ACAN 23-58175 Robot Upgrade Kit for Tegal 901E Plasma Etch Tool

Solicitation number 23-581754

Publication date

Closing date and time 2023/12/12 14:00 EST

Last amendment date


    Description

    Advanced Contract Award Notice (ACAN)
    ACAN 23-58175 Robot Upgrade Kit for Tegal 901E Plasma Etch Tool

    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. Definition of the requirement:

    The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has a requirement for the supply and installation of (1) One Robot Upgrade Kit for the Tegal 901E Plasma etch Tool.

    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 product/equipment/system (as appropriate) meets the following requirements:

    Must have the capability to supply and install (1) One Robot Upgrade kit for the Tegal 901E Plasma etch Tool with the following specifications:
    • The Upgrade Kit would must include:
    o New PC Controller
    o New Main PSCB Board as the current DESCAN is now obsolete
    o New fixed cassette station instead of elevator station
    o NEW EOP function instead of the original EOP function

    • Integrated robotic wafer transfer instead of original belt-shuttle wafer transfer for better stability and less wafer breakage.

    • Conversion for 4-inch wafer. NRC to provide sample for test

    • Necessary packaging
    4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement:

    This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:
    Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
    Canada–Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
    Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCoFTA)
    Canada–Honduras Free Trade Agreement (CHFTA)
    Canada–Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
    Canada–Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPAFTA)
    Canada–Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
    Canada–United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)
    World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)
    Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
    Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
    Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)

    5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

    Allwin21 Corp is the (OEM) original equipment manufacturer of the Robot Upgrade Kit for the Tegal Etch System and meets all the requirements to ensure compatibility with our present equipment and tools.

    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 trade agreements:

    Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Article 513.1: Limited Tendering
    (b) (iii) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons.

    Canada–Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), Article Kbis-09: Tendering Procedures, para 1 : Limited Tendering b. where the goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists.

    Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCoFTA), Article 1409 Limited Tendering
    b. iii. Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons.

    Canada–Honduras Free Trade Agreement (CHFTA), Chapter 17, Article 17.11 Limited Tendering
    (b) (iii) there is an absence of competition for technical reasons;

    Canada–Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA), which defers to WTO-AGP Article XIII, Limited Tendering b) iii. due to an absence of competition for technical reasons.

    Canada–Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), Chapter 16, Article 16.10 Limited Tendering
    b. iii. of the absence of competition for technical reasons.

    Canada–Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPAFTA), Article 1409: Limited Tendering
    (b) (iii) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons.

    World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), Article XIII – Limited Tendering b. iii. due to an absence of competition for technical reasons;

    Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Article 19.12(b)(ii); (c)(i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons…

    Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) - The provisions of CETA are incorporated by reference into and made part of this Agreement.

    Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Article 15.10
    (b) (iii) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons;

    Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), Article10.13: Limited Tendering
    (b) (iii) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons;

    8. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date

    The completion / delivery date is on or before March 29, 2024.

    9. Cost estimate of the proposed contract

    The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is $143,000 CAD

    10. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
    Allwin21 Corp
    220 Cochrane Circle
    Morgan Hill, CA USA 95037

    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

    The closing date for the submission of a Statement of Capabilities is December 12, 2023 at 2:00 pm EST

    13. Inquiries and submission of Statements of Capabilities.

    Inquiries and Statements of Capabilities are to be directed to:

    Wendy Semegen
    Senior Contracting Officer
    Finance and Procurement Services Branch
    National Research Council Canada
    Wendy.Semegn@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 15 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2023/12/13.

    Trade agreements

    • Please refer to tender description or tender documents

    Reason for limited tendering

    A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

    • Exclusive Rights

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    National Research Council Canada
    Address

    1200 Montreal Road, BLDG M58

    Ottawa, ON, K1A 0R8
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Wendy Leah Semegen
    Phone
    (250) 497-2344
    Email
    wendy.semegen@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
    Address

    1200 Montreal Road, BLDG M58

    Ottawa , ON, K1A 0R8
    Canada
    Bidding details

    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.

    Tender documents
    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    001
    English
    2
    001
    French
    0

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Advance Contract Award Notice
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    National Capital Region (NCR)
    Region of opportunity
    National Capital Region (NCR)
    Contract duration
    15 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Advance Contract Award Notice
    Selection criteria
    Not applicable

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