Single source pharmaceuticals

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to
meet qualification requirements
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
VARIOUS PHARMACEUTICALS SUPPLIERS
VARIOUS
VARIOUS Ontario
Canada
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Nature of Requirements: 
Requirement: 

PWGSC proposes to establish contract pricing with manufacturers
of patent protected pharmaceuticals on behalf of the
Federal/Provincial/Territorial (F/P/T) Group Purchasing Program
for Drugs and Vaccines.  The manufacturers are:

Abbott, AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline,
Janssen, Lundbeck, Merck, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi,
Valeant Canada and ViiV.

A complete list of approximately 130 pharmaceuticals for which
PWGSC intends to establish contract pricing is available upon
written request to the contracting authority listed below.

Quantity: 

130 pharmaceuticals with various quantities.

Contract period: 

From July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014, with an option to extend the
contract period for two additional one-year periods from July 1,
2014 to June 30, 2015 and July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016.

Delivery:

Will be on an as-and-when requested basis.

Trade Agreements:
The provisions of the World Trade Organization-Agreement on
Government Procurement  (WTO-AGP), North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA), Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) and
Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement Canada- Peru Free Trade
(FTA) are not applicable for reasons connected with the
protection of human life and health (see NAFTA article 1018
para. 2 (a) and (b); WTO-AGP article XXIII (2); CCFTA Article
Kbis 16-2(b); and FTA article 1402 para. 2(b) ), and because of
the absence of regulatory harmonization between Canada and the
other signatory countries to the WTO-AGP, NAFTA CCFTA , and FTA
. 

This requirement is subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade
(AIT).

Limited Tendering Reason:

It is intended to solicit and negotiate contracts directly with
the manufacturers as they are the only source capable of
performing the contract due to patent protection.

Canada and the Minister of Public Works & Government Services as
Agent

This requirement is for the Federal/Provincial/Territorial
(F/P/T) Group Purchasing Program for Drugs and Vaccines. Canada
is acting as a purchasing agent for Provincial and/or
Territorial Governments.

Inquiries regarding this RFP are to be submitted to the
contracting officer listed below.
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.