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Create free accountTrade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Interchangeable Parts Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address: Illumina Canada, Inc. 5200 Illumina Way San Diego California United States 92122 Nature of Requirements: MiSeq System
39903-160359/A
Requirement: For the provision of one (1) MiSeq System, one (1) Neoprep Library Prep System, installation, training and warranty on behalf of Canadian Food Inspection Agency located in Charlottetown, PE. PWGSC intends to enter into a contract with Illumina Canada, Inc., San Deigo, California.
The estimated value of the contract is: $212,320.61
Mandatory Requirements
Item 1. MiSeq System. Integrated system for automated generation of DNA clonal clusters by bridge amplification, nucleic acid sequencing, with primary and secondary analysis. Includes MiSeq Software Suite, installation kits, and standards. Installation and training is included. 12 months warranty (includes parts, and installation)
Item 2. Illumina Product Care Mi Seq Comprehensive Plan for additional 12 months. Includes full coverage for parts, labor, and travel; reagent replacement upon hardware failures; remote tech support; 3 business day on-site response; hardware/software updates; on-site applications support; and advanced training.
Item 3. Neoprep Library Prep System (installation included). Automated integrated system for the preparation, quantification, and normalization of DNA or RNA libraries for use on illumina sequencing systems. Includes on-instrument computer with touchscreen, Neoprep Control Software, & barcode scanner. Includes: installation, training, and 12 month warranty (includes parts and installation).
Item 4. Neoprep Product Care Comprehensive Plan for additional 12 months. Includes full coverage for parts, labour and travel; reagent replacement upon hardware failures; remote tech support; 3 business day on-site response; hardware/software updates; on-site applications support; advanced training.
Item 5. Shipping and Insurance
The reason for single tendering is: Only one firm is capable of performing the contract.
The vendor is the only supplier that has an automated-kit-based-library prep, micro fluidic device capable of generating 16 libraries both normalization and quantified from as little as 25ng input nucleic acid, for direct use with several vendor specific sequencing units (currently in use by existing CFIA-AAFC collaborators) without the use of a robotic liquid handler.
Section 6 (d) of the Government Contract Regulations is being invoked in this procurement as only one person or firm is capable of performing the contract.
Articles 506.12 (a) of AIT are applicable on the basis of limited tendering due to 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, respectively.
Articles 1016.2 (b) of NAFTA are applicable on the basis of limited tendering due to 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.
This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in both official languages. 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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