ANTHRAX VACCINE

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Protection of Human,
Animal, or Plant Life or Health
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
EMERGENT BIODEFENSE OPERATIONS LANSING INC.
3500 N Martin Luther King Jr.Blvd.
Lansing Michigan
United States
48906
Nature of Requirements: 
Definition of Requirement
The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for
the supply of a firm quantity of 30,000 doses of Anthrax Vaccine
Adsorbed (AVA) to be delivered over a 3 year period from date of
contract award.  The requirement also includes 2 option years to
purchase a quantity of 10,000 doses per year.  

Suppliers submitting a statement of capabilities must
demonstrate/provide the following:

1) sufficient data to support a request to the Special Access
Programme at Health Canada;
2) that the manufacturer follows and is compliant with Good
Manufacturing Practices;
3) the route of administration of the vaccine is intramuscular
(IM); and
4) the vaccine is Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
(BSE)/Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) free.

Trade Agreement
This procurement is subject to the Agreement of Internal Trade
(AIT).

Limited Tendering Reason
PWGSC proposes to solicit and negotiate a contract with Emergent
BioDefense Operations Lansing Inc., Lansing, Michigan who have
exclusive ownership of BioThrax® vaccine.  BioThrax®) is the
only known vaccine to be approved by Health Canada under the
Special Access Programme (SAP).

Period of proposed contract
The requirement is for the supply of a firm quantity of 30,000
doses of Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA) to be delivered over a 3
year period from date of contract award.  This requirement also
includes 2 option years to purchase a quantity of 10,000 doses
per year.

Product Dating

All products delivered must have a shelf life of no less than 40
months from date of receipt.






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.