Basic Information

Reference Number

0000264134

Issuing Organization

McMaster University

Owner Organization

McMaster University

Solicitation Type

ACAN - Advance Contract Award Notice (Formal)

Solicitation Number

JC 01-24-973

Title

Echo Wireless Grip Dynamometers and Tracker 5 Grip Testing Software

Source ID

PU.AC.ON.224221.C98699

Agreement Types

Broader Public Sector (BPS)

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula

Delivery Point

Multiple sites per ACAN

Description

The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) at McMaster University along with ten (10) other participating institutions plan to purchase eleven (11) Echo Wireless Hand Dynamometers with accompanying Tracker 5 Software to supplement its existing Tracker Freedom Grip dynamometers purchased in 2011. Equipment will measure left and right-hand grip strength in older adults. Testing will be administered by trained research staff and not professional healthcare personnel. The devices will be used with existing data collection site SOPs and protocols. Therefore, the devices must be the same or updated version of the device currently in use. Accompanying software must also be the same or an updated version.

Dates

Publication

2024/02/07 12:26:10 PM EST

Question Acceptance Deadline

2024/02/23 02:00:00 PM EST

Closing Date

2024/03/11 02:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

James Carnemolla

905-525-9140 ext. 24587

carnemoj@mcmaster.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Physical Bid Submission

Additional Bidding Instructions

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods and/or services 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. Quotations (Statement of Capability) must be submitted through McMaster University’s online Bonfire portal at:
https://mcmaster.bonfirehub.ca/opportunities.

Respondents must provide in their submission:
1. Declare their ability to provide a similar or better solution to the one described in this ACAN;
2. Include within the submission Appendix A.

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