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National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Sphère d’intégration - Question et Réponses No. 4

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
July 23, 2026
Published
June 9, 2026
Type
Goods
Explore similarIndustrial Manufacturing and Processing Machinery and AccessoriesOntario
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Labsphere Inc.
Contract value
CAD $105K
Award date
2026-08-25
Supplier location
North Sutton, New Hampshire
Request for Proposal

Full description

The objective of this project is to obtain 2 identical integrating spheres with all supporting components necessary to make traceable spectroradiometric measurements within the visible-near Infrared (VISNIR) to shortwave infrared (SWIR) spectrum. The equipment will be able to provide an absolute uniformity spectral radiance output that is traceable to a national metrology standard such as NRC’s Metrology standard or NIST in the U.S.. Further, due to the nature of the potential use of the sensors – day/night/cloud/full sun, the system requires the ability to easily vary the output to suit expected conditions.

Selection criteria

Variations or combinations of the above methods

AI Summary

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Basic information

Reference
cb-360-69061788
Solicitation no.
26-58044 - Q&A #4
Buyer
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*GD
Trade agreements
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 23000000 — Industrial Manufacturing and Processing Machinery and Accessories

Delivery & regions

Province
Ontario
Regions of opportunity
*Canada
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Contract term
July 17, 2026 → October 29, 2027

Key dates

Published
June 9, 2026
Closes
July 23, 2026
Amendment no.
007
Amendment date
July 21, 2026

Contact

Contact
S•••• D••••
Email
S••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Phone
(343) •••-••••
Address
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Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    nScrypt Inc
    1 contract won· latest December 3, 2025
    CAD $955.9K
    total awarded
  2. 2
    Keep Cool Refrigeration & AC Ltd.
    1 contract won· latest June 30, 2025
    CAD $750K
    total awarded
  3. 3
    Coherent Canada Inc.
    1 contract won· latest September 18, 2025
    CAD $746.7K
    total awarded
  4. 4
    Dyze Design
    1 contract won· latest April 22, 2026
    CAD $295.8K
    total awarded
  5. 5
    Menlo Systems Inc.
    1 contract won· latest October 20, 2025
    CAD $218.5K
    total awarded

nScrypt 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(35)
Title
Integrating Sphere - Question and Answer #4
Reference number
cb-360-69061788
Amendment number
006
Solicitation number
26-58044 - Q&A #4
Publication date
2026-06-09
Tender closing date
2026-07-23T14:00:00
Amendment date
2026-07-21
Expected contract start date
2026-07-17
Expected contract end date
2027-10-29
Tender status
Open
Unspsc
*23151700
Unspsc description
*Optical industry machinery and equipment and supplies
Procurement category
*GD
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Procurement method
Competitive - Open bidding
Selection criteria
Variations or combinations of the above methods
Trade agreements
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
Regions of opportunity
*Canada
Regions of delivery
*Canada
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
S•••• D••••
Contact info email
S••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Contact info phone
(343) •••-••••
Contact info address line
•••• •••••••• ••••
Contact info city
••••••
Contact info province
•••••••
Contact info postalcode
••• •••
Contact info country
••••••
Attachment
https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97526/26-58044_rfp.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97526/26-58044_qa01.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97526/26-58044_qa03_0.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97526/26-58044-4_rfp_en_sphere-amendment.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97526/26-58044_rfpamendment02.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97526/26-58044_rfpamendment03.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97526/26-58044_qa05.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97526/26-58044_rfpamendment05_0.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97526/26-58044_qa02.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97526/26-58044_rfpamendment01.pdf
Tender description
The objective of this project is to obtain 2 identical integrating spheres with all supporting components necessary to make traceable spectroradiometric measurements within the visible-near Infrared (VISNIR) to shortwave infrared (SWIR) spectrum. The equipment will be able to provide an absolute uniformity spectral radiance output that is traceable to a national metrology standard such as NRC’s Metrology standard or NIST in the U.S.. Further, due to the nature of the potential use of the sensors – day/night/cloud/full sun, the system requires the ability to easily vary the output to suit expected conditions.

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