Characterisation of gaseous and particulate emissions from
military activities

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: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec
333, rue Franquet
Sainte-Foy Quebec
Canada
G1P4C7
Nature of Requirements: 
1.	Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN)

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
Defence Research and Development Canada Valcartier requires
services to sample and characterize gaseous and particulates
emissions from military activities. 

The measurement of the emissions generated by the live-firing
and the demilitarization activities in ambient air is a real
analytical challenge. The main three restrictive factors that
have to be considered are the difficulty to sample close to the
emission source due to the vibrations and the shock wave created
by the firing, the rapid diffusion of the emissions in ambient
air, which is affected by the variation in the atmospheric
conditions, and the low concentration of chemical species that
have to be detected. Moreover, the important quantity of
different chemicals emitted by these firings requires a large
variety of analytical techniques that could complicate the
analytical work in the project. 

This work implies carrying out three types of trials which will
require to develop new gas and particles sampling methods, the
procurement and the adjustment of the sampling material and the
related equipment needed, the analytical apparatus, the
expertise and the knowledge required to perform the analysis and
the complete evaluation of all the emitted substances
(combustion gases, volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile
organic compounds, inorganic particles and energetic materials
(RDX, TNT, HMX, DNT)).

The objectives of this project are to sample and characterize
the gaseous and particulate emissions resulting from military
activities (training and demilitarization activities) through
the following three trials that will be held at different
locations and times: 

The gas and particles emitted in the atmosphere during the
demilitarization process of pyrotechnic items; 
The gas emitted at the three gunners' positions around a 105-mm
Howitzer to verify the human health risk exposure;
The emissions generated by a usual explosive formulation
compared to a formulation considered greener, i.e. less
polluting.

3.	Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities
(Minimum Essential Requirements)
To carry out this work on characterization of gas and particles
from military activities (see technical specifications), any
interested supplier must show with a statement of capabilities
that he satisfies the following requirements: 

An existing capacity to develop protocols and sampling methods
of gas and particle emissions from military activities
considering the associated difficulties; 
An existing field capability for the quantification and the
identification of energetic materials such as TNT, HMX, RDX and
the ingredients inside propellant formulations, including their
degradation products;
An existing capacity concerning the decomposition, degradation
and transformation methods of these compounds; 
The supplier must have the specialised expertise and a gas
analysis laboratory including the following equipment: a ICP-AES
for the particles, a LC/MS/MS (Q-TOF), a LC-UV, a GC/MS, a
GC/FID and ECD, a FT-IR-PAS and a FT-IR with MCT detector
(Gasmet) and a Jérôme analyser for the gaseous mercury and the
H2S;
The capacity to reach the experimental site and perform the
sampling with a 24 hour notice from the Technical Authority.

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

This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:

-Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
-North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

5.	Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

To our knowledge, Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec
(CRIQ) is the only firm that meets the criteria in Section 3,
Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities, of
this document.

6.	Government Contracts Regulations Exception

Exception 6(d) of the Government Contracts Regulations has been
invoked for this requirement, since only one firm is able to
meet the contract requirements.
	
7.	Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusions and/or limited tendering reasons are
invoked under the : 
-Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506.12b
-North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016.2b 

8.	Period of the proposed contract or delivery date

The proposed contract is for a period from the award to March
31st, 2014. 


9.	Name and address of the pre-identified supplier

Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (CRIQ)
333, rue Franquet
Sainte-Foy (Québec)  G1P 4C7

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

11.	Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities

The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is  January 27, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. EST.

12.	Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Josée Roy
Supply Officer
1550, avenue D'Estimauville, Québec (QC)
G1J 0C7
Téléphone : 	418 649-2932
Télécopieur : 	418 648-2209
Courriel : 	Josee.Roy@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca


Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person
identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this
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how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.

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transmission, on the covering page.

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procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.