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Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

39903-260598- Instrument automatisé d’extraction des acides nucléiques

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
January 16, 2026
Published
December 16, 2025
Type
Goods
Explore similarLaboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing EquipmentQuebec
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Life Technologies Inc./Technologies Life Inc.
Contract value
CAD $31.5K
Award date
2026-02-03
Supplier location
Burlington, Ontario
Request for Proposal

Full description

AMENDMENT TO CLOSING TIME: Please disregard the Ariba Discovery posting response deadline closing time and CanadaBuys posting closing time. All required supporting documentation and bid submission must be submitted by 16 January 2026 at 2:00pm EST. All bids submitted after 2:00pm EST will result in the bid being declared non-responsive. Summary : The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has a requirement for the supply and delivery of an automated nucleic acid extraction instrument that provides a low to medium throughput option for automated magnetic bead-based extractions. The CFIA requires an instrument that can purify 1 to 12 samples per run which will significantly reduce consumable waste.

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Basic information

Reference
WS5478156916-Doc5484440432
Solicitation no.
WS5478156916
Buyer
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*GD
Trade agreements
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 41000000 — Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment

Delivery & regions

Province
Quebec
Regions of delivery
*Lethbridge

Key dates

Published
December 16, 2025
Closes
January 16, 2026
Amendment no.
002

Contact

End-user
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    RollanTech Inc.
    21 contracts won· latest August 4, 2026
    CAD $4M
    total awarded
  2. 2
    Felix Technology Inc.
    18 contracts won· latest August 10, 2026
    CAD $4.7M
    total awarded
  3. 3
    Ador tech Inc.
    11 contracts won· latest January 26, 2026
    CAD $1.3M
    total awarded
  4. 4
    Fisher Scientific
    11 contracts won· latest March 25, 2026
    CAD $1M
    total awarded
  5. 5
    Bruker Ltd.
    10 contracts won· latest July 29, 2026
    CAD $6M
    total awarded

RollanTech Inc. is the most likely incumbent, based on how often and how recently they have won this buyer’s work in this category. To displace them, expect to need a clearly stronger proposition or price.

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