Canada - High Temperature Inert/Air Oven (31184-199898/A)

Description

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / CPTPP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
CM FURNACES INC.
103 DEWEY STREET
BLOOMFIELD New Jersey
United States
07003
Nature of Requirements:

High Temperature Inert/Air Oven

31184-199898/A
Matsunaga, Lisa
Telephone No. - (613) 859-0976 ( )
Fax No. - ( ) - ( )

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 Natural Research Council Canada (NRC) has a requirement for the supply of one Rapid Temp Model 1716 GS FL Inert Gas Sealed Laboratory Box Furnace with Eurotherm 3504 Power Supply, including warranty and maintenance and support services, and training.

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 product meets all of the following requirements:

a) The Inert Gas Sealed Laboratory Box Furnace must be electrically heated and operate at 208/240 V, 3 phase, 60 Hz;
b) The Inert Gas Sealed Laboratory Box Furnace must have a front loading door with an active cooled O-ring door seal;
c) The Inert Gas Sealed Laboratory Box Furnace must have an inert gas sealed option, which completely seals the inner shell, enabling processing in atmospheres other than air;
d) The Inert Gas Sealed Laboratory Box Furnace must have a high temperature continuous operation capability of Tsoak = 1700°C in air and Tsoak = 1600°C in inert atmosphere;
e) The Inert Gas Sealed Laboratory Box Furnace must have heating elements capable of heating to the desired maximum temperatures in 60 minutes or less;
f) The Inert Gas Sealed Laboratory Box Furnace must be able to provide an inert atmosphere of less than 200ppm oxygen concentration;
g) The Inert Gas Sealed Laboratory Box Furnace must be double wall construction with high purity block graded Alumina insulation;
h) The Inert Gas Sealed Laboratory Box Furnace must have active cooling to allow cooling in 120 minutes or less;
i) The heated chamber dimensions of the Inert Gas Sealed Laboratory Box Furnace must be a minimum of 16” (W) x 16” (D) x 16” (H), with no obstruction, allowing full access for items of width and/or height up to 16”;
j)The Inert Gas Sealed Laboratory Box Furnace control capability must be a PID controller with 2 PID loops, 50 programs with multiple segments, alarms (Dev, Event, Heater fail, Hi, Lo, Sensor Break), real time clock, multi-line display, and digital communications;
k) The Inert Gas Sealed Laboratory Box Furnace must have programmable multi-ramp/soak cure profiles;
l) The Inert Gas Sealed Laboratory Box Furnace must have a variable set point over temperature protection that is independent of the main controller;
m)The Inert Gas Sealed Laboratory Box Furnace must have two gas sealed type B thermocouples; and
n)The Inert Gas Sealed Laboratory Box Furnace must be compatible with the NRC’s existing Rapid Temp Model 1610 BL Laboratory Box Furnace.

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

This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s)
Canadian Free Trade Agreement

World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

5.Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

The only known supplier of an Inert Gas Sealed Laboratory Box Furnace that meets all the above requirements is CM FURNACES INC. For this reason, it is proposed to negotiate this requirement with CM FURNACES INC.

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 following:

oCanadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) – Article 513.12(b)(j);
oWorld Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) – Article XV.1(b); and
o North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) – Article1016.2(b).

8.Period of the proposed contract or delivery date

The Inert Gas Sealed Laboratory Box Furnace must be delivered no later than 12 weeks following the contract award.

9.Name and address of the pre-identified supplier

CM FURNACES INC.

103 Dewey Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
United States of America

10.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.

11.Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Lisa Matsunaga

Title: Intern Officer
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch
Directorate: Commercial and Consumer Products Directorate
Address: 140 O’Connor Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R5

Telephone: 613-859-0976
E-mail: Lisa.Matsunaga@tpsgc-pwgsc.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.

Opportunity closing date

06 August 2019

Value of contract

to be confirmed