LABORATORY INFO. MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LIMS)

47064-139453/A
Baker, Roxane
Telephone No. - (819) 956-1105 (    )
Fax No. - (819) 953-3703
Email. - roxane.baker@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

The Science and Engineering (S&E) Directorate of the Canada
Border Services Agency (CBSA) is looking to replace its in-house
LIMS with a Configurable off the Shelf (COTS) LIMS.  The LIMS
must offer complete sample tracking throughout its life cycle. 
This includes, but not limited to the following steps: 
laboratory client sample login, laboratory user sample login,
bar-coding, sample receipt, sample preparation, chemical
inventory, sample testing (including manual data entry and
instrument interfacing), data review, automated and manual
report writing, scheduling of equipment maintenance, data query,
case approval, electronic report distribution, report archiving
and case data archiving.  

Canada has an initial requirement for an installed COTS
Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), employee
training, consultation services (to aid in the configuration of
the LIMS and transfer of data from the existing LIMS) as well as
options to purchase yearly upgrades and technical support
following the implementation for the CBSA laboratory in Ottawa
as well as on-going maintenance services.

The bid solicitation refer to a LIMS however, based on a review
of some products available on the market, the CBSA laboratory
may need an integrated LIMS and Sample Data Management System
(SDMS), possibly with additional features.  These applications
are for an integrated LIMS/SDMS and all references to LIMS in
the bid solicitation, indicates that this feature is required
withing the integrated system.

The bid solicitation is intended to result in the award of a
contract for 1 year, plus 6 one-year irrevocable option(s) years
allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract.
   
Technical Environment

The CBSA laboratory currently utilizes a LIMS (called "LASS")
that was developed in-house in the late 1990s.  Since then,
numerous patches and enhancements were applied to tailor LASS to
suit the evolving needs of the agency.  This program is based on
PowerBuilder and uses an Oracle Database.  CBSA is now looking
in replacing this in-house developed product with a full-feature
COTS LIMS.  The S&E directorate currently has approximately 120
employees and 250 clients that use its current LIMS.  It is
estimated that 10 to 20 clients and 40 to 60 employees will
utilize the LIMS at one time.  Approximately 200 unique test
will need to be entered into the LIMS (during the initial
configuration) to support the different sections of the
laboratory.

Tasks

The vendor will be responsible for delivering and configuring a
LIMS that meets the specifications outlined in the bid
solicitation.  After the contract is awarded, a detailed
project/implementation plan will be drafted by the vendor for
the configuration of the LIMS to meet CBSA's needs.

Travel

Travel may be required to install and configure the LIMS at the
CBSA laboratory in Ottawa. Canada will reimburse the Contractor
for its pre-authorized travel and living expenses reasonably and
properly incurred in the performance of the Work.

There is a security requirement associated with this
requirement. For additional information, see Part 6 - Security,
Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting
Contract Clauses. Bidders should consult the "Security
Requirements on PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for
Bidders" document on the Departmental Standard Procurement
Documents
(http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/acquisitions/text/plain/plain-e.html#top)
 Website.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade
Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Chile
Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canada-Peru Free Trade
Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
(CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA) if
it is in force, and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

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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.