Characterisation of gaseous and particulate emissions from military activities

Trade 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: Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec 333, rue Franquet Sainte-Foy Quebec Canada G1P4C7 Nature of Requirements: 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 Defence Research and Development Canada Valcartier requires services to sample and characterize gaseous and particulates emissions from military activities.

The measurement of the emissions generated by the live-firing and the demilitarization activities in ambient air is a real analytical challenge. The main three restrictive factors that have to be considered are the difficulty to sample close to the emission source due to the vibrations and the shock wave created by the firing, the rapid diffusion of the emissions in ambient air, which is affected by the variation in the atmospheric conditions, and the low concentration of chemical species that have to be detected. Moreover, the important quantity of different chemicals emitted by these firings requires a large variety of analytical techniques that could complicate the analytical work in the project.

This work implies carrying out three types of trials which will require to develop new gas and particles sampling methods, the procurement and the adjustment of the sampling material and the related equipment needed, the analytical apparatus, the expertise and the knowledge required to perform the analysis and the complete evaluation of all the emitted substances (combustion gases, volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile organic compounds, inorganic particles and energetic materials (RDX, TNT, HMX, DNT)).

The objectives of this project are to sample and characterize the gaseous and particulate emissions resulting from military activities (training and demilitarization activities) through the following three trials that will be held at different locations and times:

The gas and particles emitted in the atmosphere during the demilitarization process of pyrotechnic items; The gas emitted at the three gunners' positions around a 105-mm Howitzer to verify the human health risk exposure; The emissions generated by a usual explosive formulation compared to a formulation considered greener, i.e. less polluting.

3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements) To carry out this work on characterization of gas and particles from military activities (see technical specifications), any interested supplier must show with a statement of capabilities that he satisfies the following requirements:

An existing capacity to develop protocols and sampling methods of gas and particle emissions from military activities considering the associated difficulties; An existing field capability for the quantification and the identification of energetic materials such as TNT, HMX, RDX and the ingredients inside propellant formulations, including their degradation products; An existing capacity concerning the decomposition, degradation and transformation methods of these compounds; The supplier must have the specialised expertise and a gas analysis laboratory including the following equipment: a ICP-AES for the particles, a LC/MS/MS (Q-TOF), a LC-UV, a GC/MS, a GC/FID and ECD, a FT-IR-PAS and a FT-IR with MCT detector (Gasmet) and a Jérôme analyser for the gaseous mercury and the H2S; The capacity to reach the experimental site and perform the sampling with a 24 hour notice from the Technical Authority.

4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement

This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements

-Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) -North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

To our knowledge, Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (CRIQ) is the only firm that meets the criteria in Section 3, Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities, of this document.

6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception

Exception 6(d) of the Government Contracts Regulations has been invoked for this requirement, since only one firm is able to meet the contract requirements.

7. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons The following exclusions and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the : -Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506.12b -North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016.2b

8. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date

The proposed contract is for a period from the award to March 31st, 2014.

9. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier

Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (CRIQ) 333, rue Franquet Sainte-Foy (Québec) G1P 4C7

10. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the 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.

11. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities

The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is January 27, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. EST.

12. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to

Josée Roy Supply Officer 1550, avenue D'Estimauville, Québec (QC) G1J 0C7 Téléphone : 418 649-2932 Télécopieur : 418 648-2209 Courriel : Josee.Roy@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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