Title
Purchase of one (1) General-Purpose Laboratory Vacuum Vessel
Reference number
cb-544-1759279
Solicitation number
26-58133
Publication date
2026-09-09
Tender closing date
2026-10-21T14:00:00
Expected contract start date
2026-10-30
Expected contract end date
2027-03-31
Unspsc description
*Laboratory and scientific equipment
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-iii---offer-submission-form-and-offeror-declaration-form.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/106239/rfp-26-58133_amendment-1.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/106239/rfp-26-58133_amendment-2.pdf,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/rfp-26-58133_purchase-of-one-general-purpose-laboratory-vacuum-vessel.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/amendment-1-to-section-i---technical-offer.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/106239/annex---drawing-me-000-08711-rev.-b.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.
