This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Hitachi High-Tech Canada Inc.
Contract value
CAD $986.7K
Award date
2026-07-29
Supplier location
Etobicoke, Ontario
Advance Contract Award Notice
Full description
The Construction Research Center of National Research Council of Canada has a requirement for the supply and installation of one ultra-high resolution Cold Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope, which must have a Cold Field Emission (CFE) gun consisting of single tungsten crystal with the anode heating system allowing ultra-high resolution ultra-bright imaging.
The Contractor must install the CFE-Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and ensure that the installed CFE-SEM with required features is correctly adjusted, calibrated, and serviced such that the equipment is ready for operational use.
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 June 6, 2026. If it qualifies, the buyer must open a full competition.
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