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National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Chambre réverbérante électromagnétique et salle de contrôle blindée contre les radiofréquences

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
June 18, 2025
Published
May 22, 2025
Type
Goods
Explore similarLaboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing EquipmentOntario
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Testforce Systems
Contract value
CAD $554.8K
Award date
2025-08-15
Supplier location
St.-Laurent, Quebec
Request for Proposal

Full description

RFP – Reverberation Chamber and Radio Frequency Shielded Control Room

RFP # 24-58244/B
France Lemelin
Telephone: (343) 550-6252
E-mail address: F••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

There is security requirement associated with this solicitation.
Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Revised World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA), Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) apply to this solicitation.

Requirement

The Herzberg Astronomy & Astrophysics (HAA) Research Centre at the NRC has a requirement for the delivery of a Reverberation Chamber and Radio Frequency Shielded Control Room. The delivery is required in Kaleden, British Columbia on or before March 16, 2026.

Bidders’ Conference

A virtual bidders' conference will be held on June 3rd, 2025. The conference will begin at 13:00 pm EDT. The scope of the requirement outlined in the bid solicitation will be reviewed during the conference and questions will be answered. It is recommended that bidders who intend to submit a bid attend or send a representative.

Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority before the conference to confirm attendance. Bidders should provide, in writing, to the Contracting Authority, the name(s) of the person(s), maximum of 2 (two), and email addresses who will be attending and a list of issues they wish to table no later than 30th May, 2025, 14:00 pm EDT.

Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the bidders' conference will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation. Bidders who do not attend will not be precluded from submitting a bid.

Note to Bidders

The bidders must submit fixed price. All prices must be submitted in Canadian currency. Customs duties are excluded and applicable taxes are extra.

Evaluation Process

Bidders must meet all the mandatory criterion described in the Request for Proposal.

Inquiries

To ensure a response before the bid closing date, all enquiries about this requirement must be submitted in writing and received by the Contracting Authority at least seven (7) days prior to the bid closing date.

France Lemelin
Senior Contracting Officer
Finance and Procurement Services Directorate
National Research Council Canada
Telephone: (343) 550-6252
E-mail address: F••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

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Basic information

Reference
cb-970-95172102
Solicitation no.
24-58244/B Amendment 002
Buyer
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*GD
Trade agreements
*Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

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

Delivery & regions

Province
Ontario
Regions of delivery
*British Columbia

Key dates

Published
May 22, 2025
Closes
June 18, 2025
Amendment no.
003

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    CHANNEL SYSTEMS INC.
    3 contracts won· latest February 6, 2026
    CAD $366K
    total awarded
  2. 2
    SnowHouse Solutions
    2 contracts won· latest November 25, 2025
    CAD $181.9K
    total awarded
  3. 3
    ZURICH INSTRUMENTS AG
    2 contracts won· latest August 28, 2026
    CAD $100.8K
    total awarded
  4. 4
    HAMAMATSU CORPORATION
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    CAD $67.2K
    total awarded
  5. 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.

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