth Logan Supply Specialist Public Works and Government Services Canada Western Region - Acquisitions Branch Telus Plaza North 5th Floor 10025 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB T5J 1S6
Telephone: (780) 497-3956 Facsimile: (780) 497-3510
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.
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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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