Integrated, aberration-free spectrograph

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: 
Delta Photonics Inc.
1st floor,A6-2285 St. Laurent Blv
Ottawa Ontario
Canada
K1G4Z4
Nature of Requirements: 


Integrated, aberration-free spectrograph

FP197-180029/A

1. Definition

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 Requirement
 
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Institute of Ocean Sciences, has a requirement for the provision of one (1) integrated, aberration-free spectrograph with a built-in, low-noise, cooled detector  for field use aboard a small autonomously- operated catamaran designed for studies of the sea-surface microlayer. 

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:

1. Size: fit within the existing equipment bay (35.6cm x 22.9cm x 22.9cm volume (including protrusion of plugs, ext.))
2. Weight: <10kg
3. Optics: aberration-free optics
4. Detector: Thermoelectrically cooled, back-illuminated CCD (1024 x 256 pixel minimum resolution) with 95%+ quantum efficiency between 785nm and 850nm wavelengths
5. Defector Resolution: 0.24nm or better at all points in focal plane
6. Compatibility with equipment already in the lab: must integrate easily with ThorLabs optomechanical cage system
7. Computer Interface: USB
8. Driver software: included
9. Analysis software: included

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

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

Part 1, Section 6 (d) of the Government Contract Regulations;
Article 513.1(b) (iii) of the Canada Free Trade Agreement;
Article 1016, Section 2. (b) of the North American Free Trade Agreement

6. Delivery Date

The equipment must be delivered on or before January 31, 2019 

7. Name and Address of the pre-identified supplier

Delta Photonics
A6, 2285 St. Laurent Blvd
Ottawa, ON K1G 4Z4

8. Suppliers’ right to submit a statement of capabilities
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods, services or construction 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.

9. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is November 06, 2018 at 2:00PM PST

10. Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Name: Kelsey Locke
Title: A/Supply Officer
Public Services and Procurement Canada
Acquisitions and Compensation
Address: 401 - 1230 Government Street
 Victoria, BC V8W 3X4
Telephone: 250-507-2482
Email Address: Kelsey.locke@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.