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National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Station de récupération, de purification et de liquéfaction d’hélium

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
July 21, 2026
Published
June 11, 2026
Type
Goods
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Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Keep Cool Refrigeration & AC Ltd.
Contract value
CAD $750K
Award date
2025-06-30
Supplier location
St. John's, Newfoundland
Request for Proposal

Full description

The National Research Council Canada (NRC) requires to purchase an automated low maintenance near closed cycle helium gas recovery, purification and liquefaction system capable of recovering helium from normal boil off and helium fills from six (6) superconducting NMR magnets, including five (5) 4-Kelvin magnets, and one (1) ultrahigh-field 2-Kelvin pumped magnet.

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

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Basic information

Reference
cb-626-57396943
Solicitation no.
25-58033
Buyer
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*GD
Trade agreements
*North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
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
*World
Regions of delivery
*Ottawa

Key dates

Published
June 11, 2026
Closes
July 21, 2026
Amendment no.
001

Contact

Contact
M•••• J•••• L•••••••
Email
M••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
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
    Coherent Canada Inc.
    1 contract won· latest September 18, 2025
    CAD $746.7K
    total awarded
  3. 3
    Dyze Design
    1 contract won· latest April 22, 2026
    CAD $295.8K
    total awarded
  4. 4
    Menlo Systems Inc.
    1 contract won· latest October 20, 2025
    CAD $218.5K
    total awarded
  5. 5
    Labsphere Inc.
    1 contract won· latest August 25, 2026
    CAD $105K
    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(26)
Title
Helium Recovery, Purification and Liquification Plant
Reference number
cb-626-57396943
Amendment number
000
Solicitation number
25-58033
Publication date
2026-06-11
Tender closing date
2026-07-21T14:00:00
Tender status
Open
Unspsc
*23200000
Unspsc description
*Mass transfer equipment
Procurement category
*GD
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Procurement method
Competitive - Open bidding
Selection criteria
Lowest Price
Trade agreements
*Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
Regions of opportunity
*World
Regions of delivery
*Ottawa
Contracting entity name
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Contracting entity address line
1200 Montreal Rd
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
Attachment
https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97724/section-iii---offer-submission-form-and-offeror-declaration-form.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97724/25-58033_npp.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97724/section-i---annex-technical-evaluation.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97724/section-ii---annex-financial-offer.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97724/25-58033_rfp.pdf
Tender description
The National Research Council Canada (NRC) requires to purchase an automated low maintenance near closed cycle helium gas recovery, purification and liquefaction system capable of recovering helium from normal boil off and helium fills from six (6) superconducting NMR magnets, including five (5) 4-Kelvin magnets, and one (1) ultrahigh-field 2-Kelvin pumped magnet.

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