Ambient Dust Monitor

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address: 1257162 Ontario Ltd. (o/a AKRULOGIC) 116 Parkhurst Boulevard Toronto Ontario Canada M4G2E7 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

Health Canada's Air Health Effects Assessment Division has a requirement for the supply of ten (10) E-series Ambient Dust Monitor for delivery to Ottawa, Ontario.

3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its instrument meets the following requirements:

The particulate monitors will be used to measure spatial variations in particular matter in northern Canada. The required equipment is the only currently commercially available instrument meeting all of the below requirements. The instrument must use a forward-light-scattering nephelometer to measure PM concentration in ambient air. The new instrument must include a humidity controlled inlet heater that will maintain a constant level of moisture in the sample flow. The new instrument must contain an internal automatic zero function whereby the flow of sample air can be switched at a specified interval to filtered air to allow the user to track any drift over time and correct the data. The new instrument must use a sheath of filtered air around the sample air to isolate the optics of the monitor from the air being sampled to allow for longer periods of operation between cleaning up to 24 months between factory services. As the new instrument will be deployed in harsh conditions, where access to local technician is not guaranteed, the new instrument must have the ability to access the data and instrument metrics. The new instrument must have coupled a data logger with a cell-enabled remote access system to the nephelometer to allow Health Canada technicians to monitor the status of the instrument for faults and download the data without making field trips to inspect the instrument. The new instrument must be able to operate in ambient temperatures down to -30°C, with the option of adding a heater to protect it down to even lower temperatures. The new instrument must include a measurement of meteorological conditions. The new instrument must be able to run on AC power or DC power for off-grid applications, have compatibility to allow for use with a Sharp-Cut cyclone for PM2.5 sampling, and have an onboard data logger. It must be of a size and weight to make tripod mounting practical, i.e. dimensions not to exceed 22" x 18" x 8" and weight not to exceed 25lbs.

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. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

The only known supplier of a Ambient Dust Monitor meeting all required technical specifications is Akrulogic E-series . For this reason, it is proposed to negotiate directly with the OEM, Akrulogic, Toronto, Ontario.

6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception

The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(d) - "only one person is capable of performing the work".

7. Exclusion Reasons

The following exclusion reasons is invoked under the

Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506.12 (b) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016.2 (b)

8. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date

The instrument will be delivered on 15th August 2015.

9. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier

1257162 Ontario Ltd. (o/a AKRULOGIC) 116 Parkhurst Boulevard Toronto, Ontario M4G2E7 Canada Operating as: AKRULOGIC

10. 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.

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

The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is July , 2015 at 2:00 p.m. EDST.

12. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to

Monique Gosselin Supply Specialist Public Works and Government Services Canada Scientific, Medical and Photographic Division - PV Portage III - Floor: 6A2 - Room: 48 11 Laurier Street Gatineau, Quebec Canada K1A 0S5

Telephone: 819-856-3803 Facsimile: 819-956-3814 E-mail: monique.gosselin@pwgsc.gc.ca

Delivery Date: 30/06/2015

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.