WATER TESTING SUPPLIES

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/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: 
Idexx Laboratories Canada Corporation
PO Box 70535
Station A
Toronto Ontario
Canada
M5W2X5
Nature of Requirements: 
This is a Requisition on Contract (ROC) for the Department of
Health Canada for test kits and associated equipment as reagents
and other appropriate supplies and equipment needed for regular
sampling and testing and Quality Assurance/Quality Control
(QA/QC) for on-site testing drinking water for E-coli and total
coliforms.  Delivery will be made on and as when requested basis
to various Health Canada regional offices across Canada.   The
ROC will be from the date of contract for a period of five (5)
years.

Health Canada's Primary Health Care & Public Health (PHCPH)
Directorate has a requirement for on-site test kits for sampling
and testing the quality of drinking water for Total Coliforms
and E. coli in approximately 600 First Nations communities under
PHCPHD purview. Community members are trained to perform the
water testing procedures. The water testing kits must have the
capacity to produce results for presence/absence for Total
Coliforms and E. coli. For the purpose of minimizing
contamination and ease of use, test kits must not use Multiple
Tube Fermentation (MTF) as a Quantification method.

The only known manufacturer/supplier of a Total Coliform, E.
coli test kit for the MPN method using quanti-trays and not MTF
as a Quantification method is IDEXX Corporation.  For this
reason, it is proposed to negotiate directly with IDEXX for this
requirement.
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.

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procurement.

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