Modeling and Analysis of Two Sequential Reactions, Ralston, AB

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) 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: Université d'Ottawa 800 King Edward Room 3042 Ottawa Ontario Canada K1N6N5 Nature of Requirements: Title: Modeling and Analysis of Two Sequential Reactions

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 Requirement The Department of National Defence, Defence Research and Development Canada - Suffield has a requirement for which the objective is to numerically and analytically investigate the structure and initiation dynamics of hybrid detonation in regards to generalized weak detonation and to clarify the hybrid detonation ignitability and sustenance in order to explore the potential for future applications.

Due to the nature of this work it is expected that there will be follow-on contracts.

3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that it meets the following requirements:

a) Education: Must have a PhD in Mechanical Engineering or Material Science

b) Researchers must have in-house equipment and facilities for performing arrested ball milling.

c) Research must have in-house equipment and facilities for performing Cold Gas Dynamic Spray Deposition.

d) Must have access to a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) facility.

e) Must have experience in detonation

4. Applicability of Trade Agreements This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)

5. Justification for Pre-Identified Supplier The proposed sole source contract focuses on the investigation linked to a number of previous procurements and strategy for pursuing advanced energetic material and blast explosive technologies over the past years in a collaboration of DRDC Suffield and University of Ottawa. Among the previous procurements, there are particularly four recent open-competitive contracts awarded to Prof. Matei Radulescu of University of Ottawa (W7702-125408/001/EDM issued 2012-01-20, W7702-115140/001/EDM issued 2010-11-15 (under $25K), W7702-08R207/001/EDM issued 2009-02-27, and W7702-07R157/001/EDM issued 2008-01-02). For these four consecutive open-competitive contracts, Prof. Redulescu of University of Ottawa was the only bidder due to the unique facilities and expertise of his team. These techniques and expertise will be used in the current contract and the information is crucial for correlating features of the subject of matter. Prof. Radulescu's work described in this procurement was a part of the approved Applied Research Project (ARP) 'Tailored Effects Warhead Technology'. The current procurement is a necessary support for the achievement of the milestones of this ARP and will be funded from this ARP.

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 Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons The following exclusions and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the section of the trade agreement specified:

Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Limited Tendering under Article 506, #12 a & b

8. Ownership of Intellectual Property Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) has determined that any intellectual property arising from this contract will vest in Canada. DRDC is exempted from the Treasury Board "Policy on Title to Intellectual Property Arising Under Crown Procurement Contracts" approved 1 June 2000.

9. The Period of the Proposed Contract July 1, 2012 to March 31, 2014

10. The Estimated Cost of the Proposed Contract $80,000.00

11. Name and Address of the Pre-Identified Supplier: Université d'Ottawa 800 King Edward Room 3042 Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 Operating as: Valorisation de la recherche et transfert de technologie

12. 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 requirement.

13. The Closing Date and Time for Accepting Statements of Capabilities 2:00 MDST June 8, 2012

14. Inquiries and Submission of Statement of Capabilities Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Elaine Barton, Supply Specialist Public Works and Government Services Canada Telus Plaza North 5th Floor 10025 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB T1J 1S5

Telephone:780-497-3519 Facsimile: 780-497-3510 E-mail: elaine.barton@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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