RISO DATA LOGGERS

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: Interchangeable Parts
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
Richard Brancker Research Ltd.
27 MONK STREET
OTTAWA Ontario
Canada
K1S3Y7
Nature of Requirements: 
CTD DATA LOGGERS - ACAN

F1625-120210/A
Park, Isabell
Telephone No. - (250) 363-3981 (    )
Email: Ji-yonisabell.park@pwgsc.gc.ca


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.

Article 1016, Section 2, (b) of the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA)
"...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;"

Article 506, Section 12 (b) of the Agreement on Internal Trade
(AIT) 
"...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;"

The requirement is for Standing Offer to supply XR620 and
Concerto CTD Data Loggers, to be used during Arctic expedition,
on an "as and when" requested basis for Department of Fisheries
and Ocean, Institute of Ocean Science in Victoria, BC.

Minimum Specification:
Temperatrue range:  -40C to +50C
Diameter: ~ 65mm
Conductivity: Inductive cell
Material: Titanium

The period of the Standing Offer:  2 year plus 1 option year. 

An estimate cost of the proposed standing offer:  $80,000 over
the period of the standing offer.  

Pproposed contractor:
Richard Brancker Research Ltd.
27 MONK STREET
OTTAWA, Ontario
K1S3Y7
Canada
Operating as: RBR Ltd.

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




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.