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National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Tour d'atelier d'outillage CNC

Name: Tour d'atelier d'outillage CNC
Creator: National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

August 14, 2026

Published

July 16, 2026

Type

Goods

Full description

The National Research Council Canada (NRC) requires a CNC tool room lathe with full manual machining capabilities to support quick setup, operational flexibility and precision machining, operations.

All the deliverables must be received on or before December 31st 2026

Solicitation of Offer Submission Eligibility.

This solicitation of offers is subject to the Policy on Reciprocal Procurement. This means that only Canadian Suppliers and Suppliers of an Applicable Trading Partner, are eligible for this solicitation of offers. Offers submitted by Suppliers of a Non-Trading Partner will be rejected.

Basis of selection: Lowest Price

Tenders must be submitted to the NRC Bid Receiving Unit at:
N••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

Refer to the attached tender documents to obtain further information.

Canada retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

Procuring Office:
Isabelle Fortin
National Research Council Canada
Finance and Procurement Services
I••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

AI Summary

NRC seeks a CNC tool room lathe for precision machining.

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Basic information

Reference

cb-134-86293114

Solicitation no.

26-58071

Buyer

National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*GD

Trade agreements

*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 23000000 — Industrial Manufacturing and Processing Machinery and Accessories

Delivery & regions

Regions of opportunity

*Canada

Regions of delivery

*National Capital Region (NCR) *Canada

Contract term

August 14, 2026 → December 31, 2026

Key dates

Published

July 16, 2026

Closes

August 14, 2026

Amendment no.

003

Amendment date

July 28, 2026

Contact

Contact

I••••••• F•••••

Email

i••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

Phone

(438) •••-••••

Address

•••• •••••••• ••••••, ••••••••, ••, ••• •••, ••••••

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

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

↓ 26-58071_evaluationcriteria_eng.pdf

Complete source record(35)

Title

CNC Tool Room Lathe

Reference number

cb-134-86293114

Amendment number

002

Solicitation number

26-58071

Publication date

2026-07-16

Tender closing date

2026-08-14T14:00:00

Amendment date

2026-07-28

Expected contract start date

2026-08-14

Expected contract end date

2026-12-31

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*23242500

Unspsc description

*Metal milling machines

Procurement category

*GD

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

Trade agreements

*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)

Regions of opportunity

*Canada

Regions of delivery

*National Capital Region (NCR) *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

Contracting entity address postal code

K1A0R6

Contracting entity address country

Canada

Contact info name

I••••••• F•••••

Contact info email

i••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

Contact info phone

(438) •••-••••

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/100809/26-58071_rfp_eng.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/100809/26-58071_amendment1_eng_0.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/100809/26-58071_basisofpayment_eng.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/100809/26-58071_npp_eng.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/100809/26-58071_amendment2_eng.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/100809/26-58071_evaluationcriteria_eng.pdf

Tender description

The National Research Council Canada (NRC) requires a CNC tool room lathe with full manual machining capabilities to support quick setup, operational flexibility and precision machining, operations. All the deliverables must be received on or before December 31st 2026 Solicitation of Offer Submission Eligibility. This solicitation of offers is subject to the Policy on Reciprocal Procurement. This means that only Canadian Suppliers and Suppliers of an Applicable Trading Partner, are eligible for this solicitation of offers. Offers submitted by Suppliers of a Non-Trading Partner will be rejected. Basis of selection: Lowest Price Tenders must be submitted to the NRC Bid Receiving Unit at: N••••••••@••••••••.••.ca Refer to the attached tender documents to obtain further information. Canada retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Procuring Office: Isabelle Fortin National Research Council Canada Finance and Procurement Services I••••••••@••••••••.••.ca