This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
MSS Ltd. Medical, Surgical and Safety Supplies
Contract value
CAD $290.9K
Award date
2026-02-06
Supplier location
Hay River, Nt
Advance Contract Award Notice
Full description
The National Research Council Canada (NRC)'s - Medical Devices Research Centre (MD) has a requirement for the delivery of a Portable Multimodal Brain Activity Recording System (fNIRS–EEG).
This procurement has been set-aside under the federal government's Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB). Only Indigenous businesses as defined under PSIB are eligible to challenge the proposed procurement strategy to award the contract to the named Indigenous business.
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Basic information
Reference
cb-393-16617386
Solicitation no.
25-58275
Buyer
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Notice type
Advance Contract Award Notice
Method
Advance contract award notice
Procurement category
*GD
Trade agreements
*Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys
Classification & terms
UNSPSC
UNSPSC 41000000 — Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment
Delivery & regions
Regions of delivery
*Boucherville
Contract term
February 6, 2026 → March 31, 2026
Key dates
Published
January 18, 2026
Closes
February 3, 2026
Amendment no.
001
Likely incumbents
(5)
Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.
1
CHANNEL SYSTEMS INC.
3 contracts won· latest February 6, 2026
CAD $366K
total awarded
2
SnowHouse Solutions
2 contracts won· latest November 25, 2025
CAD $181.9K
total awarded
3
ZURICH INSTRUMENTS AG
2 contracts won· latest August 28, 2026
CAD $100.8K
total awarded
4
HAMAMATSU CORPORATION
2 contracts won· latest November 19, 2025
CAD $67.2K
total awarded
5
Light Conversion USA
2 contracts won· latest January 16, 2026
CHANNEL SYSTEMS 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.
