Field Steam Sterilizers

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / CPTPP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
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: 
Fort Defiance Industries LLC
2411 Maremont Pkwy
Loudon Tennessee
United States
37774
Nature of Requirements: 

Field Steam Sterilizers

W6369-20A005/A
Lamorie, Cindy
Telephone No. - (613) 687-6655 
Fax No. - (613) 687-6656 

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, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier. 

2. Definition of the Requirement 

The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the supply of three (3) fully functional model P2131 Field Sterilizer units or equivalent Field Sterilizer Units with accessories, including an option to purchase up to an additional five (5) units with accessories over the next three (3) years to support both domestic and deployed operational requirements.

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 Field Sterilizer Unit meets the following requirements: 
As Canada is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Government of Canada is a signatory to NATO Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 2906 AMedP-1.13 - Essential Physical Requirements and Performance Characteristics of Field Type High Pressure Steam Sterilizers, the Fort Defiance Industries model P2131 Field Sterilizer or equivalent must have the following capabilities:

M.1 The device must meet the requirements of NATO Standardization Agreement (STANAG) AMedP-1.13: Essential Physical Requirements and Performance Characteristics of Field Type High Pressure Steam Sterilizers.  Please note:  As NATO is not a certification body the CF H Svcs Gp Technical Authority will determine compliance based on Fort Defiance Industries supplied documentation and provide the Contracting Authority with written assurance the P2131 Field Sterilizer is NATO compliant.

M.2 The device must have a valid, active, medical device license issued by Health Canada. Proof of licensure must be included with the bid submission. The Canadian Armed Forces reserves the right, at its discretion, to verify the validity of the device license through Health Canada’s Medical Device Active License Listing website https://health-products.canada.ca/mdall-limh/index-eng.jsp 

M.3 The device must meet or exceed ANSI/AAMI ST8:2013 - Hospital Steam Sterilizers http://my.aami.org/store/?navItemNumber=1338.


GENERAL CHARACTERISTIC

The device MUST include:

M4 Micro-processor controlled sterilizer cycles
M5 Incorporate pre and post vacuum dynamic air removal
M6 Alarm functions designed to abort a cycle in the event of abnormal         operating conditions
M7 Fully automated sterilization cycles, preprogrammed for:
 a. Immediate use
 b. Textiles
 c. Wrapped instruments
 d. Bowie Dick and vacuum leak test

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS 

Sterilizer Unit:

M8 The sterilizer housing must:
a. create a self-contained shipping crate;
b. include endcaps which protect the chamber door and rear electrical/plumbing connections during transport but capable of folding downward and locking into position to create a stand once in the operating position; and
c. include a minimum of four (4) handles, 2 handles per side, to assist in moving. 
M9 Minimum chamber dimensions: 16 inch diameter by 36 inches in length
M10 Maximum overall dimensions (packaged for transport): 46 inches in length         by 26.75 inches in width, 31 inches in height with tolerance limit of         +/- one (1) inch to the overall dimensions   
M11 Maximum dimensions (open for operation): 38 inches in length by 26.75         inches in width by 62 inches in height with tolerance limit of +/- one         (1) inch to the overall dimensions
M12 Sterilization temperature for all cycles, 270 degrees Fahrenheit (132         degrees Celsius)
M13 Maximum working pressure of 40 pounds per square inch
M14 Jacket water capacity 4.25 US gallons (16 litres)
M15 Power requirements: 208-230 volts of alternating current, three (3)         phase, 30 amps at 50/60 Hertz
M16 Maximum empty weight of 325 pounds
M17 Door must include a safety preventing a cycle to start unless the door         is closed and latched

M18 Water Recovery System:

a. Must fit under the sterilizer unit when the sterilizer is setup for operation    (the endcaps are open and locked in position)
b. Connect to the sterilizer unit to recover water/steam from each cycle
c. Provide the means by which the sterilizer unit is able to create pre and post    cycle vacuum
d. Maximum empty weight of 180 pounds
e. Power requirements: 115 volts of alternating current, one (1) phase
f. Minimum water storage capacity of 6 US gallons (22 litres)
g. Permit the sterilizer to run a minimum of 100 cycles before requiring water    to be added

M19 Sterilizer Water Softener:
a. Remove minerals from the water prior to being added to the Water Recovery    System. This will help eliminate scale buildup on the heating elements and    within the sterilizer jacket
b. Connect to a normal household pressurized potable water source
c. Include a hand pump in the event a pressurized water source is not available
d. Maximum weight of 35 pounds

4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement 

This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):

o Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
o North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
o World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)

5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier 

The Fort Defiance Industries model P2131 Field Sterilizer unique technical feature is that it is the only self-contained, transportable, Field Sterilizer unit capable of programmable, micro-processor controlled, sterilization cycles offering data logging capability thus ensuring the Government of Canada is in compliance with its NATO obligations.

6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s) 

The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts Regulations is (are) invoked for this 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:

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) 

Article513 (b) if the goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute goods or services exist for any of the following reasons: 

 (iii) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons; 

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 

Article 1016 2. An entity may use limited tendering procedures in the following circumstances and subject to the following conditions, as applicable:
(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;

World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) 

Article XIII - Limited Tendering (b, iii.)

Where the goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute goods or services exist for any of the following reasons: due to an absence of competition for technical reasons;

8. Ownership of Intellectual Property 

There are not IP terms.

9. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date 

The equipment must be delivered on or before 30 September 2019.

10. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier:

Fort Defiance Industries (FDI)
2411 Maremont Parkway
Loudon, TN 37774

11. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities 

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods, services or construction services described in the ACAN 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.

12. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities 

The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is 23 August 2019, at 2:00 p.m. (EDT). 

13. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities 

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to: 

Cynthia Lamorie
Supply Specialist
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions
Address:Petawawa, Ontario, K8H 2X3

Telephone:  613-401-3643

E-mail address: cynthia.lamorie@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca


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.