Achromatic X-ray Capillary

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Official name: Aarhus Universitet
National registration number: 311 19 103
Postal address: Trøjborgvej 82-84
Town: Aarhus C
NUTS code: DK DANMARK
Postal code: 8000
Country: Denmark
Contact person: Ann Sophie Steffensen
E-mail: udbud@au.dk
Telephone: +45 60202600

Internet address(es):

Main address: www.au.dk

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title:

Achromatic X-ray Capillary

Reference number: 2020-0105066

II.1.2) Main CPV code

38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description:

In order to perform angle-resolved photoemission on sub-micrometer scale crystals, devices and quantum materials at the SGM4 beamline of the ASTRID2 synchrotron light source, Aarhus University wishes to buy an achromatic X-ray capillary with a point spread function of less than 2 micrometer.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: 106 900.00 USD

II.2) Description

II.2.1) Title:

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code: DK0 DANMARK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

In order to perform angle-resolved photoemission on sub-micrometer scale crystals, devices and quantum materials at the SGM4 beamline of the ASTRID2 synchrotron light source, Aarhus University wishes to buy an achromatic X-ray capillary with a point spread function of less than 2 micrometer. The capillary has to be placed at a working distance of no more than 7 mm from the sample during measurements. The capillary must be compatible with a source to sample distance of 750 mm, which is defined by the existing beamline optics.

The capillary must be compatible with ultra-high vacuum (UHV) conditions and its dimensions have to ensure that the cross-section of beam intercepted by the lens is 6.7 mm² and that a source demagnification factor of 50 is achieved. The capillary has to be mounted in a UHV compatible holder made primarily from titanium and it should contain both a fixed and a removable beam stop that enables improvement of the point spread function.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: no

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14) Additional information

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure without prior publication

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

After exploring the market, we are of the opinion that only one company can produce the required achromatic X-ray capillary that suits our experiments, i.e. Sigray Inc. With respect to a complete evaluation of all requirements, beam focus, achromaticity, working distance, capillary dimensions, beam stop and capillary holder, Sigray Inc. is the only company who can provide a product that meets these requirements.

IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Section V: Award of contract/concession

V.2) Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of contract award decision:</span>

12/06/2020

V.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Official name: Sigray, Inc.
Town: Concord
NUTS code: 00 Not specified
Country: United States

The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 106 900.00 USD

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information:

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Official name: Klagenævnet for udbud Complaints Board for Public Procurement
Postal address: Toldboden 2
Town: Viborg
Postal code: 8800
Country: Denmark
E-mail: klfu@naevneneshus.dk
Telephone: +45 72405708

Internet address: https://erhvervsstyrelsen.dk/klagenaevnet-for-udbud

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Please contact Aarhus University, if you have a comment about this notice — udbud@au.dk

Following the notification, a standstill period of 10 calendar days will be held in accordance to paragraph 3 of Act No 593 of 2 June 2016 on the Danish Act on the Complaints Board for public Procurement. This implies that the contracting authority cannot sign the contract with the winning tenderer before the standstill period has expired.

In case of complaints about tenders or decisions, e.g. award of contracts covered by Section II or III in the Danish Public Procurement Act must be submitted to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement (Klagenævnet for udbud) within 45 calendar days from the day after the contractor published a notice in the Official Journal on the conclusion of a contract. At the latest concurrently with submission of an appeal to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the complainant must inform the Contracting Authority of the alleged infringement, and whether the appeal is to be referred to the board.

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Official name: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Postal address: Carl Jacobsens Vej 35
Town: Valby
Postal code: 2500
Country: Denmark
E-mail: kfst@kfst.dk
Telephone: +45 4171500

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

12/06/2020

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Achromatic X-ray Capillary

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