ACAN - COULOMETRIC DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON ANALYSIS SYSTEM WITH INTEGRAL ACIDIFICATION

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: Attachment: None Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address: UIC INC PO BOX 863 1225 CHANNAHON RD JOLIET Illinois United States 60434 Nature of Requirements: ACAN - COULOMETRIC DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON ANALYSIS SYSTEM WITH INTEGRAL ACIDIFICATION

F1688-130032/A Kobenter, Hélène Telephone No. - (250) 363-3404 ( ) Fax No. - (250) 363-3344

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, 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

The Cultus Lake Salmon Research Laboratory of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) in Cultus Lake, BC Canada has a requirement for one autonomous coulometric inorganic carbon analyzer for the analysis of freshwaters in British Columbia. The analyzer will replace current manual titrimetric analyses and meet DFO's need to increase sample analytical capacities while reducing laboratory labour, operating and waste disposal costs.

The equipment will primarily be used for routine and rapid assessment of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in lake water samples for monitoring and research applications, and must possess sufficient analytical range and capability to repeatedly perform absolute determinations of DIC in a variety of freshwater samples at high accuracy ( =) 50mL/sample.

3.10 Shipment and on-site installation and training and warranty serviced provided at the DFO Cultus Lake Salmon Research Laboratory at Cultus Lake, BC Canada.

4. APPLICABILITY OF THE TRADE AGREEMENTS TO THE PROCUREMENT

This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements: - Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

5. SET-ASIDE UNDER THE PROCUREMENT STRATEGY FOR ABORIGINAL BUSINESS

Not Applicable

6. COMPREHENSIVE LAND CLAIM AGREEMENT(S)

Not Applicable

7. JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PRE-IDENTIFIED SUPPLIER

It is intended to sole source this requirement to UIC Incorporated (1225 Joliet, IL USA 60436). Following extensive scientific and industry inquiry the UIC Inc. CM140 Total Inorganic Carbon Analyzer was identified as the only known instrument on the market to directly measure dissolved inorganic carbon in aqueous solutions through acidification and carbon dioxide evolution using coulometry. This technique produces absolute and quantifiably accurate and precise measurements of inorganic carbon dissolved in lake water samples relative to other techniques. For reasons of quantifiable accuracy and precision, rapidity, and the need for routine low-cost analyses, total carbon analyzers that calculate inorganic carbon by difference or that utilize non-dispersive infrared detection are not appropriate for this application.

8. GOVERNMENT CONTRACT REGULATIONS EXCEPTION(S)

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"

9. EXCLUSIONS AND/OR LIMITED TENDERING REASONS

The following limited tendering reasons are invoked under the

Agreement 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) - Article 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"; and

10. PERIOD OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT OR DELIVERY DATE

All deliverables must be received at Destination in Cultus Lake, BC Canada V2R 5B6 on or before MARCH 31, 2014 (MANDATORY).

11. COST ESTIMATE OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT

The estimated value of the contract is CAD $35,000.00, Applicable Taxes extra.

12. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PRE-IDENTIFIED SUPPLIER

UIC, Inc 1225 Channahon Rd. Joliet, IL 60436 United States

13. SUPPLIER'S 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.

14. CLOSING DATE FOR A SUBMISSION OF STATEMENT OF CAPABILITIES

The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is 2014-01-31 at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST).

15. ENQUIRIES AND SUBMISSION OF STATEMENT OF CAPABILITIES

Enquiries and Statements of capabilities are to be directed to

Hélène Kobenter Supply Officer Public Works and Government Services Canada Acquisitions Branch 1230 Government Street, Suite 401 Victoria, British Columbia Canada V8W 3X4 Telephone: (250) 363-3404 Facsimile: (250) 363-3344 Email address: Helene.Kobenter@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in English. 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.

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.