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 Laboratory Instruments Refresh
The Teachings Labs at the Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering of University of Toronto is seeking 65 sets of modern lab instruments for the Laboratory Instruments Refresh project.
The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) has a vision to update and refresh its teaching labs which targets improving students experience in the lab environment, with the installation of modern lab instrumentation and implementing modern pedagogical methods.
New instruments with interconnect and computer interconnectivity, would provide an opportunity for the teaching staff to explore new pedagogical methods of delivery such as exploring the possibility of project-based labs and virtual labs.
The Proponent should provide the entire 65 sets of the instruments including the services as a package listed under the Schedule D part 2 Financial Submission.
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 Thursday, July 13, 2023 (2:00 PM local time). The submissions will not be opened publicly.
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
The procurement is subject to the following conditions for participation: Not Applicable
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 four (4) years of extended warranty
EVALUATION CRITERIA
The University will base its selection of qualified suppliers on the following criteria:
EVALUATION CRITERIA WEIGHT
Schedule D Part 1
B.1 Experience and Qualifications 5
B.2 Technical Requirements 60
B.2.1 Bench power supply 12
B.2.2 Oscilloscope 12
B.2.3 Lab Bench Digital Multimeter 12
B.2.4 Lab Bench Function Generator 12
B.2.5 Software Integration 7
B.2.6 Regulatory and Industry
Standards Compliance 5
B.3 Delivery, Installation and Testing 3
B.4 Training 2
B.5 Warranty and Extended Warranty 10
Schedule D Part 2
Financial Submission 20
Total 100
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.
