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National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Purchase of one (1) General-Purpose Laboratory Vacuum Vessel

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
October 5, 2026
Published
September 9, 2026
Type
Goods
Explore similarLaboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing EquipmentOntario

Full description

NRC’s Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Center performs cryogenic research to support its astronomical instrumentation program. To support the development of cryogenic instrumentation, it is beneficial to test mechanisms at cryogenic temperatures to verify their performance and lifetime. To enable this testing, NRC is building a test cryostat to allow custom and commercial cryogenic mechanisms to be tested thoroughly prior to use in an instrument. This vacuum vessel will be integrated with a cryocooler, vacuum pump, and other custom parts to create this new cryogenic testing capability.

Selection criteria

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

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NRC’s Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Center performs cryogenic research to support its astronomical instrumentation program. To support the development of cryogenic i...

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Basic information

Reference
cb-544-1759279
Solicitation no.
26-58133
Buyer
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
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

Delivery & regions

Province
Ontario
Regions of opportunity
*Canada
Regions of delivery
*British Columbia
Contract term
October 30, 2026 → March 31, 2027

Key dates

Published
September 9, 2026
Closes
October 5, 2026
Amendment no.
000

Contact

Contact
M•••• J•••• L•••••••
Email
M••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Phone
(343) •••-••••
Address
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(5)

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  2. 2
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  5. 5
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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.

Documents

(1)
Complete source record(29)
Title
Purchase of one (1) General-Purpose Laboratory Vacuum Vessel
Reference number
cb-544-1759279
Amendment number
000
Solicitation number
26-58133
Publication date
2026-09-09
Tender closing date
2026-10-05T14:00:00
Expected contract start date
2026-10-30
Expected contract end date
2027-03-31
Tender status
Open
Unspsc
*41100000
Unspsc description
*Laboratory and scientific equipment
Procurement category
*GD
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Procurement method
Competitive - Open bidding
Selection criteria
Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
Trade agreements
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Regions of opportunity
*Canada
Regions of delivery
*British Columbia
Contracting entity name
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Contracting entity address line
1200 Montreal Road
Contracting entity address city
Ottawa
Contracting entity address province
Ontario
Contracting entity address postal code
K1A 0R6
Contracting entity address country
Canada
Contact info name
M•••• J•••• L•••••••
Contact info email
M••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Contact info phone
(343) •••-••••
Attachment
https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/106239/section-i---technical-offer.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/106239/section-ii---annex-financial-offer.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/106239/annex---drawing-me-000-08711-rev.-b.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/106239/26-58133_npp.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/106239/section-iii---offer-submission-form-and-offeror-declaration-form.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/106239/rfp-26-58133_purchase-of-one-general-purpose-laboratory-vacuum-vessel.pdf
Tender description
NRC’s Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Center performs cryogenic research to support its astronomical instrumentation program. To support the development of cryogenic instrumentation, it is beneficial to test mechanisms at cryogenic temperatures to verify their performance and lifetime. To enable this testing, NRC is building a test cryostat to allow custom and commercial cryogenic mechanisms to be tested thoroughly prior to use in an instrument. This vacuum vessel will be integrated with a cryocooler, vacuum pump, and other custom parts to create this new cryogenic testing capability.

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