Transmission/Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope
Solicitation number 31970-145149/A
Publication date
Closing date and time 2014/10/17 16:00 EDT
Description
Trade Agreement: World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid Attachment: None Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address: Hitachi High-Technologies Canada Inc 89 Galaxy Blvd. Suite 14 Rexdale Ontario Canada M9W6A4 Nature of Requirements: Transmission/Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope 31970-145149/A Logan, Elizabeth Telephone No. - (780) 497-3956 ( ) Fax No. - (780) 497-3510 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 the Requirement The National Research Council's National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT), Edmonton, Alberta, facilitates fundamental research in electron microscopy in order to explore the nature of matter at the atomic level and develop characterization techniques for such a scale. NINT is seeking the supply and delivery of one (1) HT7700 Microscope to further the development of the Maestro toolbox. The complete microscope must be received at NINT, Edmonton, Alberta not later than December 19, 2014. 3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements) Any supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its equipment meets the following requirements: Item Description M1 Incident electron energy 40 keV or less to 120 keV or more adjustable in 1 kV steps. Lens currents must be linked to the incident energy. M2 LaB6 electron source and gun valve separating the gun from the microscope column. M3 Magnification from 100 x or less to 800,000 x or more pre-programmed in the microscope control software M4 Diffraction camera length 0.2 m to 8 m. M5 Image resolution 0.204 nm or less M6 Microscope must be capable of convenient weekly column baking to at least 50°C measured near the sample plane. M7 Specimen stage with a minimum of ±30° tilt and memory for at least 20 sample positions. M8 Standard single tilt sample holder. M9 Exposure meter calibrated in A/cm2 at a film plane with sensitivity to 1x10-12 A or less. M10 Possibility to connect external picoampermeter M11 Fully dry evacuation system composed of a turbomolecular pump and a scroll pump M12 A bottom port of the microscope must be available for mounting attachments such as, but not limited to electron energy loss spectrometers. M13 The microscope must have a suitable input for connecting external beam positioning signal such as used for EDX mapping. M14 All functions of the microscope must be accessible over a LAN or similar interface to an external computer. This external control functionality must include the following: a) all microscope's lens and deflectors, sample stage position and tilt, cameras and rotation on holders that allow for sample rotation. b) Get/Set HV status, emission and similar beam current conditions c) GetMicroscope() - command reading hex and ascii code from microscope d) SetMicroscope() - command writing hex and ascii code to microscope e) microscope mode illumination lens f) microscope mode post-objective lens g) magnification h) objective focus, objective lens current i) objective stigmation j) condenser stigmation k) intermediate stigmation l) Stage x, y, z, alpha, beta m) lens current for each lens in microscope n) deflector data set/get for each deflector o) apertures in/out/position p) blanking on/of (if it is done by a coil other than then deflectors above) q) screen up/down r) beam stop in/out s) blank / unblank the beam M15 The instrument configuration must be such that it allows for the following upgrades to be added without significant modifications of the core instrument: 1.Installation of STEM secondary electron detector 2.A holder with ability to achieve and retain liquid nitrogen temperature with sufficient stability for >3 hr observation must be available for the microscope. 3.Heating holder capable of achieving 1500° C or more must be available for the microscope. 4.An environmental holder without membrane enclosure allowing for 10 Pa or more gas pressure to be delivered to the sample area. 5.The microscope must allow for installation of an EDX detector. 6.Motor driven, computer controlled apertures mechanisms for condenser, objective and selected area aperture assemblies. 7.Microscope must allow for a tomography holder with continuous 360 degree rotation along an axis perpendicular to the electron beam. The holder must be compatible with Hitachi NB 5000 dual beam instrument at NINT and micropillar sample preparation. M16 All instruments all passwords and hardware keys needed to service and factory level access to the instrument must be provided to NINT personnel prior commencing instrument installation. A full field engineer service documentation, circuit diagrams, communication and installation documentation must be provided to NINT prior commencing installation. 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) w World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) 5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier The Hitachi, HT7700 Microscope is the only known microscope capable of providing the connectivity necessary to develop the Maestro toolbox component. Hitachi is the manufacturer and sole supplier of the HT7700 Microscope. Make and Model Required: Hitachi, HT7700 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) w North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016 2 (b) w World Trade Organization (WTO) - Article XV (e) 8. Delivery Date All the deliverables are required on or before December 19, 2014. 9. Cost Estimate of the Proposed Contract The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is $249,900.00 (GST/HST extra). 10. Name and Address of the Pre-identified Supplier Hitachi High-Technologies Canada, Inc. 89 Galaxy Blvd, Suite 14 TORONTO ON M8W 6A4 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 October 20, 2014, 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 ATB Place, North Tower 5th Floor, 10025 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB T5J 1S6 Telephone: (780) 497-3956 Facsimile: (780) 497-3510 Delivery Date: Above-mentioned You are hereby notified that the government intends to negotiate with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any questions concerning this requirement, contact the contracting officer identified above. An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen (15) 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 contracting authority may then proceed with the award. However, should a Statement of Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full tendering process. Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services/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. The PWGSC file number, the contracting officer's name and the closing date of the ACAN must appear on the outside of the envelope in block letters or, in the case of a facsimile transmission, on the covering page. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
Contract duration
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Trade agreements
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World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
Reason for limited tendering
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Exclusive Rights
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Public Works and Government Services Canada
- Address
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11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du PortageGatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5Canada
- Contracting authority
- Logan, Elizabeth
- Phone
- (780) 497-3956 ( )
- Fax
- (780) 497-3510
- Address
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ATB Place North Tower
10025 Jasper Ave./10025 ave Jasper
5th floor/5e étageEdmonton, Alberta, T5J 1S6
Buying organization(s)
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National Research Council Canada
- Address
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100 Sussex DrOttawa, Ontario, K1A0R6Canada
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