This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Carl Zeiss Canada LTD
Contract value
CAD $148.2K
Award date
2025-04-02
Supplier location
North York, Ontario
Advance Contract Award Notice
Full description
The National Research Council of Canada has a requirement for an automated optical microscope, dedicated to the inspection of microstructured silicon wafers up to 300 mm in diameter, either on their own or mounted in support custom tools. The key requirements for this system are a design with wide clearance on three sides, enabling large parts to be handled, and DIN EN ISO 14644-1 certification (ISO5 class cleanroom).
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UNSPSC 41000000 — Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment
Delivery & regions
Province
Ontario
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Key dates
Published
February 25, 2025
Closes
March 12, 2025
Amendment no.
001
Likely incumbents
(5)
Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.
1
Felix Technology Inc.
3 contracts won· latest March 7, 2025
CAD $593.6K
total awarded
2
Anton Paar Canada Inc
3 contracts won· latest May 28, 2025
CAD $163.5K
total awarded
3
Rollan Tech Inc.
2 contracts won· latest June 2, 2025
CAD $316.9K
total awarded
4
Photon Spot
2 contracts won· latest April 15, 2025
CAD $188.8K
total awarded
5
Les Solutions Snowhouse 2014 Inc
2 contracts won· latest April 10, 2024
CAD $99.3K
total awarded
Felix Technology 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.
