Standing offer for high-throughput sequencing services for the Quebec Research and Development Centre

ADVANCED CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE

Standing offer for high-throughput sequencing services for the Quebec Research and Development Centre

An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) is a notification through the open bidding methodology of the intent to award a directed contract.

An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen 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 competitive requirements of the government’s contracting policy have been met. Following notification to suppliers not successful in demonstrating that their statements of capabilities meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contract may then be awarded using the Treasury Board’s electronic bidding authorities.
If other potential suppliers submit Statements of Capabilities during the fifteen calendar day posting period, and meet the requirements set out in the ACAN, the department or agency must proceed to a full tendering process on either the government’s electronic tendering service or through traditional means, in order to award the contract.

Scope of Work:

The objective of this contract is to establish a standing offer that will enable research scientists to issue subsequent call-ups for high throughput sequencing services for their work in soil microbial ecology and genetic improvement of agricultural plants, at any time in a year, for three years. This contract is necessary in order for research scientists to obtain data within a reasonable timeframe and ensure that ongoing research projects run smoothly.

Suppliers’ right to submit a Statement of Capabilities:

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services 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 stated requirements.

Closing date for the submission of the Statement of Capabilities: December 19, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

Inquiries and Submission of Statements of Capabilities: Requests for information shall be submitted IN WRITING to the contracting authority:

Carol Rahal

Contract Officer

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

2001 Robert-Bourassa, suite 671 TEN

Montréal QC H3A 3N2

carol.rahal@agr.gc.ca

Tel.: 514 315-6143

Fax: 514 283-1918