Trade Agreement: CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
Thermal Cycler and Plate Sealer
01581-210602/A
Truong, Daisy
Telephone No. - (306) 241-3376 ( )
Fax No. - (306) 975-5397 ( )
Line 1, Thermal Cycler and Optional Plate Sealer
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) has a requirement for the supply and delivery for one (1) high throughput thermal cycler and one (1) plate heat sealer to be delivered to Swift Current Research and Development Centre on or before March 31, 2021.
The thermal cycler must be capable of amplifying polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplicons in all standard Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS) sample plate formats in under 75 minutes. The instrument must incorporate sample immersion technology to allow multiple sample plates to be processed in parallel in a single run.
The sample plate heat sealer must be compatible with the thermal cycler and capable of providing a waterproof seal on all standard SBS sample plate formats suitable for immersion-based thermal cycling as well as ultra-cold long term sample storage. The instrument must be capable of welding and unwelding seals to sample plates multiple times using the same seal.
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Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
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