This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
APPLIED PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS, INC.
Contract value
CAD $102.1K
Award date
2026-07-09
Supplier location
Vancouver, Wa
Advance Contract Award Notice
Full description
The Department of the National Research Council Canada has a requirement for the supply of one (1) Optical Parametric Oscillator System. The system must provide tunable femtosecond output for quantum and nonlinear optics experiments. The OPO will be pumped by an existing Coherent Chameleon femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser, and used in conjunction with an existing OPO. Accordingly, the new OPO must be compatible with both.
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UNSPSC 41000000 — Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment
Delivery & regions
Province
Ontario
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Key dates
Published
June 18, 2026
Closes
July 3, 2026
Amendment no.
001
Likely incumbents
(5)
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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.
