LCM Instrument

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: Life Technologies Inc. 5250 Main Way Burlington Ontario Canada L7L5Z1 Nature of Requirements: Marlene Hall Supply Specialist Telephone: 204 984-6423 E-mail: marlene.hall@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca File No.: 6D063-132293/A

TITLE: LCM Instrument

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), on behalf of Public Health Agency Canada (PHAC), Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health (CSCHAH), intends to negotiate with Life Technologies Inc. for the provision of a LCM Instrument.

DEFINITION OF REQUIREMENT

Public Health Agency Canada (PHAC) has a requirement for a LCM Instrument for biological research.

Life Technologies is the only Supplier who provides an LCM Instrument with an Infrared (IR) laser-enabled, low power gentle laser technology. This instrument has the ability to preferentially pool regions of cross-sectioned tissue to enhance data recovery of very minute sub-categories, to capture individual cells and damage-prone material smaller than 30 microns.

CSCHAH currently has an LCM Instrument with UV technology. Within the CSCHAH lab, projects require the ability to excise the smallest, most pure cell population possible including precise regions of cerebellum and thalamic neuron bundles for microdissection. In most cases, the project sample size is very low in number and therefore extremely precious, thereby requiring reduction in potential technical variability with the capturing of material with IR-activated adhesive-based cap technology and separating cells of interest by lifting. With an Arcturus LCM Instrument, the tissues are always in control and contact throughout, increasing user confidence regarding true capture and no loss of tissue in dissection process. It is imperative to preserve as much of the cells that are smaller than 30 micron in diameter. This unit will give the user the ability to gently excise tissue, and reducing DNA, RNA and Protein damage when capturing small dissected cells.

The sole distinguishing feature of the Arcturus Veritas LCM is its dual-laser microdissection technology, UV and IR laser technology. Life Technologies owns this IR laser patented technology.

MINIMUM PERFORMANCE CRITERIA / SPECIFICATIONS

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its product meets the following mandatory requirements: ? Low power near-IR laser Low microns or less capture-ability Low technical variability and increased reproducibility Recovery from an individual target cell Microdissection of fluorescently stained or fluorescently labeled samples JUSTIFICATION FOR PRE-IDENTIFIED SUPPLIER

Life Technologies Inc is the only known supplier that can provide a LCM Instrument that meets all of the mandatory performance specifications.

SECURITY REQUIREMENT

There is a security requirement associated with this requirement.

TRADE AGREEMENTS

The following limited tendering reasons pertain to this requirement:

Government Contract Regulations, Part 1, Section 6(d) only one person is capable of performing the contract.

Government 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;

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 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;

World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), Article XV(b) when, for works of art or for reasons connected with protection of exclusive rights, such as patents or copyrights, or in the absence of competition for technical reasons, the products or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists;

DELIVERY DATE

The equipment must be delivered on or before March 31, 2014, FOB destination.

PRE-IDENTIFIED SUPPLIER

Life Technologies Inc. 5250 Main Way Burlington, Ontario L7L 5Z1 Canada

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.