Tender · Closed · Request for Proposal
Integrating Sphere - Question and Answer #4
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
- Closed
- July 23, 2026
- July 23, 2026 at 14:00
- Published
- June 9, 2026
- amended July 23, 2026
- Type
- Goods
- Competitive - Open bidding
- Delivery
- Anywhere in Canada
CanadaBuys tender notices published since Aug 2022; open as of October 12, 2026. Source: Public Services and Procurement Canada, CanadaBuys open data.
What it is
- Reference
- cb-360-69061788 · solicitation 26-58044 - Q&A #4
- Commodity (UNSPSC)
- 23151700 Optical industry machinery and equipment and supplies
- Topic
- Industrial machinery
- Delivery regions
- Anywhere in Canada
- Trade agreements
- Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
- How the winner is picked
- Variations or combinations of the above methods What this means
The objective of this project is to obtain 2 identical integrating spheres with all supporting components necessary to make traceable spectroradiometric measurements within the visible-near Infrared (VISNIR) to shortwave infrared (SWIR) spectrum. The equipment will be able to provide an absolute uniformity spectral radiance output that is traceable to a national metrology standard such as NRC’s Metrology standard or NIST in the U.S.. Further, due to the nature of the potential use of the sensors – day/night/cloud/full sun, the system requires the ability to easily vary the output to suit expected conditions.
Excerpt of the buyer’s description, with contact details left out. The notice on CanadaBuys is the official version.
Who won it
The award notice CanadaBuys published for this solicitation.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | Labsphere Inc. | Integrating Sphere - Question and Answer #4 | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | $105,000USD |
Who won the last ones like it
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Values as awarded, from $75,554 to $1,011,011.
Who wins most in this commodity class
Suppliers with the most award notices in the same six-digit UNSPSC class since 2022. Notices that give no value count in Awards, not in Total.
| Supplier | Awards | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ador tech Inc. | 1 | $1.3M |
| Menlo Systems Inc. | 1 | $219K |
| Labsphere Inc. | 1 | $105K |
CanadaBuys award notices since Aug 2022. They overlap the Treasury Board contract figures and are never added to them. Source: CanadaBuys open data, October 12, 2026.