Centrifuge - Winnnipeg, MB

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Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Interchangeable Parts
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
VWR International Ltd.
2360 Argentia Road
Mississauga Ontario
Canada
L5N5Z7
Nature of Requirements: 

Centrifuge - Winnnipeg, MB

39903-200398/B
Mack, Wayne
Telephone No. - (306) 241-6435 (    )
Fax No. - (306) 975-5397 (    )

To supply one (1)  Beckman Coulter Avanti JXN30 centrifuge for Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Winnipeg, MB. Delivery is requested by December 31, 2019.

Sole Source Justification:
CFIA is replacing a broken Beckman centrifuge with the same one. CFIA has the following existing Beckman rotors: JLA-10.500 , JA-25.50, JA-25.15, JA-14, JA-30.5 Ti and JA-18  that are specifically designed to be operated using Beckman Coulter Avanti JXN centrifuge. CFIA is buying this centrifuge as a replacement for the broken centrifuge, but the rotor accessories will be used on the new centrifuge.

Beckman Coulter Avanti JXN centrifuge and accessories is specifically manufactured by Beckman and the accessory rotors (JLA-10.500 , JA-25.50, JA-25.15, JA-14, JA-30.5 Ti and JA-18) that CFIA has are specifically designed to work in that centrifuge. Laboratory centrifuge safety is specified by International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) IEC standard 61010-2-020. The Beckman Coulter Avanti JXN series is the only equipment that meet this safety standard when testing of a centrifuge and rotor in a simulation called a Maximum Credible Accident (MCA). This standard requires that the centrifuge and rotor are tested together. This standard also requires that the centrifuge and rotor are specified by the same manufacturer. Compliance with the MCA testing leads to accreditation by recognized testing labs like UL and forms the basis for the CE Mark

To buy another/different centrifuge will force us to spend additional resources (more than the cost of the centrifuge) in order to buy the rotor accessories.

VWR is the sole distributor of the Beckman Coulter Avanti JXN rotors and its accessories in Canada.

Total Estimated Cost: $50,000.00 plus GST
 

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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