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Create free accountTrade 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: Illumina Canada, Inc. 5200 Illumina Way San Diego California United States 92122 Nature of Requirements: 01E91-140336
MiSeq System
1. Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN)
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
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food has a requirement for a MiSeq System including on-site warranty and software maintenance and support.
3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements)
3.1 Must do paired-end sequencing of 2 x 300 bp, with a run-time of 70% of bases having Q30 or greater; 3.4 Must do multiplexed sequencing to accommodate multiple samples on one run; 3.5 Must perform the following applications as demonstrated in peer-reviewed literature: de novo microbial genome sequencing, barcoded microbial diversity studies, RNASeq for transcriptome analysis and amplicon sequencing; 3.6 the instrument must be of "bench-top" size (maxim depth 74 cm) and not require additional hardware to operate.
4. Applicability of the trade agreements to the procurement
- Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Canada Free Trade Agreements with Peru/Columbia/Panama
5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
There is only one known supplier that can fulfill the requirements identified in part 3 of the Advanced Contract Award Notice. Other comparable benchtop sequencers use different technologies that do not meet the minimum specifications required for Agriculture and Agri Food Canada's applications in terms of data output, compatibility and sample preparation time. Specifically, the amount of data produced by the Illumina MiSeq System is an order of magnitude greater than other benchtop sequencers currently available, and it is the only system capable of generating 25 million paired-end reads, which is necessary for the intended applications such as RNA sequencing. In addition, the Illumina technology is also used by Agriculture and Agri Food Canada collaborators, thus only the Illumina MiSeq can ensure data compatibility. The MiSeq is the only system that allows a rapid and simple sample preparation workflow, due to its ability to perform the amplification step on-instrument automatically. Illumina Canada, Inc. is the sole authorized distributor of the MiSeq system in Canada.
6. Government Contracting Regulations Exception
The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts Regulations is (are) invoked for this procurement under subsection 6 (d) - "only one person is capable of performing the work."
7. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the:
- Agreement on Internal trade (AIT) - Articles 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) - Article 1016 (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. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
Delivery of the MiSeq System is requested by 14 March 2014 but must be delivered by 31 March 2014.
9. Cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the contract is $118,790.00 (HST/GST extra),
10. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
11. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods, services or construction services described in the ACAN 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 14 January 2014 at 2:00 PM.
13. Inquiries and submissions of statements of capabilities
Louise Smith Supply Team Leader 33 City Centre Drive - Suite 480C, Mississauga, Ontario L5B2N5 Telephone: 905-615-2028 Facsimile: 905-615-2060 E-mail: louise.smith@pwgsc.gc.ca
Delivery Date: 31/03/2014
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.
An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen (15) calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority may then proceed with the award. However, should a Statement of Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full tendering process.
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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