ANTHRAX VACCINE

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Protection of Human, Animal, or Plant Life or Health Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address: EMERGENT BIODEFENSE OPERATIONS LANSING INC. 3500 N Martin Luther King Jr.Blvd. Lansing Michigan United States 48906 Nature of Requirements: Definition of Requirement The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for the supply of a firm quantity of 30,000 doses of Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA) to be delivered over a 3 year period from date of contract award. The requirement also includes 2 option years to purchase a quantity of 10,000 doses per year.

Suppliers submitting a statement of capabilities must demonstrate/provide the following:

1) sufficient data to support a request to the Special Access Programme at Health Canada; 2) that the manufacturer follows and is compliant with Good Manufacturing Practices; 3) the route of administration of the vaccine is intramuscular (IM); and 4) the vaccine is Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)/Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) free.

Trade Agreement This procurement is subject to the Agreement of Internal Trade (AIT).

Limited Tendering Reason PWGSC proposes to solicit and negotiate a contract with Emergent BioDefense Operations Lansing Inc., Lansing, Michigan who have exclusive ownership of BioThrax® vaccine. BioThrax®) is the only known vaccine to be approved by Health Canada under the Special Access Programme (SAP).

Period of proposed contract The requirement is for the supply of a firm quantity of 30,000 doses of Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA) to be delivered over a 3 year period from date of contract award. This requirement also includes 2 option years to purchase a quantity of 10,000 doses per year.

Product Dating

All products delivered must have a shelf life of no less than 40 months from date of receipt.

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.