UOT201815878 - Radio Telescope Observations of Pulsars and Fast Radio Bursts in Ontario

 
NAME OF PROCURING ENTITY
Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics on behalf of The Governing Council of the University of Toronto (the “University”)
 
CONTACT PERSON AND CONTRACT PERSON COORDINATES
Name – Harneer Batra
Tile – Procurement Officer
Email – Harneer.batra@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 a RFP for - Radio Telescope Observations of Pulsars and Fast Radio Bursts in Ontario. 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/opportunities/18070  on or before October 4, 2018 [2:00:00 p.m. local time]
The submissions will not be opened publicly.
 
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]
 
The University will base its selection of qualified suppliers on the following criteria:
Experience and Qualifications....................................................................................................20 points
130 – 200 hours of use of a 40-meter class radio telescope......................................................20 points
Continuous monitoring on a 10-meter class radio telescope.....................................................10 points
Service Levels and Service Descriptions...................................................................................10 points
Pricing - 130 – 200 hours of use of a 40-meter class radio telescope.........................................30 points
Pricing - Continuous monitoring on a 10-meter class radio telescope.........................................10 points
Total Points...............................................................................................................................100 points
 
 
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.