Fibrotest Fibre Testing Instrument

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: 
Measured Solutions, Inc.
103 Pilgrim Road
Greenville South Carolina
United States
29607
Nature of Requirements: 
Fibrotest Fibre Testing Instrument
Annette Bourque
(506) 851-2325
annette.bourque@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

31028-139603

REQUIREMENT:  Public Works and Government Services Canada
intends to enter into a sole-source contract with Measured
Solutions, Inc., Greenville South Carolina (US) to purchase a
Fibrotest Fibre Testing Instrument.  
The equipment will be delivered to Natural Research Council
Canada (NRC), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.  
The reason for single tendering is:   Government Contract
Regulations, Section 6 (d) is being invoked in this procurement
is the only one person capable of performing the contract.

The NRC «Aquatic and Crop resource Development» Portfolio wants
to buy an analytical apparatus capable of measuring and
determining several key parameters (fibre properties /
attributes) of flax or hemp fiber bundles fiber (i.e. a lump of
fibers). Those properties to be analyzed are: length of fiber,
tensile, elongation and absolute tenacity. 
Fibrotest, from the Textechno company (distributed by Measured
Solutions Inc., in North America) is a measuring system that
determines several parameters in an automatic mode.  A feature
that is critical to NRC since performing lab tests for all those
tests are very labor intensive.  

Fibrotest is the only equipment adapted to meet the client's
needs, and the only equipment that can meet the following
mandatory criteria:

Testechno is the only manufacturer who has adapted their system
(tester equipment) to flax and hemp fibers; other manufacturers
are targeting only cotton fibers.
Fibrotest is the only system that can analyze strong and very
long fibers (up to 150 mm).
Fibrotest is the only system that can do the analyses needed
from/on the same sample in an automatic mode.
Fibrotest is the only system that uses a laser and an in-line
camera, which is known to provide the best repeatability.
Fibrotest is the only tester that can measure tenacity in
absolute terms with an internal balance to measure the mass of
the fibers.
Fibrotest is the only tester that can measure all the parameters
(listed above) at once by the same apparatus.

This requirement is subject to the NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Columbia/Peru/Panama.  Limited Tendering Provisions is in
accordance with the Trade Agreements, Articles 506.12 (b) of
AIT, Articles 1016.2 (b) of NAFTA, and Canada FTAs with
Columbia/Peru/Panama contain similar limited tendering
provisions to those in the NAFTA.


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Delivery Date: 31/03/2014

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