MICROSCOPE

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: 
Carl Zeiss Canada Ltd
45 Valleybrook Drive
Toronto Ontario
Canada
M3B2S6
Nature of Requirements: 
MICROSCOPE

23240-130316/A
Gosselin, Monique
Telephone No. - (819) 956-3803 (    )
Fax No. - (819) 956-3814


Natural Resources Canada, Mineral and Metals Sector, Canmet
MINING has a requirement for the supply of one (1) Carl Zeiss
Axio Zoom v16 Microscope  for delivery to Ottawa, Ontario.  The
delivery is mandatory by 29th March 2013.
 
The required equipment is the only commercially available
instrument which combines the benefits of stereomicroscopes
(zoom optics, long working distances) with the high resolution
of typical of light microscope. The maximum magnification of the
new microscope must reach 250x or greater for the imaging and Z
stacking reconstruction of the pits and pores found on the
surfaces of the samples.
 
The only known supplier of a microscope meeting all required
technical specifications is Carl Zeiss Axio Zoom V16.  For this
reason, it is proposed to negotiate this requirement with the
manufacturer Carl Zeiss, Toronto, Ontario.

Delivery Date: 28/11/2012

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.

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calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it
intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a
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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.

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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.

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