FARO Focus 30 scanner / accessories

Trade Agreement: NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Interchangeable Parts
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
CANSEL SURVEY EQUIPMENT INC.
2414 Holly Lane
Ottawa Ontario
Canada
K1V7P1
Nature of Requirements: 

FARO Focus 30 scanner / accessories

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 1 FARO Focus 3D scanner including training for up to six people.

3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities  

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its product meets the following requirements:

The supplier must provide:

a)  Laser Scanner with the following minimum specifications:

  1.  3D position accuracy of +/- 2mm at 10m, +/- 3.5mm at 25m;

  2.  Capable of speeds up to 900,000 points per second;

  3.  Minimum uninterrupted field of view of 360 degrees x 300 degrees;

  4.  Small to large scale range: 0.6m to 350m;

  5.  Must be a sealed unit hardened from the environment (dust, debris        contamination, moisture, etc.);

  6.  Onboard storage of at least 80GB;

  7.  Must have built in inclination sensor;

  8.  Must have a touch screen display for direct control;

  9.  Built in camera system for colorization of point clouds. Minimum         165 megapixel for colorization quality;

  10. Full 360° high resolution colorized scans shall be achievable            within 20 min;

  11. Weight: no more than 4.5kg;

  12. Must have remote operability via wireless device (wireless device        to be included);

  13. Must be capable of being mounted in any orientation;

  14. Battery powered (min. 5hr. capacity);

  15. Extra Battery and charger;

  16. Light tripod; Four adjustable legs; Carbon Fiber;  Must be useable       with a Carbon Fiber Quick Release tripod adapter;

  17. Must be useable in temperatures between 10 - 100 degrees F;

  18. Must come with a removable heat protection cover to keep scanner         from overheating in hot environments; 

  19. Must use phase modulation technology vice time of flight             technology; and

  20. Must come with a transport case to hold the scanner and its              accessories.

b)  Station and softwares must have the following features:

  1.  Station must be portable;

  2.  Automatic registration of standard surveying targets and spheres;

  3.  Automatic feature recognition for aligning scans;

  4.  Ability to use standard geometric shapes as defined by selectable        areas of point clouds for aligning scans;

  5.  Capable of communicating with the scanner and survey robotics            simultaneously (Trimble Robotic Station);

  6.  Capable of automatically registering point clouds by communicating       with the survey system (Trimble Robotic Station);

  7.  Capable of importing .dxf and .igs .fls and .psl formats;

  8.  Capable of exporting in .dxf, .igs, .pts, VRML, .avi (movie) and         jpg (pictures) formats;

  9.  Capable of filtering erroneous points, editing point clouds, and         adjusting point density before export (user variable);

  10. Capable of exporting to both Geomagic and Polyworks software             formats;

  11. Must be useable with existing Faro Laser Scanner S120;

  12. Must be able to process/read scanning results taken/saved by the         Faro Laser Scanner S120;

  13. All software licences must include minimum 1 year of maintenance;        and 

  14. Transport case

c)  Training:

Must be off-site; within 30 Km of 45 Sacré-Coeur Blvd, Gatineau, QC; and must consist of:

  1. Minimum 1 day of training for up to six people;

  2. Hardware familiarization; operational aspects and general theory         of operation;

  3. Hands-on scanning project; and

  4. Software basics, analysis and output.

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

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

Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

The only known supplier of Faro Focus S350 Scanner meeting all the above required technical specifications is Cansel Survey Equipment Inc. For this reason, it is proposed to negotiate this requirement with Cansel Survey Equipment Inc.

6. Eclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons

The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the:

Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article  506.12(b)  
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016.2(b) 

7. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date

The final delivery of the equipment must be on October 26th 2018.

8. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier

CANSEL SURVEY EQUIPMENT INC.
2414 Holly Lane
Ottawa, Ontario
K1V7P1
Canada

9. 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.

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

The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is September 25th, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. EST.

11. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Martin Gauthier 
Supply Officer
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) 
Scientific, Medical and Photographic Division - PV 
Portage III - Floor: 6A2 - Room: 37  
11 Laurier Street  
Gatineau, Quebec 
Canada
K1A 0S5
 
Telephone:    613-404-8642
Facsimile:     819-956-3814
E-mail:  martin.gauthier@pwgsc.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.