Portable Near-Infra Red Spectrometr
Solicitation number 01586-200071/A
Publication date
Closing date and time 2020/10/06 16:00 EDT
Last amendment date
Description
Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Portable Near-Infra Red Spectrometr 01586-200071/A Nigam, Nidhi Telephone No. - (587) 532-8142 Fax No. - (780) 497-3510 The Forage breeding lab at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Lethbridge Research and Development Centre is seeking to purchase a portable near-infra red spectrometry (NIRS) device. The device will be used to scan the standing forage crops in the field for predicting the nutritive value of the crops such as crude protein (CP), carbon content (CC), acid detergent fiber (ADF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), lipid, soluble carbohydrates and ash; without taking cuttings or harming the plants in any way. To date, AAFC has been using a desktop based NIRS machine which requires harvesting the sample, drying them, then grinding them and finally scanning them. The new machine is expected to reduce amount of work necessary for scanning the samples and ultimately save labor, time, and financial resources. More importantly it can be done on standing plants in the nursery which will allow us to intercross selected plants by eliminating undesirable plants from the nursery. We are looking for a device with following minimum, mandatory specifications. The work consists of supply, delivery and on-site or web-based training of the device for the Forage breeding lab at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Lethbridge Research and Development Centre. All of the work must be completed on or before March 31, 2021. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS RE. BID SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, temporary measures are being taken on-site at the Western Region Bid Receiving Unit to encourage social distancing. The health and safety of staff and suppliers remains our top priority. Suppliers are required to submit bids electronically using the Canada Post epost Connect application for the subject bid solicitation. This service allows suppliers to submit bids, offers and arrangements electronically to PWGSC Bid Receiving Units. This online service enables the electronic transfer of large files up to Protected B level. To use epost Connect to submit your bid, or to get more information on its use, please send an email to the Western Region Bid Receiving Unit’s generic address at roreceptionSoumissions.wrbidreceiving@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca Faxed and hard copy (submitted in person or via mail/courier) bids will not be accepted for the subject bid solicitation. Given current circumstances and network limitations, some active procurements may be delayed. To stay up to date on the status of specific procurements, please consult Buysandsell.gc.ca. Delivery Date: Above-mentioned The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
Contract duration
Refer to the description above for full details.
Trade agreements
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Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
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
- Nigam, Nidhi
- Phone
- (587) 532-8142 ( )
- Email
- Nidhi.Nigam@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca
- Fax
- (780) 497-3510
- Address
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Canada Place/Place du Canada
Suite 1000
10th Floor/10e étage
9700 Jasper Ave/9700 ave JasperEdmonton, Alberta, T5J 4C3
Buying organization(s)
- Organization
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Address
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1341 Baseline RoadOttawa, Ontario, K1A0C5Canada
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.
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ABES.PROD.PW_EDM.B034.E11900.EBSU002.PDF | 002 |
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ABES.PROD.PW_EDM.B034.F11900.EBSU002.PDF | 002 |
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ABES.PROD.PW_EDM.B034.E11900.EBSU001.PDF | 001 |
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ABES.PROD.PW_EDM.B034.F11900.EBSU001.PDF | 001 |
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ABES.PROD.PW_EDM.B034.E11900.EBSU000.PDF | 000 |
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ABES.PROD.PW_EDM.B034.F11900.EBSU000.PDF | 000 |
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