TRANSFER UNIT, LIQUID OXYGEN AND LIQUID ARGON-NITROGEN-OXYGEN TANK (W8485-226911/A)

2022-01-28 00:00:00

None

2022/02/15 14:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Canada

Department of National Defence

Department of National Defence

World

Limited

PW-22-00983741

W8485-226911/A

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 National Defence has a requirement for the supply of: Item 1, GSIN: 3655, NSN: 3655-01-690-1839, TRANSFER UNIT, LIQUID OXYGEN Part No.: 50C-0115-3, NCAGE: 19062 Quantity: 2, Unit of Issue: EA Item 2, GSIN: 3655, NSN: 3655-01-066-6214 LIQUID ARGON-NITROGEN-OXYGEN TANK Part No.: 50C-0014-1, NCAGE: 19062 Quantity: 8, Unit of Issue: EA 3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements) Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities, in the form of a letter from the Original Equipment Manufacturer, upon request, stating that the Original Equipment Manufacturer will supply the items listed in part 2. 4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s): Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) Revised World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) 5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier The TRANSFER UNIT, LIQUID OXYGEN and LIQUID ARGON-NITROGEN-OXYGEN TANK sought by the Department of National Defence on this procurement (as outlined under part 2) is only manufactured by one supplier, Essex Industries. Essex Industries is the only manufacturer capable of performing the work. Government Contracts Regulations Exception: The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6 (d), only one person is capable of performing the work. 6. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the: Revised World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) – Article Article XIII — Limited Tendering 1.b.ii 7. Ownership of Intellectual Property Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor. 8. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date The estimated value of the contract is $950,000.00 CAD (taxes included), 310 days delivery. 9. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier: ESSEX INDUSTRIES 8007 CHIVVIS DR SAINT LOUIS, MO USA 63123-2333 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. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is 15 February, 2022 at 14:00 (EST). 12. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities Greg Vick Senior Material Acquisition and Support Officer Directorate of Aerospace Procurement (DAP 2-2-7) Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel) (ADM (MAT)) Department of National Defence Greg.vick@forces.gc.ca

Vick, Greg

greg.vick@forces.gc.ca

819-939-8828

455 Boulevard de la Carrière Gatineau QC J8Y 6V7 CA