Spectrometry Samples

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Goods Purchased on a Commodity Market
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
BETA ANALYTIC INC
4985 SW 74TH CT
MIAMI Florida
United States
33155
Nature of Requirements: 

Spectrometry Samples

F6166-200010/A
Peach, Ryan
Telephone No. - (709) 690-9865 (    )
Fax No. - (   )    -     (    )

Line 1, Spectrometry Samples

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 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 Requirement 
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans and Canadian Coast Guard has a requirement for the contractor to  use bomb radiocarbon dating of otolith cores compared with C14 in reference chronologies to determine accurate ages for witch flounder.

3. Criteria for Assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (minimum essential requirements):

 To use bomb radiocarbon dating of otolith cores compared with C14 in reference chronologies to determine accurate ages for witch flounder.  This is to validate the ageing method so that ages can be used to provide data for stock assessments.

There is great interest from industry and stakeholders to assess witch flounder using age-based models.  Although there was ageing completed on witch flounder in the 1980s using whole otoliths, the method of ageing was never validated.  In order to begin a program of ageing for this species, the method of ageing needs validation and the fastest way of doing this is to use bomb radiocarbon dating (cf. tagging, for example).  Bomb radiocarbon assays are one of the best methods for validating age interpretations and this compares the amount of radiocarbon (14C) in the otolith core to a reference chronology line (Campana 2001) in order to determine if the ageing is accurate.  Forty-nine (49) samples from the beginning, middle and end of the reference chronology period (1958-1965) will be sampled.

All work will be conducted in consultation with DFO. 

The contractor will address the following tasks:
The contractor will assay each of up to 49 otolith core samples (consisting of about 3 mg of otolith material ((calcium carbonate)) provided by the contractee) for radiocarbon using accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS), under their "Standard Service" option.Samples will be analyzed in the sequence order indicated.

The contractor will provide a report detailing the analysis.

4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
The procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:

01.) Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The pre-identified supplier is the only known supplier who offers this service that meets DFO requirements.
 

6. Delivery Date
All the deliverables are requested to be delivered on or before March 31, 2021.

7. Cost Estimate of the Proposed Contract
The estimated value of the contract, is approximately $40,000.00 (including applicable tax)

8. Name and Address of the Pre-identified Supplier.

Beta Analytic Inc. 
4985 S.W 74th Court
Miami, FL 33155
USA

9. Suppliers Right to Submit a Statement of Capabilities:
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the 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.

10. Closing Date for a Submission of a Statement of Capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is March 30, 2021 by PSPC at 2:00 p.m. Newfoundland Daylight Savings Time.

11. Inquiries and Submission of Statements of Capabilities

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be delivered to:
Ryan Peach
Supply Officer
Public Works and Government Services Canada 
Acquisitions Branch, Atlantic Region
Science, Professional Services and Marine 
The John Cabot Building, 10 Barter’s Hill
P.O. Box 4600, St. John’s, NL 
A1C 5T2

Telephone:   (709) 690-9865
Facsimile:   (709) 772-4603
E-mail address:  ryan.peach@pwgsc.gc.ca

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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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.

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