This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Chemspeed Technologies Inc
Contract value
CAD $1M
Award date
2025-06-27
Supplier location
North Brunswick, Nj
Advance Contract Award Notice
Full description
The National Research Council of Canada has a requirement for an automated robotic platform that is capable of a variety of synthesis procedures to parallelize and make high-throughput hydrothermal/solvothermal, which must meet all of the mandatory technical requirements as specified in this document. The proposed contract is for a period of 12 months.
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Basic information
Reference
cb-773-21262461
Solicitation no.
25-58057
Buyer
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Notice type
Advance Contract Award Notice
Method
Advance contract award notice
Procurement category
*GD
Trade agreements
*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
*Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
*World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
*Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
*North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
*Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
*Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
*Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
*Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
*Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
*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
*Ontario (except NCR)
Key dates
Published
June 2, 2025
Closes
June 18, 2025
Amendment no.
001
Likely incumbents
(5)
Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.
1
CHANNEL SYSTEMS INC.
3 contracts won· latest February 6, 2026
CAD $366K
total awarded
2
SnowHouse Solutions
2 contracts won· latest November 25, 2025
CAD $181.9K
total awarded
3
ZURICH INSTRUMENTS AG
2 contracts won· latest August 28, 2026
CAD $100.8K
total awarded
4
HAMAMATSU CORPORATION
2 contracts won· latest November 19, 2025
CAD $67.2K
total awarded
5
Light Conversion USA
2 contracts won· latest January 16, 2026
CHANNEL SYSTEMS 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.
