Laboratory Measurement Instruments

Trade Agreement: NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
Spartan Controls Ltd.
8403 - 51st. Ave.
Edmonton Alberta
Canada
T6E5L9
Nature of Requirements: 

23295-200880/A: Laboratory Measurement Instruments

1. Advance Contract Award Notice

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. Definition of the Requirement

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) at CanmetENERGY in Devon, Alberta has a requirement for the purchase of two (2) differential pressure transmitters for 0-20 in wc; one (1) differential pressure transmitters for 0-24 in wc; one (1) differential pressure transmitters for 0-30 in wc; and one (1) differential pressure transmitters for 0-127 in wc to provide differential pressure measurement for hazardous locations, high temperature, high pressure, corrosive applications.

3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements):

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

3.1 Pressure Transmitter for 0-20 in wc

M1 = Must come with local operator interface (LCD), with built in configuration buttons for commissioning without tools.
M2 = Process connection size: 3/8" NPT
M3 = Pressure upper range limit: 250 in wc
M4 = Process wetted material: 316L Stainless Steel
M5 = Flange pressure rating: 5000 psi Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
M6 = Minimum flange temperature rating: 100C
M7 = Diaphragm material: Hastelloy Alloy C
M8 = O-ring: glass filled PTFE
M9 = Transmitter output: scaled variable 4-20 mA with digital signal on HART protocol
M10 = Flushing connection option: 2 flush points (1/4" NPT)
M11 = Sensor fluid: silicone 
M12 = Hazardous Locations SIL 2/3 certified to IEC 61508, CSA intrinsically safe, explosion proof, dust/ignition proof
M13 = Reference accuracy of 0.065% of span, rangeability of 100:1
M14 = Differential, gage, and absolute coplanar pressure measurement platform
M15 = Hot, viscous, and corrosive environment rated
M16 = Canadian Registration Number required

3.2 Pressure Transmitter for 0-24 in wc

M1 = Must come with local operator interface (LCD), with built in configuration buttons for commissioning without tools.
M2 = Process connection size: 3/8" NPT
M3 = Pressure upper range limit: 250 in wc
M4 = Process wetted material: 316L Stainless Steel
M5 = Flange pressure rating: 5000 psi Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
M6 = Minimum flange temperature rating: 100C
M7 = Diaphragm material: Hastelloy Alloy C
M8 = O-ring: glass filled PTFE
M9 = Transmitter output: scaled variable 4-20 mA with digital signal on HART protocol
M10 = Flushing connection option: 2 flush points (1/4" NPT)
M11 = Sensor fluid: silicone 
M12 = Hazardous Locations SIL 2/3 certified to IEC 61508, CSA intrinsically safe, explosion proof, dust/ignition proof
M13 = Reference accuracy of 0.065% of span, rangeability of 100:1
M14 = Differential, gage, and absolute coplanar pressure measurement platform
M15 = Hot, viscous, and corrosive environment rated
M16 = Canadian Registration Number required

3.3 Pressure Transmitter for 0-30 in wc

M1 = Must come with local operator interface (LCD), with built in configuration buttons for commissioning without tools.
M2 = Process connection size: 3/8" NPT
M3 = Pressure upper range limit: 250 in wc
M4 = Process wetted material: 316L Stainless Steel
M5 = Flange pressure rating: 5000 psi Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
M6 = Minimum flange temperature rating: 100C
M7 = Diaphragm material: Hastelloy Alloy C
M8 = O-ring: glass filled PTFE
M9 = Transmitter output: scaled variable 4-20 mA with digital signal on HART protocol
M10 = Flushing connection option: 2 flush points (1/4" NPT)
M11 = Sensor fluid: silicone 
M12 = Hazardous Locations SIL 2/3 certified to IEC 61508, CSA intrinsically safe, explosion proof, dust/ignition proof
M13 = Reference accuracy of 0.065% of span, rangeability of 100:1
M14 = Differential, gage, and absolute coplanar pressure measurement platform
M15 = Hot, viscous, and corrosive environment rated
M16 = Canadian Registration Number required

3.4 Pressure Transmitter for 0-127 in wc

M1 = Must come with local operator interface (LCD), with built in configuration buttons for commissioning without tools.
M2 = Process connection size: 3/8" NPT
M3 = Pressure upper range limit: 250 in wc
M4 = Process wetted material: 316L Stainless Steel
M5 = Flange pressure rating: 5000 psi Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
M6 = Minimum flange temperature rating: 100C
M7 = Diaphragm material: Hastelloy Alloy C
M8 = O-ring: glass filled PTFE
M9 = Transmitter output: scaled variable 4-20 mA with digital signal on HART protocol
M10 = Flushing connection option: 2 flush points (1/4" NPT)
M11 = Sensor fluid: silicone 
M12 = Hazardous Locations SIL 2/3 certified to IEC 61508, CSA intrinsically safe, explosion proof, dust/ignition proof
M13 = Reference accuracy of 0.065% of span, rangeability of 100:1
M14 = Differential, gage, and absolute coplanar pressure measurement platform
M15 = Hot, viscous, and corrosive environment rated
M16 = Canadian Registration Number required

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

The procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:

01.) Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
02.) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

The pre-identified supplier is the only supplier that we are aware of who offers a product which meets all the Minimum Essential Requirements listed above in point number 3.


6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)

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

7. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons

The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the:

a. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Article 1016: Limited Tendering Procedures
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;

b. CFTA Article 513: Limited Tendering
(b) if the goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute goods or services exist for any of the following reasons:
(iii) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons; 

8. Delivery Date

All the deliverables must be received on or before March 31, 2020. 

9. Cost Estimate of the Proposed Contract

The estimated value of the contract, is approximately $35,075.25 (Including GST)

10. Name and Address of the Pre-identified Supplier 

Spartan Controls Ltd.
8403 51 Avenue
Edmonton, AB  T6E 5L9

11. Suppliers Right to Submit a Statement of Capabilities:

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the 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.

12. Closing Date for a Submission of a Statement of Capabilities

The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is February 27, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. MST .

13. Inquiries and Submission of Statements of Capabilities

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be delivered to:

Kae Espedido
A/Procurement Specialist  
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Canada Place
Suite 1000, 9700 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB   T5J 4C3

Email: karieleenkae.espedido@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca
Telephone: (780) 231-4719
Facsimile: (780) 497-3510

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.