First Defender Portable RAMAN System

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: 
Visiontec (2008) Ltd.
6810 Kitimat Road
Unit 1 & 2
Mississauga Ontario
Canada
L5N5M2
Nature of Requirements: 
47064-130281/A
MacNeil, Jennifer
Telephone No. - (819) 956-5577
Fax No. - (819) 956-3814

First Defender Portable RAMAN System

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 Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has a requirement
for the supply of one (1) First 		Defender Portable RAMAN
System. It is intended to negotiate with Visiontec for this
systems.

3)	Minimum Essential Requirements

	Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement
of capabilities that its 			system meets the following
requirements:

	1.0	Must be a handheld unit.
	
	2.0	Must offer a "point and shoot" mode and vial mode analysis.

	3.0	Must display the spectrum on the screen that can be
compared to spectra in the 				database.

	4.0	Must have internal software.

	5.0	Must be able to save the data in the following formats:
.jpg, .spc, .txt.

	6.0	Must have a spectral resolution of 7 to 10.5 cm-1.

	7.0	Must have a spectral range of 250 to 2875 cm-1.

	8.0	Must have more than 8000 substances in the library.

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)	Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier 

Thermo Scientific is the exclusive manufacturer of the First
Defender Portable RAMAN System which operates with unique
features as identified in the "Minimum Essential Requirements"
above. Visiontec is Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical
Instruments' exclusive distributor for the country of Canada.
Canada has confirmed the functionality of the proposed system as
meeting all the operational requirements of the Canada Boarder
Services Agency for the intended use.

6)	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").

7)	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 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; 

8)	Ownership of Intellectual Property.

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

9)	The period of the proposed contract or the delivery date(s).

The systems must be delivered by 29 March 2013. 

10)	A cost estimate of the proposed contract. 

The estimated value of the contract is $53,220.00 (GST/HST
extra).

11) 	Name and address of the pre-identified supplier:

Name: Visiontec (2008) Limited
Address: Mississauga, Ontario

12)	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.

13)	The closing date for a submission of a statement of
capabilities. 

The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is 10 December 2013 at 2:00 p.m. EST.






14)	Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities. 

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Jennifer MacNeil, Supply Officer
11 Laurier Street, 6A2, Phase III
Place du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5
Telephone: 	(819)  956-5577
Facsimile: 	(819)  956-3814
E-mail address:  jennifer.macneil@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
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.