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Department of Natural Resources (NRCan)

Essais à l’échelle pilote visant à évaluer des sondes LIBS (spectroscopie de rupture induite par laser)

Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
August 11, 2026
Published
July 27, 2026
Type
Services
Explore similarEngineering and Research and Technology Based Services
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Kingston Process Metallurgy Inc.
Contract value
CAD $55.5K
Award date
2026-08-13
Supplier location
Kingston, Ontario
Advance Contract Award Notice

Full description

The Department of Natural Resources Canada has a requirement to conduct pilot-scale testing for a refractory probe for Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) in a controlled electric arc furnace (EAF) environment to evaluate its suitability for application in steelmaking operations. The testing will be performed using a custom-built pilot scale arc furnace that will assess the durability, performance, and response of the probes under representative steelmaking conditions.

Selection criteria

Not applicable

AI Summary

NRCan seeks a supplier for pilot trials of LIBS probes in a steelmaking environment.

Intended sole-source award

The buyer plans to award this contract to a named supplier without competition. If your business can do this work, send a statement of capabilities to the contracting authority before August 11, 2026. If it qualifies, the buyer must open a full competition.

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Basic information

Reference
cb-543-90683428
Solicitation no.
NRCan-5000096476
Buyer
Department of Natural Resources (NRCan)
Notice type
Advance Contract Award Notice
Method
Advance contract award notice
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*None
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 81000000 — Engineering and Research and Technology Based Services

Delivery & regions

Regions of opportunity
*Canada
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Contract term
August 31, 2026 → November 1, 2026

Key dates

Published
July 27, 2026
Closes
August 11, 2026
Amendment no.
001

Contact

Contact
A••• S•••••
Email
a••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Phone
613••••••
Address
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Documents

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Complete source record(34)
Title
Pilot trials testing Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Probes
Reference number
cb-543-90683428
Amendment number
000
Solicitation number
NRCan-5000096476
Publication date
2026-07-27
Tender closing date
2026-08-11T14:00:00
Expected contract start date
2026-08-31
Expected contract end date
2026-11-01
Tender status
Open
Unspsc
*81141901
Unspsc description
*Product research and development service
Procurement category
*SRV
Notice type
Advance Contract Award Notice
Procurement method
Advance contract award notice
Selection criteria
Not applicable
Trade agreements
*None
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
ON
Contracting entity address postal code
K1A 0E4
Contracting entity address country
Canada
Contact info name
A••• S•••••
Contact info email
a••••••••@••••••••.••.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/101711/nrcan-5000096476---acan.pdf
Tender description
The Department of Natural Resources Canada has a requirement to conduct pilot-scale testing for a refractory probe for Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) in a controlled electric arc furnace (EAF) environment to evaluate its suitability for application in steelmaking operations. The testing will be performed using a custom-built pilot scale arc furnace that will assess the durability, performance, and response of the probes under representative steelmaking conditions.

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