FISH IDENTIFICATION TAGS

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: 
Floy Tag & Mfg., Inc.
Floy Tag & Mfg., Inc.
4616 Union Bay Pl. NE
Seattle Washington
United States
98105
Nature of Requirements: 
FISH IDENTIFICATION TAGS

F1045-140149/A

The Vancouver PWGSC office provides procurement services to the
public in English.

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
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has a requirement
for the supply and delivery of 80,000 Peterson research
laminated disc tags and 40,000 angle cut nickel pins to attach
to salmon, for the research of salmon assessment and enumeration
of the spawning grounds.

3.	Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities
(Mandatory Requirements)
a)	10,000 Peterson red laminated disc tags, 9/16" diameter with
a single 0.050" hole, numbered serially from A00,000 to A09,999
and lettered "Do Not Remove".
b)	10,000 Peterson red laminated disc tags, 9/16" diameter with
a single 0.050" hole, numbered serially from B10,000 to B19,999
and lettered "Do Not Remove".
c)	10,000 Peterson red laminated disc tags, 9/16" diameter with
a single 0.050" hole, numbered serially from Z20,000 to Z29,999
and lettered "Do Not Remove".
d)	10,000 Peterson red laminated disc tags, 9/16" diameter with
a single 0.050" hole, numbered serially from F30,000 to F39,999
and lettered "Do Not Remove".
e)	40,000 Peterson red laminated disc tags, 9/16" diameter with
a single 0.050" hole. No lettering or numbers - blank.
f)	40,000 Angle cut nickel pins, 3" in length.
g)	The Peterson disc tags produced must have been successfully
field tested for scientific research on salmonids for a minimum
of 5 years.

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
There is only one manufacturer of Peterson Disc Research Tags in
North America.
Peterson Disc Tags are the scientifically accepted tag type for
salmon assessment and enumeration on the spawning grounds and
have been used for this purpose for over 50 years. They have
proven to have very little impact on fish behavior which is
absolutely key to producing defensible and unbiased results.
Other fish tag types cannot be accepted without completing years
of detailed paired studies to determine the impact on fish
behavior and associated bias on the resulting salmon escapement
estimates.

6.	Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts
Regulations is (are) invoked for this procurement under
subsection 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:
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;"

8.	Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
All Peterson laminated disc tags must be received at Destination
in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada V2C 6X6 on or before March
31, 2015 (MANDATORY).

 9.	Cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the contract is $38,000 to $41,000 USD.
(Applicable taxes excluded). 

10.	Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Floy Tag & Manufacturing Inc.
4616 Union Bay Place NE
Seattle, WA, 98105, 
USA

11.	Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to: 
	Janie Leung
	Supply Officer
	Public Works and Government Services Canada
	Acquisitions Branch 
	219-800 Burrard Street
	Vancouver, British Columbia 
	Canada V6Z 0B9
	Telephone: (604) 775-8017
	Facsimile:   (604) 775-7526
	Email address: Janie.Leung@pwgsc-tpsgc.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.