This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Life Technologies Inc./Technologies Life Inc.
Contract value
CAD $77K
Award date
2023-12-20
Supplier location
Burlington, Ontario
Request for Proposal
Full description
AMENDMENT TO CLOSING TIME:Please disregard the Ariba Discovery posting response deadline closing time and CanadaBuys posting closing time. All required supporting documentation and bid submission must be submitted by November 3rd, 2023 at 2:00 pm EDT. All bids submitted after 2:00 pm EDT will result in the bid being declared non- responsive. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is (CFIA), has a requirement for the supply of one Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Instrument. Delivery to Ottawa, ON must be received on or before January 29th, 2024. Bidders must meet the mandatory requirements detailed in the Request for Proposal. The period of the Contract is from date of Contract award to one-year after delivery and acceptance inclusive. Canada has the irrevocable option to extend the term of the Contract by up to three additional one year periods under the same terms and conditions. This requirement is being solicited as a conditional set-aside under the Federal Government Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB).
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Basic information
Reference
WS3985228504-Doc4252399963
Solicitation no.
WS3985228504
Buyer
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*GD
Trade agreements
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys
Classification & terms
UNSPSC
UNSPSC 41000000 — Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment
Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.
1
RollanTech Inc.
21 contracts won· latest August 4, 2026
CAD $4M
total awarded
2
Felix Technology Inc.
19 contracts won· latest August 10, 2026
CAD $4.8M
total awarded
3
Ador tech Inc.
11 contracts won· latest January 26, 2026
CAD $1.3M
total awarded
4
Fisher Scientific
11 contracts won· latest March 25, 2026
CAD $1M
total awarded
5
Bruker Ltd.
10 contracts won· latest July 29, 2026
CAD $6M
total awarded
RollanTech 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.
