Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Surveillance Testing

The purpose of this Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) is to signal the government's intention to award a contract for these services to the University of Guelph (Animal Health Laboratory, Laboratory Services Division): PO Box 3650, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1H 8J7 Minimum Essential Requirements Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that it meets the following requirements:

be located in the province of Ontario; be a member that participates in the TSE Veterinary Diagnostic Network under the leadership of the BSE National Reference Lab at the CFIA Laboratory in Lethbridge; be certified by the CFIA as conforming to the appropriate (i.e. TSE) containment standards; have experience with testing for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy’s (TSEs) using CFIA approved rapid tests; must be accredited by a third party (e.g. Standards Council of Canada) as operating under an internationally recognized quality system such as ISO17025, ISO 9000, etc...; have adequate facilities and record keeping capabilities; must be operated in accordance with federal, provincial and municipal requirements