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National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Helium Recovery, Purification and Liquification Plant

Name: Helium Recovery, Purification and Liquification Plant
Creator: National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

July 21, 2026

Published

June 11, 2026

Type

Goods

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Awarded

This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.

Winning supplier

Keep Cool Refrigeration & AC Ltd.

Contract value

CAD $750K

Award date

2025-06-30

Supplier location

St. John's, Newfoundland

Request for Proposal

Full description

The National Research Council Canada (NRC) requires to purchase an automated low maintenance near closed cycle helium gas recovery, purification and liquefaction system capable of recovering helium from normal boil off and helium fills from six (6) superconducting NMR magnets, including five (5) 4-Kelvin magnets, and one (1) ultrahigh-field 2-Kelvin pumped magnet.

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

AI Summary

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Basic information

Reference

cb-626-57396943

Solicitation no.

25-58033

Buyer

National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*GD

Trade agreements

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

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

*Mass transfer equipment

Delivery & regions

Province

Ontario

Regions of opportunity

*World

Regions of delivery

*Ottawa

Key dates

Published

June 11, 2026

Closes

July 21, 2026

Amendment no.

000

Contact

Contact

Marie Josée Lachance

Email

MarieJosee.Lachance@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Address

1200 Montreal Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada

Documents

(1)

↓ 25-58033_rfp.pdf

Complete source record(26)

Title

Helium Recovery, Purification and Liquification Plant

Reference number

cb-626-57396943

Amendment number

000

Solicitation number

25-58033

Publication date

2026-06-11

Tender closing date

2026-07-21T14:00:00

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*23200000

Unspsc description

*Mass transfer equipment

Procurement category

*GD

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

Trade agreements

Regions of opportunity

*World

Regions of delivery

*Ottawa

Contracting entity name

National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Contracting entity address line

1200 Montreal Rd

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

Marie Josée Lachance

Contact info email

MarieJosee.Lachance@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Attachment

https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97724/section-iii---offer-submission-form-and-offeror-declaration-form.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97724/25-58033_npp.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97724/section-i---annex-technical-evaluation.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97724/section-ii---annex-financial-offer.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97724/25-58033_rfp.pdf