Tender · Closed · RFP against Supply Arrangement
NPP - TSB 3D digital Microscope
Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board (TSB)
- Closed
- January 30, 2026
- January 30, 2026 at 14:30
- Published
- January 14, 2026
- amended January 30, 2026
- Type
- Goods
- Competitive - Selective tendering
- Delivery
- National Capital Region
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-968-83149576 · solicitation TSB-2026-8065935
- Commodity (UNSPSC)
- 41111700 Viewing and observing instruments and accessories
- Topic
- Laboratory and scientific equipment
- Delivery regions
- National Capital Region
- Trade agreements
- Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
- How the winner is picked
- Lowest Price What this means
Solicitation Number: TSB-2026-8065935
Solicitation start date: January 14th,2025
Solicitation closing date: January 30th, 2026, at 2:30pm Eastern Daylight-Saving Time (EDT)
Department: Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
Tendering Procedure: Competitive - Selective Tendering – All qualified Suppliers under SA#E60PV-19EQUI
This requirement is intended to result in the award of one (1) contract.
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) requires a contractor to provide one (1) modern, 3D digital Microscope to support the TSB Engineering laboratory’s ongoing testing, troubleshooting, and analysis of failure mechanisms of fractured components used in investigations.
THIS REQUEST IS RESERVED FOR HOLDERS OF SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT # E60PV-19EQUI ONLY, FOR THE PURCHASE OF LABORATORY AND SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT, PARTS AND ACCESSORIES, SERVICES AND SUPPLIES.
Excerpt of the buyer’s description, with contact details left out. The notice on CanadaBuys is the official version.
Who won the last ones like it
Recent CanadaBuys award notices with the same commodity code.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Systems for Research Corp. | M7594-262705 – Desktop Scanning Electron Microscope | Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) | $313,609 |
| Dec 2025 | Not named here | Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) | $36,217 | |
| May 2025 | Life Technologies Inc./Technologies Life Inc. | 6D063-246622 Small-footprint fluorescence microscope | Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) | $18,558 |
| Jan 2025 | Carl Zeiss Canada Ltd | PR16086 5P033-240196 Electron Dispersive Spectroscopy Scanning Electron Microscope | Parks Canada Agency (PC) | $371,593 |
| Dec 2024 | Keyence Canada Inc. | F3710-245069 KEYENCE high magnification zoom lens | Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) | $27,284 |
| Nov 2024 | TESCAN USA Inc. | M7594-243429 Scanning Electron Microscope - Energy-Dispersive X-Ray | Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) | $803,839 |
| Sep 2024 | Delta Photonics | Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP) Electron-Multiplication Charge Coupled Device (em-CCD Camera) | National Research Council Canada | $108,523 |
| Sep 2024 | Baker Hughes Energy Services Canada DBA Waygate Technologies | W0133-24T038 - Borescope | Department of National Defence (DND) | $42,064 |
| Jul 2024 | Felix Technology Inc. | SPIDERS OFF-AXIS ELLISOID (OAE) & GPI CAL2.0 OFF-AXIS PARABOLAR (OAP) MIRRORS | National Research Council Canada | $133,825 |
| May 2023 | Keyence Canada Inc. | 39903-230685 - Digital Microscope | Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) | $159,222 |
| Mar 2023 | Bay Instruments, LLC | 23240-230422_Portable chlorophyll fluorometer | Department of National Defence (DND); Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) | $128,360 |
| Feb 2023 | Not named here | Department of National Defence (DND) | $144,895 | |
| Jan 2023 | Olympus NDT Canada Inc. | 23294-230550 Inverted Microscope System | Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) | $29,831 |
| Jan 2023 | Dolphitech | W3474-230214 3D Imaging System | Department of National Defence (DND) | $226,000 |
| Dec 2022 | Viewpoint Life Sciences | K8D10-230297 ZebraLab, Zebrabox and Accessories | Department of the Environment (ECCC ) | $61,472 |
Values as awarded, from $18,558 to $803,839.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Keyence Canada Inc. | 5 | $822K |
| Carl Zeiss Canada Ltd | 2 | $490K |
| TESCAN USA Inc. | 1 | $804K |
| Simple Origin Inc. | 1 | $441K |
| Systems for Research Corp. | 1 | $314K |
| Dolphitech | 1 | $226K |
| Nikon Canada Inc. | 1 | $135K |
| Felix Technology Inc. | 1 | $134K |
| Bay Instruments, LLC | 1 | $128K |
| Semplor BV | 1 | $121K |
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.