DUST MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
OPSIS AKTIEBOLAG
P.O Box 244
Sweden
SE-24402
Nature of Requirements: 
DUST MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

HT270-122861/A
Walton, Mark
Telephone No. - 819-956-3813 
Fax No. - 819-956-3814
E-mail: mark.walton@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

1. Explanation
An  Advance Contract Award Notice (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 requirement
The Department of Health Canada (HC) has a requirement for the
supply of quantity one (1) each of OPSIS AB model SM200 dust
measurement system. The equipment must meet all the essential
requirements set out at article 3 of this ACAN.

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 equipment meets the following
requirements:
1.  Must be the designated EPA equivalent or reference method
for PM 2.5.
2.  Must be an automatic monitor
3.  Must have Beta attenuation measurement for determination of
sampled mass.
4.  Must permit sampling on 47mm filters
5.  Must have a filter handling system allowing for minimum 40
filters
6.  Must be equipped with a system for maintaining sampling
inlet at ambient temperature
7.  Must be delivered by March 31, 2013, with a one-year parts
and labour warranty which
starts on date of installation.

4. Applicability of the trade agreements to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements: 
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

5. Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal
Business
Not applicable

6. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements
Not applicable
7. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
This equipment is necessary for HC's Exposure and Biomonitoring
Division to conduct comparisons of the new US Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) reference method for PM2.5 with the
PM2.5 monitoring method currently employed by Health Canada, to
ensure consistency between US and Canadian air monitoring
results. The new US EPA reference method for PM2.5 is an
automated monitoring method utilizing a measurement principle
based on sample collection by filtration and analysis by
beta-ray attenuation, and is identified by the US EPA at the URL
below, in English
only:http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-09-11/pdf/2012-22343.pd
f
The above-mentioned US EPA standard was made using an SM200. HC
will use the new unit with a Perkin Elmer mass spectrometer.

8. Government Contracts Regulations Exception
The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations
is invoked for this procurement:
Subsection 6(d) - "Only one person is capable of performing the
work".

9. Limited Tendering Reasons
The following limited tendering reasons are invoked under the
section of the trade agreements specified:
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506.12(b)(j)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016.2(b)
Both reasons relate to exclusive rights.

10. Ownership of Intellectual Property.
Not applicable

11. Delivery Date
The equipment must be delivered on or before March 13, 2013.

12. A cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the contract is CAD $26,500.00.

13. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier:
Name: OPSIS AB
Address: 150 North Michigan Avenue Suite 1950, Chicago, Illinois
USA 60601 OR 
P.O Box 244, Furulund SE-24402 Sweden

14. 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.

15. The closing date for a submission of a Statement of
Capabilities.
The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is Monday, January 7, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. EST.

16. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Mark Walton
Supply Officer
Scientific, Medical, and Photographic Division PV
11 Laurier Street, Gatineau, Quebec Canada K1A 0S5
Telephone: 819-956-3813
Facsimile:  819-956-3814
E-mail: mark.walton@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca


Delivery Date: 13/03/2013

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.