PORTABLE EMISSION MEASUREMENT SYS.

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
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: 
Sensors, Inc.
6812 State Road
Saline Michigan
United States
48176
Nature of Requirements: 

Portable Emission Measurement System and Parts

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 apre-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 theclosing date stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier. 

2. Definition of the requirement

Environment and Climate Change Canada’s (ECCC) Emissions Research and Measurement Section have the requirement under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act for the supply, commissioning, training, and manuals for one (1) Portable Emissions Measurement System (PEMS) including associated accessories to enable exhaust emission measurements of vehicles during normal operation. This comprehensive system, is made up of specialized analyzers, exhaust gas flow measurement systems, power control and data acquisition components, all designed to operate under the rigors of a real world test environment. As this testing is being performed to support the regulatory commitments of CEPA it is paramount that the instrumentation meets technical and reliability requirements and whose results are accepted by industry. The firm requirement must be delivered onor before March 31, 2017.

3.  Criteria for Assessment of the Statement of Capabilities

All of the following mandatory requirements must be met:

A.  The gaseous PEMS system must meet the performance specifications as outline in United States Environmental Protection Agency Code of Federal Regulations Title 40 Chapter I Subchapter U Part 1065 Subpart J Section 1065.915

B.  The PEMS gaseous system must be compatible with the exisiting PEMS particulate system in operation at the ECCC test laboratory. This system is Semtech Particulate Filter System (PFS).

C.   The PEMS system must include dual Flame Ionization Detectors for concurrent analysis of the exhaust stream for total hydrocarbons and methane.

4.  Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

We have identified the LDV portable emissions measurement system manufactured by Sensors Inc. as the only viable instrument that can meet all the requirements for this application.

5. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to theprocurement

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

Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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). 

7. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons

The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article(s) 506 12 (b), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article(s) 1016 2 (b) and the World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)-Article(s) XV (b).

8. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date

The system must be delivered and installed on or before March 31, 2017. 

9. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier

Sensors Inc
6812 S. State Road, 
Saline Mi
48104

10. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities

Suppliers whoconsider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods, services or construction services described in the ACAN may submit a statement of capabilities inwriting 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.

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

The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is November 10,  2016 at 2:00 p.m. EST).

12. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Francine Frigon
Supply Specialist
Public Works and Government ServicesCanada 
Scientific, Medical and Photographic Division - PV 
Portage III - Floor: 6A2   
11 Laurier Street  
Gatineau, Quebec 
Canada
K1A 0S5

Telephone:    873-469-3256
E-mail:  francine.frigon@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.