Modular Geotechnical Centrifuge

Trade 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: Government Objectives Representing Best Interests/Value to Govt Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address: BROADBENT INCORPORATED PO BOX 185249 FT WORTH Texas United States 76118 Nature of Requirements: Modular Geotechnical Centrifuge

W0114-155163/A Correia Reid, Vincent Telephone No. - (613) 545-8738 ( ) Fax No. - (613) 545-8067

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. Requirement: Modular Geotechnical Centrifuge

The Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) located in Kingston, ON has a requirement for the supply, delivery, installation, and training of a Modular Geotechnical Beam Centrifuge GMB GT6/0.75 and 16 Channel Data Acquisition System manufactured by Broadbent Inc., to the Royal Military College (RMC) of Canada, Kingston, ON, before March 31, 2015.

Background: The Geotechnical Laboratory of the Royal Military College of Canada leads several geotechnical engineering-related research projects, especially focussed on physical modelling of geotechnical systems in collaboration with other researchers and collaborators from the Department of National Defense (DND), Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO). Future officers of the Canadian Armed Forces are also trained at the undergraduate and graduate level within the Geotechnical Laboratory.

RMC requires a modular geotechnical centrifuge for research and teaching. After careful consideration of all centrifuges currently available on the North American market, only the Geotechnical Beam Centrifuge GMB GT6/0.75 and 16 Channel Data Acquisition System manufactured by Broadbent Inc. has all the needed requirements to fit RMC's research and teaching needs. One of the many research projects of the Geotechnical Laboratory is to perform physical modelling of geotechnical systems. A geotechnical centrifuge is required to perform physical modelling for teaching laboratories at the undergraduate and graduate level. In order to perform teaching laboratories, the centrifuge must be able to perform a high number of centrifuge experiments within a finite time period. The modular nature of the centrifuge allows for a number of different configurations that can be tested during a 3-hour laboratory session. Research level experiments, for funding partners such as DND, NSERC and NWMO, also have additional requirements. NWMO, in particular, has Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QAQC) requirements of all equipment used for their research. Thus the design, manufacture, testing and service must be performed to standard levels. Owing to the proposed location of the centrifuge, the centrifuge must fit in a certain finite space within the Geotechnical Laboratory at RMC. The rotational speed of the centrifuge requires adequate safety containment as well as safety-based control and protection systems. In order to allow for future development the data acquisition must allow for a number of programmable ranges for sensor output, high resolution, high bandwidth associated with centrifuge environment, and operating temperature.

3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements)

Due to the nature of RMC's teaching and research requirements summarized above, it is imperative the meet the size, capability, modularity, safety, data acquisition, and design and construction QAQC requirements. The centrifuge must meet the following requirements: - Size: the centrifuge system must fit into a confined area that is less than 2.2m (wide) x 2.2m (length) x 1.7 m (height). - Capabilities o Maximum acceleration of 300 g and 6gTonnes. o 2x Payload swing / boxes that " Are at least 100mm (wide) x 300mm (length) x 180mm (tall). " Allow testing of 10kg of soil " Include brackets to hold two digital Single-Lens Reflex (SLR) Camera each. - Modularity: the centrifuge must be capable to be configured in multiple test environments including: o Beam environment o Drum environment o Permeameter environment - Safety: the control system for the centrifuge must be a standalone (ie non Windows) programmable logic controller system. non-Windows control system. The centrifuge must come with adequate safety casing to protect users from potential centrifuge failures. - On-board data acquisition system that includes o 16 channels o 16 bit resolution o Bandwidth = 500kHz o Excitation power supply unit +10V, +5V, -5V, -10V. - QAQC: Company must operate under a quality assurance system covering design, manufacture, testing and service work in accordance with ISO9001:2008

4. Applicability of the trade agreements to the procurement

This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s)

World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) Agreement on Internal trade (AIT) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama

5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

The Modular Geotechnical Beam Centrifuge GMB GT6/0.75 and 16 Channel Data Acquisition System manufactured by Broadbent Inc. is the only system that meets all the above essential requirements. The centrifuge can be configured to offer modelling across multi test environments, including Beam, Drum and Permeameter. This is achieved by astute design of the payload to centrifuge drive shaft connection enabling the user to interchange test environments quickly and simply by the intervention of a single screw connection. This feature offers the very latest modelling capability, thereby future proofing the main centrifuge purchase for years to come. This is crucial to maximize and future proof RMC's strategic investment in centrifuge modelling.

6. Government Contract Regulations Exception

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

7. 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: Limited Tendering Procedures; (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;

World Trade Organization - Agreement on Fovernment Procurement (WTO-AGP) - Article XV: Limited Tendering Procedure (b.) when, for works of art or for reasons connected with protection of exclusive rights, such as patents or copyrights, or in the absence of competition for technical reasons, the products or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists; (CAP code 71)

8. Period of the Proposed Delivery Date

The equipment must be delivered on or before March 31, 2015.

9. Cost estimate of the proposed contract

The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is $200,000.00 - $250,000.00 (GST/HST extra).

10. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier

Broadbent Inc 2684 Gravel Drive Fort Worth Texas United States 76118

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 is Friday, 19th December 2014, at 14:00 Eastern Standard Time

13. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to

Name: Vincent Correia Reid Title: Intern Officer Public Works and Government Services Canada Acquisitions Branch Directorate: Acquisitions Kingston Address: 86 Clarence Street, 2nd floor Kingston, Ontario K7L 1X3 Telephone: 613-545-8738 Facsimile: 613-545-8068 E-mail address: vincent.correia-reid@pwgsc.gc.ca Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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