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Department of Natural Resources (NRCan)

Analytical Services

Name: Analytical Services
Creator: Department of Natural Resources (NRCan)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

December 7, 2026

Published

October 26, 2026

Type

Services

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Full description

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) wishes to advise you of an upcoming requirement. Please review and respond if you would be interested in providing this good or service.

SOLICITATION NO.: RFP 5000094969

DEPARTMENT: Natural Resources Canada

CONTRACTING AUTHORITY: Shazeen Dhanani

E-MAIL ADDRESS: s••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

NOTIFICATION PERIOD: October 26, 2026 – December 7, 2026

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: Canada is seeking offers from Offerors to provide analytical support to CanmetMINING for the chemical and elemental
characterization of solid and liquid samples, including major and trace elements, base metals, and precious metals, on an “as and when required” basis

DURATION OF CONTRACT: From date of Contract to March 31, 2027. Plus 3 option years.

Selection criteria

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

AI Summary

NRCan seeks offers for analytical support to CanmetMINING, providing chemical and elemental analysis of solid and liquid samples on an as‑needed basis, contract through March 2027 with up to three option years.

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Basic information

Reference

cb-593-43838632

Solicitation no.

RFP 5000094969

Buyer

Department of Natural Resources (NRCan)

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*SRV

Trade agreements

*Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 77000000 — Environmental Services

Delivery & regions

Regions of opportunity

*Canada

Regions of delivery

*Canada

Contract term

December 28, 2026 → March 31, 2027

Key dates

Published

October 26, 2026

Closes

December 7, 2026

Amendment no.

001

Amendment date

October 27, 2026

Contact

Contact

S•••••• D••••••

Email

S••••••••@••••••••.ca

Phone

343•••-••••

Address

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Award history

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Documents

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Complete source record(35)

Title

Analytical Services

Reference number

cb-593-43838632

Amendment number

001

Solicitation number

RFP 5000094969

Publication date

2026-10-26

Tender closing date

2026-12-07T14:00:00

Amendment date

2026-10-27

Expected contract start date

2026-12-28

Expected contract end date

2027-03-31

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*77140000

Unspsc description

*Environmental laboratory services

Procurement category

*SRV

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

Trade agreements

Regions of opportunity

*Canada

Regions of delivery

*Canada

Contracting entity name

Department of Natural Resources (NRCan)

Contracting entity address line

580 Booth Street

Contracting entity address city

Ottawa

Contracting entity address province

Contracting entity address postal code

K1A 0E8

Contracting entity address country

Canada

Contact info name

S•••••• D••••••

Contact info email

S••••••••@••••••••.ca

Contact info phone

343•••-••••

Contact info address line

••• ••••• ••••••

Contact info city

••••••

Contact info province

••

Contact info postalcode

••• •••

Contact info country

••••••

Attachment

https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/111152/189208---rfp-5000094969-analytical-services_0.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/111152/189208---rfp-5000094969-analytical-services.pdf

Tender description

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) wishes to advise you of an upcoming requirement. Please review and respond if you would be interested in providing this good or service. SOLICITATION NO.: RFP 5000094969 DEPARTMENT: Natural Resources Canada CONTRACTING AUTHORITY: Shazeen Dhanani E-MAIL ADDRESS: s••••••••@••••••••.••.ca NOTIFICATION PERIOD: October 26, 2026 – December 7, 2026 DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: Canada is seeking offers from Offerors to provide analytical support to CanmetMINING for the chemical and elemental characterization of solid and liquid samples, including major and trace elements, base metals, and precious metals, on an “as and when required” basis DURATION OF CONTRACT: From date of Contract to March 31, 2027. Plus 3 option years.