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PR19224 - 47419-269614 - Chemical Detection Systems ITQ - List of Qualified Respondents

Name: PR19224 - 47419-269614 - Chemical Detection Systems ITQ - List of Qualified Respondents
Creator: Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Other

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

October 20, 2026

Published

November 3, 2025

Type

Goods

Full description

Stream 1 – Ion Mobility Spectrometers
a. Rapiscan Systems; and b. Smiths Detection Montreal Inc.
Stream 2 – Infrared Spectrometers
a. 908 Devices Inc.; b. Agilent Technologies Canada Inc.; and c. Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Stream 3 – Mass Spectrometers
a. 908 Devices Inc.; b. AB Sciex LP; c. Agilent Technologies Canada Inc.; d. Thermo Fisher Scientific; and e. WATERS LIMITED. Stream 4 – Raman Spectrometers a. Agilent Technologies Canada Inc.; b. Pendar Technologies Inc.; c. Rigaku Analytical Devices Inc.; d. Scatr Inc.; and e. Thermo Fisher Scientific. At this time, only the listed QRs will be invited to participate in the subsequent phases of the Chemical Detection Systems procurement process.

Selection criteria

Not applicable

AI Summary

On June 11, 2025, Canada issued an Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) (Solicitation CW2405177 / Client Ref No. 1000519614 – 47419-269614) allowing for Interested Parties to pre-qualify fo...

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Basic information

Reference

WS5196453257-Doc5424037958

Solicitation no.

WS5196453257

Buyer

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Notice type

Invitation to Qualify

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*GD

Trade agreements

*None

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 41000000 — Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment

Limited tendering reason

None

Delivery & regions

Province

Quebec

Regions of delivery

*Canada

Contract term

? → March 31, 2026

Key dates

Published

November 3, 2025

Closes

October 20, 2026

Amendment no.

000

Amendment date

November 3, 2025

Contact

Contact

Goulet, Natasha (SPAC/PSPC) (elle-la / she-her)

Email

natasha.goulet@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Address

11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5, Canada

End-user

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Likely incumbents

(1)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
Evident Canada MIS, Inc
1 contract won· latest March 20, 2026

Evident Canada MIS, 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.

Complete source record(30)

Title

PR19224 - 47419-269614 - Chemical Detection Systems ITQ - List of Qualified Respondents

Reference number

WS5196453257-Doc5424037958

Amendment number

000

Solicitation number

WS5196453257

Publication date

2025-11-03

Tender closing date

2026-10-20T14:00:00

Amendment date

2025-11-03

Expected contract end date

2026-03-31

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*41120000

Unspsc description

*Laboratory supplies and fixtures

Procurement category

*GD

Notice type

Invitation to Qualify

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Not applicable

Limited tendering reason

None

Trade agreements

*None

Regions of delivery

*Canada

Contracting entity name

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Contracting entity address line

11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage

Contracting entity address city

Gatineau

Contracting entity address province

Quebec

Contracting entity address postal code

K1A 0S5

Contracting entity address country

Canada

End user entities name

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

End user entities address

333 North River Road,Ottawa,Ontario,K1L 8B9,Canada

Contact info name

Goulet, Natasha (SPAC/PSPC) (elle-la / she-her)

Contact info email

natasha.goulet@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Notice u r l

https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/23543720?extsite=MjM1NDM3MjBfQU4wMTQ4NDA1MDk5Mg==

Tender description

On June 11, 2025, Canada issued an Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) (Solicitation CW2405177 / Client Ref No. 1000519614 – 47419-269614) allowing for Interested Parties to pre-qualify for Chemical Detection Systems in 4 streams. Stream 1 – Ion Mobility Spectrometers (IMS); Stream 2 – Infrared Spectrometers (IR), Stream 3 – Mass Spectrometers (MS), and Stream 4 – Raman Spectrometers (Raman). The ITQ closed on July 17, 2025 at 1400hrs EDT. This notice serves to announce the Qualified Respondents (QR) as a result of the responses received from the ITQ. ITQ Evaluation Results: The QRs are (in alphabetical order): Stream 1 – Ion Mobility Spectrometers a. Rapiscan Systems; and b. Smiths Detection Montreal Inc. Stream 2 – Infrared Spectrometers a. 908 Devices Inc.; b. Agilent Technologies Canada Inc.; and c. Thermo Fisher Scientific. Stream 3 – Mass Spectrometers a. 908 Devices Inc.; b. AB Sciex LP; c. Agilent Technologies Canada Inc.; d. Thermo Fisher Scientific; and e. WATERS LIMITED. Stream 4 – Raman Spectrometers a. Agilent Technologies Canada Inc.; b. Pendar Technologies Inc.; c. Rigaku Analytical Devices Inc.; d. Scatr Inc.; and e. Thermo Fisher Scientific. At this time, only the listed QRs will be invited to participate in the subsequent phases of the Chemical Detection Systems procurement process.