Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid Attachment: None Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address:
C.W. Brabender Instruments, Inc. 50 E. Wesley Street South Hackensack New Jersey United States 07606 Nature of Requirements:
Farinograph - Winnipeg, Manitoba
5K003-148837/A Glover, Cindy Telephone No. - (780) 497-3860 Fax No. - (780) 497-3510
1. Advance Contract Award Notice
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 Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) located in Winnipeg, Manitoba has a requirement for the supply, delivery and off-loading of one (1) farinograph to measure and record wheat flour water absorption and dough consistency.
The farinograph required is recognized and utilized internationally for assessment of wheat flour water absorption and dough rheological properties. The data collected by the Canadian Grain Commission is published and utilized in the promotion and marketing of Canadian wheat, both domestically and internationally. The farinograph must maintain continuity of the data that has been generated by the Canadian Grain Commission over the past several decades, which allows CGC to track changes in wheat quality over time and to determine possible sources of change.
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 follwoing requirements:
3.1 The farinograph must be designed to determine wheat flour water absorption and measure dough consistency over time under conditions as outlined in the following internationally recognized standard methods:
i) AACC Standard 54-21
ii) ICC Standard 115/1
iii) ISO 5530-1
3.2 The farinograph must collect and display measured data electronically. Software provided must be compatible with Microsoft Windows XP Pro.
3.3 Software provided must measure the following data:
i) Water absorption
ii) Water absorption corrected to 500BU and 14% moisture basis
iii) Dough development time
iv) Stability
v) Mixing tolerance index
vi) Time to breakdown
vii) Farinograph quality number
3.4 The farinograph shall measure water absorption and dough properties under the following conditions:
i) Automatic water dosing
ii) Speed of dough development:
variable (0-200 rpm)
iii) Higher torque: 20 Nm
iv) Temperature is recorded for dosing water and dough
v) Mixing energy is calculated
3.5 The Farinograph-AT must fit through a 102 cm x 210 cm doorway.
3.6 Power requirement:
110 - 120 VAC with a 3-prong grounded plug or 115 volts, 1 phase, 60 Hz. The system and/or components must be able to achieve the approval of the Canadian Standard Association (CSA).
4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
The procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:
w Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) w North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The Brabender Farinograph-AT is the most recent version of the instrument used to perform the internationally accepted standard method that is in compliance with ISO 5530-1, ICC 115/1, and AACC 54-21 . It is applicable for measurement of flour water absorption and dough consistency over time when subjected to mechanical handling. In addition, the Farinograph-AT provides information about flour water absorption and dough consistency by measuring the resistance (torque) of a dough against rotating blades. During the measurement, the resistance of the dough to mixing is recorded in the form of a diagram called the farinogram.
CGC has been using the Brabender Farinograph to generate flour water absorption and dough strength information for several decades. This data is published and utilized in the promotion and marketing of Canadian Wheat, both domestically and on the international market.
It is important to maintain continuity with the same instrument that the CGC has used to build an extensive database. This allows the CGC to track changes in wheat quality over time and to determine possible sources of change.
The Farinograph-AT from C.W. Brabender is the only known instrument that meets this requirement as well as maintains continuity of the data that has been generated by the Canadian Grain Commission.
C.W. Brabender is the sole supplier of the instrument.
Make and Model Required: Brabender Farinograph-AT
6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6 (d) - only one person is capable of performing the contract.
7. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the:
w Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Article 506.12 (b) w North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Article 1016 2 (b)
8. Delivery Date
All the deliverables are required on or before December 13, 2013.
9. Cost Estimate of the Proposed Contract
The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is $78,5000.00 (GST/HST extra).
10. Name and Address of the Pre-identified Supplier
C.W. Brabender Instruments Inc.
50 E. Wesley Street, P.O. Box 2127
South Hackensack, NJ 07606, United States
11. Suppliers' Right to Submit a Statement of Capabilities:
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.
12. Closing Date for a Submission of a Statement of Capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is October 4, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. MDT.
13. Inquiries and Submission of Statements of Capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be delivered to:
Cindy Glover
Supply Specialist
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Western Region - Acquisitions Branch
Telus Plaza North 5th Floor
10025 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T5J 1S6
Telephone:
(780) 497-3860
Facsimile:
(780) 497-3510
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.
