Heat Exchanger

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
XCHANGER INC.
1401 South 7th St
Hopkins Minnesota
United States
55343
Nature of Requirements: 
Title: Heat Exchanger

1.	Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN)
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, a contract will be awarded to the
pre-identified supplier

2.	Requirement description
The National Research Council (NRC) has a requirement for a heat
exchanger in order to provide the required environment to
perform certification tests including water ingestion, hail
ingestion, ice slab ingestion, icing conditions operation tests,
altitude conditions operation tests, etc. on aircraft engines
for its major clients around the world. 

NRC requires a heat exchanger that will drop the temperature for
an additional 330C (from the current minus 230C down to minus
560C) at a mass airflow rate of 4.5kg/sec (around 8000 scfm or
226,535 litres per minute). This heat exchanger must be capable
of operating in an altitude chamber with large pressure and
temperature differentials. The heat exchanger also has to
withstand continuous operation for at least 8 hours in such
conditions without maintenance or failure.

3.	Criteria for assessment of the statement of capabilities
(Minimum Essential Requirements)
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement
of capabilities that its product meets the  following
capabilites:

operate in an altitude chamber capable of high pressure and
temperature differentials,
drop the temperature for additional 33oC (from minus 23oC down
to minus 56oC) at the mass airflow rate of 4.5kg/sec (around
8000 scfm or 226,535 litres/min) and
withstand continuous operation for at least 8 hours in such
conditions without shutting down due to maintenance or failure.

4.	Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) 
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Canada/USA

5.	Justification of the Pre-Identified Supplier 
XChanger Inc. is considered to be the only known source that
meets the technical requirement description. 

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

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 subsection 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."
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016
subsection 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:
Heat Exchanger is to be delivered to NRC in Ottawa, Ontario by
March 31, 2015 or the best delivery offered by the supplier.

9.	Cost estimate of the proposed contract
The total all-inclusive estimated value of the contract is
$37,410.00CDN (GST/HST extra). 

10.	Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
XChanger Inc.
1401 7th Street S.
Hopkins, MN 55343

11.	Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities 
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to meet the goods described in the ACAN may submit 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 November 24, 2014 at 14:00 EST. 

13.	Inquiries and submission of statement of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Bobbi MacLeod
Place du Portage, Phase III, 7A2, 11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0S5
bobbi.macleod@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
Telephone No. - (819) 956-3949
Fascimile	No. - (819) 956-5227
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.