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 Mass Spectrometry Platform for Neurodegenerative Disease
The Department of Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases intends to purchase one (1) Mass Spectrometry Platform for Neurodegenerative Disease.
Mass spectrometry has become one of the pillars of discovery at the Tanz CRND used for the initial study of gene products of unknown function, building on a partner-in-crime logic that often allows valuable inferences to be drawn regarding the function of a protein. Moreover, in search of disease mechanism, we plan to use the expanded capabilities of the next-generation mass spectrometry system to connect separate branches of protein biology through the identification of missing links.
The next frontier in neurodegenerative disease protein mass spectrometry are precision analyses undertaken at high throughput—when the comprehensive analysis of proteomes of a small number of cells can be paired with the statistical power derived from the analysis of hundreds of samples in a relatively short time, it will not merely precipitate an incremental advance but will open the door to tackling qualitatively different questions. We are interested in purchasing a new mass spectrometry system that can deliver sensitive analyses of large number of samples at high speed.
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 Monday, April 22, 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 technical 80 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 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 5
B.2 Technical Requirements 61
B.2.1 Nano- Liquid Chromatography (LC) system 14
B.2.2 Mass spectrometer 37
a) Performance Metrics 13
b) Data Dependent Acquisitions (DDA) / Data Independent Acquisitions (DIA) 12
c) Quantitation 12
B.2.3 Software 4
B.2.4 Computational hardware 4
B.2.5 Integration 1
B.2.6 Regulatory and Industry Standards Compliance 1
B.3 Delivery, Installation and Testing 2
B.4 Training Services 2
B.5 Warranty and Extended Warranty Services 8
B.6 Optional Value-Adds 2
Schedule D Part 2 Financial Submission 20
Total Weight 100
Optional Demonstration 15
Total including Optional Demonstration 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.
