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 Fixed-Base Robot Arms
The University of Toronto is looking to purchase a series of fixed-base robotic arms of varying sizes from the same robot family and with similar morphologies and software interfaces. The target tools should facilitate the robust transfer of samples and small-scale equipment between characterization modules. The robotic arms will be used to pick and transfer reaction samples, chemicals, vials, and small pieces of equipment around a limited space. Moreover, robots need to manipulate objects physically in the lab space. We require a fixed-based robot with a 6-axis or 7-axis arm compatible with code (primarily python but also C++) developed outside the robot ecosystem and laboratory-aware design.
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 Friday, September 06, 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 85 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 two (2) years including the first year of warranty period and following optional one (1) year 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 5
B.2 Technical Requirements
B.2.1 Physical Specifications 14
B.2.1.1 - Robot design 6
B.2.1.2 - Robot environment interaction 4
B.2.1.3 - Safety and Calibration Features 4
B.2.2 Functional Specifications 24
B.2.1.1 - Motion planning 8
B.2.1.2 - Tasks 8
B.2.1.3 - Programmatic Control 8
B.2.3 User Interface and Connectivity 8
B.2.4 Software Requirements and Communication 9
B.2.5 Community Support 2
B.2.6 Regulatory and Industry Standards Compliance 1
B.3 Delivery, Installation and Testing 8
B.4 Training Services 5
B.5 Warranty and Extended Warranty 9
Schedule D Part 2
Financial Submission 15
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.
