Genetic Analyzer (capillary electrophoresis machine)

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Tendering Procedures: pre-qualified suppliers

Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest compliant bid

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No

Nature of Requirements:

THIS REQUEST IS RESERVED FOR HOLDERS OF SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT # E60PV-19EQUI ONLY, FOR THE PURCHASE OF LABORATORY AND SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT, PARTS AND ACCESSORIES, SERVICES AND SUPPLIES.

Only Suppliers currently pre-qualified on Supply Arrangement E60PV-19EQUI have been invited to bid.

As a requirement of the Supply Arrangement, this notice is published on Buy and Sell Canada for a period of 40 calendar days. The closing date published on this notice identifies how long the notice will be published. For the closing date of any solicitation under the supply arrangement, invited suppliers should refer to the solicitation documents.

Suppliers that do not have a Supply Arrangement for the supply of Laboratory and Scientific Equipment, Parts and Accessories, Services and Supplies with Public Works and Government Services Canada, cannot submit a bid. Any bids received from suppliers not pre-qualified on the Supply Arrangement will not be evaluated.

Suppliers may qualify under Supply Arrangement E60PV-19EQUI for Laboratory and Scientific Equipment, Parts and Accessories, Services and Supplies, at any time. Interested suppliers should download solicitation document E60PV-19EQUI /C from Buyandsell.gc.ca and submit a response as per the requirements of the Request for Supply Arrangement.

The contractor must supply, delivery and install one (1) Genetic Analyzer (capillary electrophoresis machine), to the DFO West Vancouver Laboratory on or before March 31, 2022.

The mandatory technical criteria are:

1. Low-throughput capillary electrophoresis machine and all associated peripherals (e.g., computer) required to operate the instrument
2. Minimum of four (4) capillaries
3. Sample loading via 96-well plate format
4. Detection of fluorescently labelled DNA fragments on a minimum of six (6) dye channels
5. Must support both single-base-pair (bp) resolution DNA fragment length analysis and DNA sequencing of up to 800 bp lengths
6. Must include software products to interpret raw machine signal and transform into standard plain text, open-access genetic data format
7. User accessible and replaceable consumable components (i.e., polymer, buffers, capillaries)
8. Touch screen for user input and operation of the machine
9. Dimensions of instrument must fit in a footprint of 70 cm x 70 cm x 70cm
10. Electrical requirements: 100/240V, 50-60Hz, 10 Amps
11. 1 year warranty

The responsive bidder already holding a Supply arrangement for Laboratory and Scientific Equipment, Parts and Accessories, Services and Supplies from Public Works and Government Services Canada who meets the mandatory technical criteria with the lowest aggregate price will be recommended for contract award.