University of Calgary - Advanced Contract Award Notice / Notice of Proposed Procurement - Differential Scanning Calorimeter

The University of Calgary (UCalgary) intends to purchase a TA Instruments Discovery DSC250 Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) from Waters Limited, including Thermal and Rubotherm Installation & Training, Tzero® Press and Die Sets Kit, and Academic Support Plan.

The equipment is required by the University’s Civil Engineering laboratory to replace an aging DSC Q100 and to support research involving bituminous materials, including neat and modified asphalt materials, asphalt modifiers, and material ageing. These materials can exhibit weak, broad, or overlapping thermal events. The laboratory requires a DSC capable of delivering measurement sensitivity, baseline performance, signal separation, and compatibility necessary to support the laboratory’s current and future research program.

Based on the technical assessment completed by the laboratory, the TA Instruments Discovery DSC 250 is the only known system currently capable of meeting the University’s complete combination of mandatory performance, heat-flow measurement, modulation, compatibility, and workflow requirements.