Basic Information

Reference Number

0000079400

Issuing Organization

University of Ottawa

Owner Organization

University of Ottawa

Solicitation Type

ACAN - Advance Contract Award Notice (Formal)

Solicitation Number

361585-15a-16a-17a

Title

MicroSTARR -ULTRA SENSITIVE TRACER ANALYSIS FOR RADIOISOTOPE RESEARCH

Source ID

PU.AC.ON.11752.C94742

Agreement Type

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement(CETA)

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario

Delivery Point

25 Templeton st.

Purchase Type

Duration: TBD

Description

BACKGROUND:
Notice is hereby given by the University of Ottawa of the intent to enter into a contract with High Voltage Engineering Europa B.V. to procure:

upgrades of two Model SO-110B-200 Negative Sputter Ion Sources to Model SO-110C-200 versions (16a);
supply one CAN Node Module for control of an Isobarex Isobar Separator for Anions assembly, to interface with the existing HVE 3.0 MV AMS system control hardware and software (15a) and
supply one 120º low-energy, high resolution analyzing magnet to add a second injection line to the existing low-energy mass spectrometer system, compatible with existing controls for fast and slow sequential isotope injection (17a).

These items will be integrated into and controlled by the existing HVE 3.0 MV AMS system located in the A. E. Lalonde AMS Laboratory at the University of Ottawa.

PROCESS:
Suppliers who consider their equipment functional, successfully tested, readily available and fully compliant to the ACAN minimum requirements may submit in writing a statement of specifications to the contact person identified in this Notice, on or before the closing date of this Notice. In the statement of specifications, the supplier must unequivocally demonstrate how their equipment, at minimum, equals, or exceeds the stated requirements.

If no other supplier submits a statement of specifications, on or before the closing date of this Notice, the competitive requirements of the University of Ottawa will be considered having been met.

Following notification to suppliers not successful in unequivocally demonstrating that their statement of specifications equals or exceeds the requirements set out in this Notice, the contract may then be awarded to the pre-identified supplier.

Date of issue: February 22, 2018
Closing Date: March 19, 2018, at 3:00:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time

INTENDED USE:
These components will be integrated into the existing HVE 3.0 MV Accelerator Mass Spectrometer located at the University of Ottawa; together they must be a complete system that is able to be operated through the Accelerator Control electronic hardware and software control system.

The system consists of one upgrade and two main equipment items and their components:
i) Upgrade of two SO-110B-200 Ion Sources: Upgrade of two existing Negative sputter ion source Model SO-110B-200 into Negative sputter ion source Model SO-110C, including:

Ion source vacuum housing, including:
Bushings and high-voltage protection cover
Source head

Extraction cone geometry
Ion source power supplies with increased voltage and current ratings; target power supply upgraded to 12 kV, 10 mA.
Upgrade control software
Improved voltage holding capability of components inside, as well as outside the vacuum, resulting in substantially more silent operation with reduced noise even at high-current operation.
Improved ionizer alignment with specific features to reduce the risk of misalignment.
Improved vacuum pumping capability.
Tested to have low ion source memory effect using chlorine targets with enriched material with 35Cl/37Cl ~20,000 such that 2 minutes after the enriched sample is measured, the measured ratio is reduced by a factor of 10,000.
Factory tested for stable beam output of: 2 µA 27Al-, 30 µA 9BeO- and > 400 µA 12C-.

ii) One CAN Node for control of the Isotope Separator for Anions (ISA) comprising:

Basic CAN Node including:
- EPROM, un-programmed
- Internal wiring and back panel configuration
CAN (Node) bus cards:
- Max. 2 Analog OUT cards, each 4 x 12 bit and 1 x 16 bit
- Max. 1 Analog OUT card, 4 x 12 bit
- Max. 2 Analog IN cards, each 8 x 12 bit
- Max. 1 Digital OUT cards, each 16 channels
- Max. 1 Digital IN cards, each 16 channels
CAN Fiber card (one needed for each CAN Node)
Light guide, duplex
- Length: distance between CAN Node & Computer to be specified by Buyer (max 40 m)
Programming of EPROM including:
- Functional design based on customer input on system configuration and I/O signal listing (max. 7 days for first CAN Node, max. 1 day for every next CAN Node).
- Software development
- EPROM programming and test
- On-site assistance with CAN Node installation (Max. 1 day per CAN Node).
Necessary extension of Can Fiber
Low level Software control and integration in existing software

iii) One 120º low-energy analyzing magnet, including:

Magnet specifications:
- Radius : 455 mm
- Gap: ~62 mm (varying)
- Mass-energy product: 12 AMU×MeV (supports 339 AMU at 35 keV)
- Dispersion: 1050 mm
- Resolution: > 800 at 265 AMU using PbF2 samples
Vacuum chamber electrically isolated to ±3 kV.
Provisions for mounting a Hall probe
Support frame
Degaussing unit for existing 120º low-energy analyzing magnet
Magnet coils and isotope selection electrode (isolated vacuum chamber) to have identical electrical characteristics as the existing 120º magnet so that power supply and software for control thereof and fast switching power supply and software for control thereof and for sequential injection can be used.

Justification of Pre-Selected Supplier:
Supplier: High Voltage Engineering Europa B. V.
Justification:

The Ion Source upgrades and new components need to be fully integrated and work seamlessly with the existing accelerator mass spectrometer, in particular with its safety interlock system and electronic control system. Such integration requires information about the existing spectrometer which is proprietary to its manufacturer.
The high resolution injection magnet will operate from the same power supplies and high voltage sequential injection actuation and control system as the existing injection magnet. Therefore, it is essential that the characteristics of this magnet be identical to those of the existing one.

Dates

Publication

2018/02/22 03:19:39 PM EST

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance Deadline

2018/02/28 03:00:00 PM EST

Questions are submitted online

Closing Date

2018/03/19 03:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Ana Lopes

613-562-5800 ext. 2312

alopes@uottawa.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Pricing

In attached document

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Statement of Compliance	Statement of Compliance and justification against minimum specifications listed in ACAN	Yes	No
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