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National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Système de sondes de bio-capacitance

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
August 24, 2026
Published
July 29, 2026
Type
Goods
Explore similarLaboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Alpha Controls & Instrumentation Inc.
Contract value
CAD $131.2K
Award date
2026-10-21
Supplier location
Markham, Ontario
Request for Proposal

Full description

Acquisition of a new four-probe system enabling real-time measurement of bio-capacitance for cell culture in bioreactors, for up to four bioreactors in parallel. This system will enable real-time estimation of viable cell concentration in those bioreactors.
Measuring bio-capacitance at multiple frequencies, at regular intervals, in order to obtain the capacitance distribution spectrum of the cells, thereby enabling the real-time calculation of other critical cell culture parameters such as cell size, internal cell conductivity, and critical frequency.

The probes to be acquired under this procurement must be compatible with the different types of bioreactors used by the team. In addition, the selected bio-capacitance probes must allow multi-frequency scanning for real-time determination of the intrinsic dielectric properties of the cells through analysis of the ß-dispersion of the signal using the Cole–Cole a model. Finally, the generated data must be capable of being captured in real time both by the control and data acquisition system via OPC-UA communication, and via 4–20 mA communication to enable integration of the probe directly into a control loop.

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

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NRC seeks a bio-capacitance probe system for cell culture in bioreactors.

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Basic information

Reference
cb-483-56366637
Solicitation no.
26-58103
Buyer
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*GD
Trade agreements
*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 41000000 — Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment

Delivery & regions

Regions of opportunity
*Canada
Contract term
September 11, 2026 → November 3, 2027

Key dates

Published
July 29, 2026
Closes
August 24, 2026
Amendment no.
003
Amendment date
August 7, 2026

Contact

Contact
D••••• R••••••••
Email
d••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Phone
(343) •••-••••
Address
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Complete source record(34)
Title
Bio-capacitance probe system
Reference number
cb-483-56366637
Amendment number
002
Solicitation number
26-58103
Publication date
2026-07-29
Tender closing date
2026-08-24T14:00:00
Amendment date
2026-08-07
Expected contract start date
2026-09-11
Expected contract end date
2027-11-03
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
Lowest Price
Trade agreements
*Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Regions of opportunity
*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
ON
Contracting entity address postal code
K1A 0R6
Contracting entity address country
Canada
Contact info name
D••••• R••••••••
Contact info email
d••••••••@••••••••.••.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/102022/26-58103_qa_02.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/102022/26-58103_qa_01.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/102022/26-58103_npp_en.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/102022/26-58103_rfp_en.pdf
Tender description
Acquisition of a new four-probe system enabling real-time measurement of bio-capacitance for cell culture in bioreactors, for up to four bioreactors in parallel. This system will enable real-time estimation of viable cell concentration in those bioreactors. Measuring bio-capacitance at multiple frequencies, at regular intervals, in order to obtain the capacitance distribution spectrum of the cells, thereby enabling the real-time calculation of other critical cell culture parameters such as cell size, internal cell conductivity, and critical frequency. The probes to be acquired under this procurement must be compatible with the different types of bioreactors used by the team. In addition, the selected bio-capacitance probes must allow multi-frequency scanning for real-time determination of the intrinsic dielectric properties of the cells through analysis of the ß-dispersion of the signal using the Cole–Cole a model. Finally, the generated data must be capable of being captured in real time both by the control and data acquisition system via OPC-UA communication, and via 4–20 mA communication to enable integration of the probe directly into a control loop.

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