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National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Diffractomètre à rayons X de paillasse

Name: Diffractomètre à rayons X de paillasse
Creator: National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Other

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

August 28, 2026

Published

August 13, 2026

Type

Goods

Full description

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) requires the supply, delivery,
and training for a benchtop X-ray diffractometer, such as the Bruker D6 PHASER
or equivalent, capable of supporting NRC's current and anticipated X-ray
diffraction research activities while providing data quality and scan performance
comparable to NRC's existing high-performance floor-standing X-ray diffraction
systems.

Selection criteria

Variations or combinations of the above methods

AI Summary

NRC seeks a benchtop X-ray diffractometer for research activities.

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Basic information

Reference

cb-343-97800951

Solicitation no.

26-58123

Buyer

National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Notice type

Advance Contract Award Notice

Method

Advance contract award notice

Procurement category

*GD

Trade agreements

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

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 opportunity

*Canada

Regions of delivery

*Canada

Contract term

September 15, 2026 → March 10, 2027

Key dates

Published

August 13, 2026

Closes

August 28, 2026

Amendment no.

001

Contact

Contact

F••••••• B••••••••

Email

F••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

Phone

(613) •••-••••

Address

•••• •••••••• ••••, ••••••, •••••••, ••• •••, ••••••

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.

Documents

(1)

↓ 26-58123_acan_english.pdf

Complete source record(34)

Title

Benchtop X-ray Diffractometer

Reference number

cb-343-97800951

Amendment number

000

Solicitation number

26-58123

Publication date

2026-08-13

Tender closing date

2026-08-28T14:00:00

Expected contract start date

2026-09-15

Expected contract end date

2027-03-10

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*41100000

Unspsc description

*Laboratory and scientific equipment

Procurement category

*GD

Notice type

Advance Contract Award Notice

Procurement method

Advance contract award notice

Selection criteria

Variations or combinations of the above methods

Trade agreements

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

Regions of opportunity

*Canada

Regions of delivery

*Canada

Contracting entity name

National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Contracting entity address line

1200 Montreal Road

Contracting entity address city

Ottawa

Contracting entity address province

Ontario

Contracting entity address postal code

K1A 0R6

Contracting entity address country

Canada

Contact info name

F••••••• B••••••••

Contact info email

F••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

Contact info phone

(613) •••-••••

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/103561/26-58123_acan_english.pdf

Tender description

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) requires the supply, delivery, and training for a benchtop X-ray diffractometer, such as the Bruker D6 PHASER or equivalent, capable of supporting NRC's current and anticipated X-ray diffraction research activities while providing data quality and scan performance comparable to NRC's existing high-performance floor-standing X-ray diffraction systems.