Horizontal SPR Imaging System

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: 
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
GWC Technologies Inc
Suite 175B, 505 South Rosa Rd
Madison Wisconsin
United States
53719
Nature of Requirements: 
Horizontal SPR Imaging System - Edmonton, Alberta

31970-132380
Logan, Elizabeth
Telephone No. - (780) 497-3956
Fax No. - (780) 497-3510

1.	Advance Contract Award Notice

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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) located in
Edmonton, Alberta has a requirement for the supply, delivery and
off-loading of one (1) Surface Pasmon Resonance (SPR) Imaging
System

The National Research Council of Canada is seeking an SPR
Imaging System that must be able to collect SPR images of a
substrate containing from 9 to 100 addresses or spots. The
instrument must be able to concurrently generate graphs of
reflected light intensity vs. time for each address as specified
by the user.
 

3.	Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities
(Minimum Essential Requirements)

The instrument must be an imaging SPR able to collect and
display SPR images of a substrate containing from 9 to 100
addresses or spots. The instrument must be able to concurrently
generate graphs of reflected light intensity vs time for
multiple regions of interest (ROI) as specified by the user.
The instrument must save and store all images during a run and
allow for playback of saved images.
The instrument must allow for flexibility in chip design, chip
chemistry and number of addresses to be analyzed. This
flexibility is required for the bioassays to be designed in our
program. 
The instrument must use chips fabricated by the end user,
starting with glass purchased from a separate supplier and using
in house gold coating infrastructure. 
The instrument must use glass substrates with a refractive index
of 1.72 (SF-10 glass) in order to make direct comparisons with
instrumentation already on site.
The instrument must be able to use chips that are 12 mm x 12 mm.
 The number of addresses on the chips must be able to be defined
by the end user anywhere from 9 to 100 spots per chip. We do not
require more than 100 spots per chip.

4.	Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement

The procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:

w	Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
w	North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

5.	Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

The proposed instrument allows for flexibility in chip design,
chip chemistry and a number of addresses to be analyzed. This
flexibility is required for the bioassays to be designed in our
program. The instrument must be able to utilize chips fabricated
by the end user that are 12mm x 12mm.  The number of addresses
on the chips must be able to be defined by the end user from 9
to 100 spots per chip

Make and Model Required:
GWC Technologies Inc
SPR-IMG-900 Horizontal SPR Imaging System

6.	Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)


The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts
Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6
(d) - only one person is capable of performing the contract.

7.	Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons

The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are
invoked under the:

w	Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506.12 (b)"Where
there is an absence of competition for technical reasons and the
goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier
and no alternative or substitute exists." 

w	North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016 2
(b) "where, for works of art, or for reasons connected with the
protection of patents, copyrights or other exclusive rights, or
proprietary information or where there is an absence of
competition for technical reasons, the goods or services can be
supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable
alternative or substitute exists." 

8.	Delivery Date

All the deliverables are required on or before March 31, 2014.

9.	Cost Estimate of the Proposed Contract

The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is
$49,000.00 (GST/HST extra).

10.	Name and Address of the Pre-identified Supplier

	GWC Technologies Inc.
	505 S. Rosa Rd, Suite 175B
	Madison  WI   53719   USA

11.	Suppliers' Right to Submit a Statement of Capabilities:

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the services and/or 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.

12.	Closing Date for a Submission of a Statement of Capabilities

The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is February 18, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. MST.

13.	Inquiries and Submission of Statements of Capabilities

	Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be delivered to:

	Elizabeth Logan
	Supply Specialist
	Public Works and Government Services Canada
	Western Region - Acquisitions Branch
	Telus Plaza North 5th Floor
	10025 Jasper Avenue
	Edmonton, AB   T5J 1S6

	Telephone:  (780) 497-3956
	Facsimile:   (780) 497-3510

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the
ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full
tendering process.

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to provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a
statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person
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