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Natural Resources Canada

Microscope numérique et analyseur élémentaire

Supply arrangement
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
March 18, 2025
Published
February 6, 2025
Type
Goods
Explore similarLaboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing EquipmentOntario
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Keyence Canada Inc.
Contract value
CAD $358.6K
Award date
2025-03-20
Supplier location
Mississauga, Ontario
RFP against Supply Arrangement

Full description

Trade Agreements:
Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement
Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement
World Trade Organization–Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA)

Tendering Procedure: All pre-qualified suppliers
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest Evaluated Price
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No

Nature of Requirements: Supply of digital microscope and elemental analyzer
Reference Number: NRCan-5000086707

Contact Information:
Name: Alexandre Rheault
Title: Procurement Specialist
Address: 580 Booth St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Telephone: 613-298-6447
E-mail: a••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

THIS REQUEST IS RESERVED FOR HOLDERS OF SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT # E60PV-19EQUI ONLY, FOR THE PURCHASE OF LABORATORY AND SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT, PARTS AND ACCESSORIES, SERVICES AND SUPPLIES.

Only Suppliers currently pre-qualified on Supply Arrangement E60PV-19EQUI have been invited to bid.

As a requirement of the Supply Arrangement, this notice is published on Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) for a period of 40 calendar days. The closing date published on this notice identifies how long the notice will be published. For the closing date of any solicitation under the supply arrangement, invited suppliers should refer to the solicitation documents.

Suppliers that do not have a Supply Arrangement for the supply of Laboratory and Scientific Equipment, Parts and Accessories, Services and Supplies with Public Works and Government Services Canada, cannot submit a bid. Any bids received from suppliers not pre-qualified on the Supply Arrangement will not be evaluated.

Suppliers may qualify under Supply Arrangement E60PV-19EQUI for Laboratory and Scientific Equipment, Parts and Accessories, Services and Supplies, at any time. Interested suppliers should download solicitation document E60PV-19EQUI/D from CanadaBuys (SAP Ariba) and submit a response as per the requirements of the Request for Supply Arrangement.

Description:

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) requires a digital microscope equipped with an elemental analyzer capable of analyzing surface profiles for research purposes. The mandatory technical criteria are as follows:

-The Bidder MUST be able to provide a digital microscope which has minimum 60-degree tilt functionality for sample orientation. The Bidder MUST provide document indicating this functionality is available.

  • The Bidder MUST be able to provide a digital microscope which has lenses with zoom spanning 20X to 3000X or more. The Bidder MUST provide documents to support that they have available lenses with the specified zoom span.
  • The Bidder MUST be able to provide a digital microscope along with an integrated software to perform, save and export the following measurements:
  • Distance
  • Angle
  • Radius
  • Automatic count of particles
  • Occupied area measurements
  • 3D profile measurements
  • 3D volume measurements
  • Surface roughness measurements

The Bidder MUST provide photos or documents to demonstrate these software capabilities.

  • The Bidder MUST be able to provide an element analyzer which is compatible with the proposed digital microscope and operable with same proposed software. The Bidder MUST justify why element analyzer is compatible with available digital microscope.
  • The Bidder MUST be able to provide an element analyzer which has Nd:YAG laser with a wavelength of at least in the range of 250-350 nano meter and a spot size range 1-15 micometer. The Bidder MUST provide document indicating this functionality.
  • The Bidder MUST have at least 3 years of experience supplying this equipment to different organizations. The experience must have been gained within the last 10 years prior to the bid closing date. The Bidder MUST provide examples of projects that have been completed within the last 3 years with the bid. The document must include the following:

a) Project Name
b) Project Application
c) Contact Name and Contact Information (references*)

  • References might be contacted to confirm the provided information.

The responsive bidder already holding a Supply arrangement for Laboratory and Scientific Equipment, Parts and Accessories, Services and Supplies from Public Works and Government Services Canada who meets the mandatory technical criteria with the lowest aggregate price will be recommended for contract award.

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Basic information

Reference
cb-650-32491017
Solicitation no.
NRCan-5000086707
Buyer
Natural Resources Canada
Notice type
RFP against Supply Arrangement
Method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Procurement category
*GD
Trade agreements
*Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
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 delivery
*National Capital Region (NCR)
Contract term
March 21, 2025 → March 31, 2025

Key dates

Published
February 6, 2025
Closes
March 18, 2025
Amendment no.
003

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    Thermo Fisher Scientific (Mississauga) Inc
    2 contracts won· latest March 4, 2025
    CAD $280.1K
    total awarded
  2. 2
    Agilent Technologies Canada Inc.
    2 contracts won· latest October 22, 2024
    CAD $208K
    total awarded
  3. 3
    Saskatchewan Research Council
    1 contract won· latest August 9, 2022
    CAD $910.8K
    total awarded
  4. 4
    Opti-Tech Scientific Inc.
    1 contract won· latest October 21, 2024
    CAD $289.4K
    total awarded
  5. 5
    KEYENCE CANADA INC.
    1 contract won· latest November 18, 2024
    CAD $177.9K
    total awarded

Thermo Fisher Scientific (Mississauga) 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.

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