Lab Equipment

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
Life Technologies Inc.
5250 Main Way
Burlington Ontario
Canada
L7L5Z1
Nature of Requirements: 
Lab Equipment

39903-160237/A

Requirement:  For the provision of one (1) Qstudio 7 Flex
Real-Time PCR System on behalf of Canadian Food Inspection
Agency located in Charlottetown, PE. PWGSC intends to enter into
a contract with Life Technolgoies Inc., Burlington, Ontario.

The estimated value of the contract is: $80,932.11

Mandatory Requirements

Item 1.  The Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 7 Flex Real-Time PCR
System is a high-performance instrument INCLUDES:

-QuantStudio 7 Flex Instrument
-Fast 96-Well Block (0.1mL), interchangeable
-Dell Desktop
-QuantStudio 6 and 7 Software
-Primer Express Software
-Installation Kit
-Packing Kit
-cUL (tested to CAN/CSA standards), UL, CE, C-TICK,
-WEEE compliant.
- LIMITED WARRANTY: One year parts and labor (as provided in
Applied Biosystems' written limited warranty statement and
accompanying terms in the user manual or other product
documentation).
-FAST 96-WELL CALIBRATION INSTALL KIT
-Real-Time PCR Application Training
-Real-Time PCR On-Site Application Training for one day.

Item 2. EXTENDED WARR,QSTUDIO7FLEX,1PM

Item 3.  384-WELL BLOCK UPGRADE INCLUDES:

-ViiA 7 384-well Block
-384-well Heated Cover
-384-well Plate Adaptor
-Storage Case for heated cover and plate adaptor
-Calibration Kit
-384-WELL CALIBRATION INSTALL KIT

Item 4. ARRAY CARD BLOCK UPGRADE INCLUDES:

-ViiA 7 Taqman Array Card Block
-Taqman Array Card Heated Cover
-Taqman Array Card Plate Adaptor
-Storage Case for heated cover and plate adaptor
-Stylus staker for sealing TaqMan Array Cards
-Centrifuge Buckets and Clip Kit for TaqMan Arrays
-Calibration Kit,  ARRAY CARD CALIBRATION INSTALL, & TAQMAN
ARRAY BUCKET CLIP,2ND GEN


Item 5.  Shipping and Handling

The reason for single tendering is:  Only one firm is capable of
performing the contract.

The vendor is the only supplier of an array-card system which
use centrifugal mocofluidics for reaction setup without the need
of a multchannel liquid handling robot.  This is the only
manufacturer offering the flexibility in the optical system for
up to 21 combinations and easily interchangeable fast cycling
blocks. 

Section 6 (d) of the Government Contract Regulations is being
invoked in this procurement as only one person or firm is
capable of performing the contract.
Articles 506.12 (a)  of AIT are applicable on the basis of
limited tendering due to 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, respectively.
Articles 1016.2 (b) of NAFTA are applicable on the basis of
limited tendering due to  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.

This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in
both official languages.
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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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.