Notice of Intended Procurement
NAME OF PROCURING ENTITY
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto (the “University”)
CONTACT PERSON AND CONTRACT PERSON COORDINATES
Renee Cheng
215 Huron Street, 3rd Floor
Toronto, ON M5S 1A2
reneeke.cheng@utoronto.ca
PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS
The procurement documents are available at www.merx.com.
Note that obtaining access to the procurement documents will require prospective suppliers to register and pay a registration fee. Pricing and Payment Terms are available on the MERX website.
DESCRIPTION OF PROCUREMENT
The University is conducting an RFP for Cryo-plunger for preparation of samples for cryo-EM
The Temerty Faculty of Medicine Microscopy Imaging Laboratory (MIL) of University of Toronto is requesting an instrument capable of automatically plunge freezing protein samples for single particle cryo-transmission electron microscopy and cryo-tomography. The system will prepare an ultrathin layer of protein sample spread onto an electron microscopy grid by automatic blotting, and fast plunging into liquid ethane. The MIL is a heavily used multidisciplinary imaging facility, therefore the new cryo-TEM instrument is expected to make the image acquisition phase of any research project more accessible for both the novice and experienced microscopist. In order to meet the demands of both experienced and new users, the proposed cryo-plunger should be able to enhance the capabilities of the MIL to produce the samples for high resolution data collection.
The procurement is anticipated to involve negotiation. An electronic auction is not anticipated.
ADDRESS AND FINAL DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS
Submissions must be submitted electronically at https://utoronto.bonfirehub.ca/ on or before Wednesday, October 23, 2024 (2:00 PM local time). The submissions will not be opened publicly.
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
Proponents should achieve a score of 65% out of the available 80 technical points of 100 points.
APPLICABLE TRADE AGREEMENTS
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):
- The Canadian Free Trade Agreement, Chapter Five
- The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, Chapter 19
- The Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Chapter 9
CONTRACT DETAILS
The term of Agreement is intended to be for a period of five (5) years including the first year of warranty period and following optional four (4) years of extended warranty
EVALUATION CRITERIA
The University will base its selection of qualified suppliers on the following criteria:
Schedule D Part 1
Technical Submission Requirements Weight
B.1 Experience and Qualifications 10
B.2 Technical Requirements
B.2.1 Automated Cryo-plunger System
B.2.1.1 Hardware requirements 10
B.2.1.2 Operational requirements 10
B.2.1.3 Performance requirements 10
B.2.2 Software Requirements 10
B.2.3 Other requirements 3
B.2.4 Regulatory and Industry Standards
Compliance 2
B.3 Commissioning, Delivery, Installation
and Testing Requirements 5
B.4 Training Requirements 10
B.5 Warranty and Extended Warranty Services 10
Schedule D Part 2 Financial Submission 20
Total 100
Optional Demonstration 15
Total incl. Optional Presentation 115
NOTES
Suppliers should note that information contained within this notice is subject to change. Suppliers are encouraged to obtain the procurement documents which contain the most current information. If there is a conflict between the procurement documents and this notice, the procurement documents will take precedence.
