Laser ablation system

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Interchangeable Parts
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
Teledyne Instruments, INC
14306 Industrial Rd
Omaha Nebraska
United States
68144
Nature of Requirements: 
Laser Ablation System

87055-140257/A
Quinn, Laurie
Telephone No. - (819) 956-3824 

1.	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.

2.	The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has a
requirement for a laser ablation 		system including installation
and training.

3.	Minimum Essential Requirements

	Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement
of capabilities that its 		Laser Ablation System meets the
following minimum requirements:

	- must have spot sizes from 4µm to 200 µm diameter with
aperture imaging, with 			  larger spots achievable via
defocusing. 
	- must have X-Y stage resolution is 0.16 µm or lower. 
	- stage travel must be 100 mm in the X and Y planes, and
limited by software to the 		   working area of the installed
sample chamber. 

4.	Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement 
	
	This procurement is subject to the following trade
agreement(s):	
	
	Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) 
	North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
	Canada-Peru FTA 
	Canada-Columbia FTA 

5. 	Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal
Business

	Not Applicable.

6.	Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s)
	
	Not Applcable.


7.	Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier 

	The CETAC LA (LSX-213 G2+) has the following unique technical
features not 			available through other vendors which are
required for the CNSC Laboratory 			applications.

1.	Spot sizes from 4 µm to 200 µm diameter are achievable with
aperture imaging, with larger spots achievable via defocusing. 

This feature is necessary to enable more efficient sampling of a
solid homogeneous material. The larger spot size will enable
more homogenous material to be vaporized and introduced into the
ICP-MS, resulting in higher sensitivity for detection of minor
elements. 

2.	X-Y stage resolution is 0.16 µm or lower. 

Better stage resolution enables more precise sampling of solid
material, which is crucial for forensic applications.

3.	Stage travel is 100 mm in the X and Y planes, and is limited
by software to the working area of the installed sample chamber.
. 

Stage travel is important for better sampling of different areas
of the material for forensic analyses.
 
	These specific characteristics are necessary for the Nuclear
forensic applications. The		only known manufacture of a Laser
Ablation sample introduction systems that meets all 		of CNSC's
technical and performance requirement is Teledyne CETAC
Technologies.  		For this reason it is proposed to negotiate
directly with Teledyne CETAC Technologies 		for this requirement.

8.	Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)

	The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations
is invoked for this 		procurement under subsection 10.2 Section
6(d) - "only one person is capable of 			performing the work").

9.	Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons 

	The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are
invoked under the section 	of the trade agreement(s) specified:

	Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506 12. (b) where
there is an absence of 		competition for technical reasons and
the goods or services can be supplied only by a 		particular
supplier and no alternative or substitute exists;
	North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016
2.(b) where, for works 		of art, or for reasons connected with
the protection of patents, copyrights or other 			exclusive
rights, or proprietary information or where there is an absence
of competition 		for technical reasons, the goods or services
can be supplied only by a particular supplier 		and no
reasonable alternative or substitute exists;
	
10.	Ownership of Intellectual Property.

	Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out
of the proposed contract 		will vest in the Contractor.

11.	The period of the proposed contract or the delivery date.

	Delivery is requested by December 31, 2014.

12.	A cost estimate of the proposed contract. 

	The estimated value of the contract including options, is
$132,164.80 (GST/HST 			included).

13.	Name and address of the pre-identified supplier:

	Name: Teledyne CETAC Technologies
	Address: 14306 Industrial Road, Omaha, NE, 68144

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 14 November 2014 		at 2:00 p.m. EST.









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

	Laurie Quinn
	Supply Officer
	Scientific, Medical and Photographic Division
	Commercial and Consumer Products Directorate
	6A2 ( 36 ) Place du Portage, Phase III
	11 Laurier Street \, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0S5
	Tel: ( 819) 956-3824
	Email: laurie.quinn@tpsgc-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
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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.