MASS SPECTROMETER (HR-ICP-MS)

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: 
NU INSTRUMENTS LTD
UNIT 74 CLYWEDOG ROAD SOUTH
United Kingdom
LL13 9XS
Nature of Requirements: 
MASS SPECTROMETER (HR-ICP-MS)

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. 

Definition of requirement
The RCMP, Materials Profiling, Forensic Science & Identification
Services, have the requirement for the supply, installation,
training and manuals for one (1) double-focusing high-resolution
Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometer system (df
HR-ICP-MS).

Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement
of capabilities that its equipment meets the following
requirements:

All of the following mandatory requirements must be met:
1.	Compatibility With Other External Devices  
a)	The instrument must be fully compatible and demonstrate full
software control/integration for an ArF-excimer UP193fx laser
ablation system (ESI-New Waves Research) and must have the
option to be triggered by the laser for long pre-programmed
sequence analysis (>150 analyses/sequence).  NOTE: A
communication cable between the mass spectrometer and the laser
ablation system must be supplied with the new instrument to make
that communication.
b)	The instrument must be compatible and demonstrate full
software control/ integration of an Elemental Scientific Inc.
(ESI) autosampler (SC-2 DX autosampler and FASTValve system).

2.	Instrument Software
a)	The software must have the capacity to switch off the
instrument automatically at the end of a pre-programmed sequence.
b)	It must demonstrate the capability to acquire data in Time
Resolved Analysis (TRA; M+ cps vs time) for laser ablation work
with exportable data file compatible to off-line data processing
GLITTER™ software.
c)	Must have an open source operating software that allows
end-user operator to adapt or modify specific calculation and/or
data monitoring/correction.

3.	Instrument Accessories
a)	The instrument must come with 5 Mass Flow Controllers
including 2 "dedicated" ones for other applications such as
laser ablation (at least one of the "dedicated" MFC calibrated
for helium; 2l/min).  They all must be controllable via the
instrument software. 
b)	A recirculating water chiller must come with the instrument
with recommended heat exchange capacity. If an extra chiller is
required for a second function, then it must respect the
recommended heat capacity as required.
c)	The system must come with all the regular glassware
accessories (torch, spray chamber, PFA nebulizer) normally used
for an installation test and one set of skimmer and sampler
cones (Ni or Al).
d)	Software license, software CD (or other memory device),
software document and technical application notes.

4.	Instrument Specifications - ICP-MS instrumen
§	State-of-the-art electronics.
§	Fast scan technology for laser ablation analysis.
§	Low dark noise <0.2 counts per second (cps).
§	Mass range between 6 to 250 atomic mass unit (amu).
§	Sensitivity must be >1x109 cps/ppm for 115In at low resolution
(300 Resolving Power).
§	A true linear dynamic range up to 10+9 cps in pulse counting
mode for better isotopic ratio measurements in order to avoid
continual changing of cross-over calibration between
pulse-counting and analog mode.
§	Easy access spray chamber and sample interface.
§	Must be a double-focusing magnetic sector with magnet and
electrostatic analyzer (ESA) for flat top peak isotopic
measurement. 
§	Electro magnet fully laminated allowing fast peak jumping with
extremely low hysteresis.
§	Quantitative analysis including external calibration (laser
and solution modes), standard additions, isotope ratios, isotope
dilution and semi-quantitative methods must be part of the
software.
§	The collector system must include an electron multiplier
detector for pulse counting mode (up to 9 orders of magnitude)
and a Faraday detector for large dynamic range (up to 12 orders
of magnitude).
§	The ICP-torch is controlled via software for X, Y and Z
directions.
§	The vacuum system must have a full automatic protection with
an isolating valve located between the ICP and the magnetic
sector mass spectrometer.
§	Resolution >10,000 for problematic isotopes is achievable and
controllable by software.
§	A continuously variable resolution capability from 300 to
greater than 10,000 that can be optimized for specific
applications where sensitivity does not have to be compromised
at the expense of over-resolution fixed-slit system.
§	To limit magnet "duty cycle" fast scan optics can allows up to
40% of mass range.
§	The "magnet scan" speed must be <220 ms for two full mass
scans (i.e., 6 to 250 amu and then down to 6 amu) for laser
ablation applications.

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

Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
We have identified the attoM High Resolution Magnetic Sector
ICP-MS manufactured by Nu Instruments as the only viable
instrument that can meet all the requirements for this
application.

Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations
is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(d) - "only
one person is capable of performing the contract

Limited Tendering Reasons
The following limited tendering reasons are invoked under the
section of the trade agreement(s) specified:
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506, 12(a)
World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement
(WTO-AGP) - Article XV(B)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016.2 (b)

The period of the proposed contract or the delivery date(s)
The equipment must be delivered Ottawa, Ontario (CA) and must be
received on or before March 31, 2013.

Name and address of the pre-identified supplier:
Name: Nu Instruments Ltd.
Address: Unit 74 Clywedog Road South, Wrexham Industrial Estate,
Wrekham, North Wales.

Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the goods 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.

The closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities.
The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is October29,2012 at 2:00p.m. EST

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

Anne Caron
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch
Commercial Consumer Products Directorate
11 Laurier Street, 6A2, Phase III
Place du Portage, Hull, Quebec, K1A 0S5
Telephone: 	(819)  956-3874
Facsimile: 	(819)  956-3814
E-mail address:  anne.caron@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any
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Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the
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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.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.