Create a free account and describe your company. With the trial, CanPursue checks every opportunity against it and explains the fit.
Create free accountCreate a free account to see past contracts like this one: who won and at what price.
Create free accountTrade Agreement: WTO-AGP/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: Wildlife Acoustics, Inc. 3 Clock Tower Place Maynard Massachusetts United States 01754 Nature of Requirements: Song Meter Acoustic Recorder - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
K4E21-140703/A Glover, Cindy Telephone No. - (780) 497-3860 Fax No. - (780) 497-3510
1. Advance Contract Award Notice
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
Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Services, Northern Conservation, located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories has a requirement for the supply and delivery of song meter acoustic records. The song meter acoustic recorders must have a long lasting functionality when exposed to harsh outdoor northern weather conditions and continue to clearly record wildlife over extended periods of time.
The monitoring of wildlife populations in the north is a difficult task. Many species of wildlife that Environment Canada monitors are hard to detect, therefore, require a field biologist to remain at a site for long periods of time, which is costly and time-consuming. Also, northern areas where Environment Canada is required to conduct the monitoring are very recluse and inaccessible and pose a health and safety risk to employees. Therefore, the song meter acoustic recorders used must be able to be deployed into remote areas in the Northwest Territories via helicopter. The recorders must also be programmable to operate at a specific time of day or night and time of year, which cannot be done using human observers in the field. The records must then be retrieved and the date logged within them downloaded and analyzed. The song meter acoustic records must also maintain the compatibility and consistency of Environment Canada's current field equipment as other types of units record different (distance and clarity, etc.), which influeces detectability and does not meet Environment Canada's national objective to standardize data collection.
The Wildlife Acoustics Cong Meter SM3 Acoustic Recorder is the only known song meter acoustic recorder that meets this requirement as well as maintains continuity of the data collected and analyzed by Environment Canada. Wildlife Acoustics is the sole supplier of the Song Meter SM3 Acoustic Recorder.
Make and model required: Wildlife Acoustics SM3
Quantity required: 205 recorders to be delivered on or before March 31, 2015, with the option to purchase an additional 20 recorders on or before March 31, 2016.
3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements)
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its equipment meets the following requirements:
3.1 Have a length (height) of less than 13 inches (33 cm); 3.2 Have a width of less than 8 inches (20.3 cm) and depth of less than 2.6 inches (66cm); 3.3 Have a total weight (including batteries) of less than 7.25 pounds (3.3 kg); 3.4 Be powered by 4 internal D-size batteries or equivalent;. 3.5 Must have the capacity to be powered by lithium alkaline, NiMH batteries, and can also be powered externally by 12 volt batteries and solar panels; 3.6 Have a power consumption of 0.5 mW while on the "sleeping" mode and 250 - 800 mW while recording; 3.7 Have recording settings to program recording periods that allow to turn on and record for specified durations and then go back on sleeping mode until the next recording period; 3.8 Must support up to four memory cards of different capacities and all class four or faster SDXC or SDHC cards; 3.9 Have an operating temperature range from minimum -4°F to 122°F (-20 °C to 50°C. 3.9 Have the following recording format: 16-bit PCM .wav and the possibility of .wac proprietary lossless compressed format; 3.10 Have a minimum of two built-in Microphones; 3.11 Have amplifier gain of 0 dB - 59.5 dB in 0.5-dB steps; 3.12 Have been used successfully in the boreal forest for at least one (1) year.
i. Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) ii. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) iii. World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)
5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
Wildlife Acoustics Inc. is the sole supplier of the Song Meter SM3 Acoustic Recorder, which meets the technical requirements that are necessary to record wildlife in isolated northern areas and maintain the consistency and compatibility of data previously collected and analyzed by Environment Canada.
6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6 (d) - only one person is capable of performing the contract.
7. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the:
i. Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506.12 (b) ii. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016.2 (b) iii. World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) - Article XIII b) ii.
8. Delivery Date
All the deliverables are required on or before March 31, 2015.
9. Cost Estimate of the Proposed Contract
The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is $219,177.00 (GST/HST extra).
10. Name and Address of the Pre-identified Supplier
Wildlife Acoustics Inc. 3 Clock Tower Place, Suite 210 Maynard, MA USA 01754-2549
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services and/or 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.
12. Closing Date for a Submission of a Statement of Capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is February 10, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. MST.
13. Inquiries and Submission of Statements of Capabilities
Cindy Glover Supply Specialist Public Works and Government Services Canada Western Region - Acquisitions Branch ATB Place, 5th Floor 10025 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB T5J 1S6
Telephone: (780) 497-3860 Facsimile: (780) 497-3510
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.
Not stated in the notice: procurement type, procurement method, selection criteria, region of delivery, region of opportunity, expected contract period, end user
No amendments observed.
No attachments listed in the open data.
No contact listed in the open data.