Name: Services de certification et d’essais de gaz traceur des hottes de laboratoire
Creator: National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Awarded

This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.

Winning supplier

Preston Phipps Inc.

Contract value

CAD $444.7K

Award date

2026-01-28

Supplier location

Ottawa, Ontario

Advance Contract Award Notice

Full description

The National Research Council Canada (NRC) intends to award a contract for the annual certification, adjustment, and tracer gas containment testing of laboratory fume hoods located at NRC’s Ottawa.

The objective is to engage a service provider with the necessary manufacturer authorization, technical certification, and specialized equipment to perform fume hood testing and adjustments in accordance with ANSI/CSA Z316.5:20 - Fume Hoods and Associated Exhaust Systems (Class D) standards.

The contract will ensure regulatory compliance, laboratory safety, and consistent performance across all hoods equipped with Phoenix Controls venturi valves. The work includes annual airflow testing, calibration, face velocity measurements, tracer gas testing on a rotational sample, and submission of digital reports for each building.

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Basic information

Reference

cb-424-30075113

Solicitation no.

25-58247

Buyer

National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Notice type

Advance Contract Award Notice

Method

Advance contract award notice

Procurement category

*SRV

Trade agreements

*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 76000000 — Industrial Cleaning Services

Delivery & regions

Regions of delivery

*Ottawa

Contract term

January 30, 2026 → January 31, 2033

Key dates

Published

January 8, 2026

Closes

January 23, 2026

Amendment no.

002

Likely incumbents

(1)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
Clean Harbors Canada, Inc.
1 contract won· latest March 30, 2026
CAD $140.5K
total awarded

Clean Harbors Canada, 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.