Extensograph - Winnipeg, Manitoba

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
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: 
C.W. Brabender Instruments, Inc.
50 E. Wesley Street
South Hackensack New Jersey
United States
07606
Nature of Requirements: 
Extensograph - Winnipeg, Manitoba

5K003-147800/A
Glover, Cindy
Telephone No. - (780) 497-3860
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 Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) located in Winnipeg,
Manitoba has a requirement for the supply, delivery and
off-loading of one (1) Brabender Extensograph "E". The
extensograph is used to measure and record the stretching
properties of wheat flour dough.

The extensograph is recognized and utilized internationally for
assessment of wheat flour dough rheological properties. The data
collected by the Canadian Grain Commission is published and
utilized in the promotion and marketing of Canadian wheat, both
domestically and internationally. The extensograph must maintain
continuity of the data that has been generated by the Canadian
Grain Commission over the past several decades, which allows CGC
to track changes in wheat quality over time and to determine
possible sources of change.

3.	Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities

Any interested supplier must provide information, complete with
documentation how their product meets the following mandatory
technical criteria:

	3.1	The extensograph must be designed to measure dough strength
and extensibility properties in wheat under conditions as
outlined in the following internationally recognized standard
methods:
		i)	AACC Standard 54-10
		ii)	ICC Standard 114/1
		iii)	ISO 5530-2

	3.2	The extensograph must collect and display measured data
electronically. Software provided must be compatible with
Microsoft Windows XP Pro.

	3.3	Software provided must measure the following data:
		i)	Resistance to extension
		ii)	Extensibility
		iii)	Area under the curve (i.e. Energy);
		iv)	Ratio number of extensibility/resistance;
		v)	Maximum resistance to extension;
		vi)	Extensibility/maximum.

	3.4	The extensograph must measure stretching properties of
dough under the following conditions:
		i)	Speed of dough homogenization/ball formation - 83 rpm ± 3
		ii)	Speed of dough molder - 15 rpm ± 1
		iii)	Speed of stretching hook -  14.5 ± 0.5 mm/s
		iv)	Temperature controlled relaxation cabinet - 30ºC

	3.5	The extensograph must fit through a 102 cm x 210 cm doorway.

	3.6	Power requirement:  110 - 120 VAC with a 3-prong grounded
plug or 115 volts, 1 phase, 60 Hz. The system and/or components
must be able to achieve the approval of the Canadian Standard
Association (CSA).

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

The procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:

Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506.12(b)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016 2 (b)

5.	Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

The Brabender Extensograph "E" is an internationally accepted
standard method that is in compliance with ISO 5530-2, ICC
114/1, and AACC 54-10. It is applicable for measurement of
physical properties of dough subjected to mechanical handling
and resting. The Extensograph "E" provides information about
dough resistance to stretching and extensibility by measuring
the force to pull a hook through a cylindrically shaped piece of
dough. During the measurement, the resistance of dough to
stretching and the distance the dough stretches before breaking
is recorded in the form of a diagram called the extensogram. The
Extensograph "E" from C.W. Brabender is the only instrument
which meets this requirement as well as maintains continuity of
the data that has been generated by the Canadian Grain
Commission.  C.W. Brabender is the sole supplier of the
instrument.

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:

Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506.12 (b)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016 2 (b)

8.	Delivery Date

All the deliverables are required on or before October 31, 2013.

9.	Cost Estimate of the Proposed Contract

The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is
$61,475.40 (GST/HST extra).

10.	Name and Address of the Pre-identified Supplier

	C.W. Brabender Instruments Inc.
	50 E. Wesley Street, P.O. Box 2127
	South Hackensack, NJ 07606, United States

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 acception statements of
capabilities is August 7, 2013.

13.	Inquiries and Submission of Statements of Capabilities

	Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be delivered to:

	Cindy Glover
	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) 497-3860
	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.

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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.