19-013 - CW - Powder characterization system (rheometer, tap density and electrometer)

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO - NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SINGLE SOURCE CONTRACT: 19-013
Powder characterization system (rheometer, tap density and electrometer)
 
The University of Waterloo (UW) intends to award a single source contract to Granutools, of Rue Jean-Lambert Defrêne 107, 4340 Awans, Belgium, for the purchase of a powder characterization system, consisting of a rheometer, tap density system, and electrometer, for research use by our Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing (MSAM) Laboratory. The budget for this entire package is approximately $160,000 CAD, not including HST.

This is an Advanced Notice indicating to the supplier community that UW intends to award a contract for this equipment to a pre-identified supplier.  If no other supplier submits, on or before the closing date of this notice, a statement of specifications that satisfies the stated requirements set out in this Notice, the competitive requirements of the University are considered to have been met.  Following notification to any suppliers not successful in demonstrating that their statement of specifications meets the requirements set out in this Notice, the contract may then be awarded to the pre-identified supplier.

If other potential suppliers submit statements of specifications during the fifteen calendar day posting period, and meet the requirements set out in this Notice, UW will proceed to a Request for Proposal process, in order to award the contract.
 
Process - Suppliers who can provide equivalent equipment with proven functionality required for the research, within budget, may submit a statement of specifications, in writing, to the contact person identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this Notice.  The statement of specifications must unequivocally demonstrate how the supplier meets these advertised requirements within budget.
 
SPECIFICATIONS -
The powder characterization system described above required in the MSAM Laboratory consists of:

‘Granudrum’ rheometer for cohesive index and flowing angles for different shearing rates. It works on the rotating drum measurement principle associated with a customized image treatment algorithm:
 
Granudrum system, compatible with EU (50Hz) and US (60 Hz) AC voltage            1
Standard drum cell with special coated glasses for measurement for analyzing 55 ml of powder          1
Software license for the analysis of

• flow angle and cohesive index (measured simultaneously);
• first avalanche angle;
• flow angle and cohesive index hysteresis;
• aeration ratio.

• densities at each tap;
• flow index;
• Carr index;
• Hausner ratio.