Tender · Closed · Request for Proposal
X-ray Diffraction System (XRD)
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
- Closed
- September 8, 2026
- September 8, 2026 at 14:00
- Published
- August 5, 2026
- amended September 8, 2026
- Type
- Goods
- Competitive - Open bidding
- Delivery
- Outside Canada
- and 1 more
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-915-401846 · solicitation 26-58100
- Commodity (UNSPSC)
- 41100000 Laboratory and scientific equipment41110000 Measuring and observing and testing instruments41120000 Laboratory supplies and fixtures
- Topic
- Laboratory and scientific equipment
- Delivery regions
- Outside Canada, Anywhere in Canada
- Trade agreements
- Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
- How the winner is picked
- Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price What this means
This Contract will procure and install a high-resolution X-ray diffractometry (HR-XRD) system for use in the Epitaxy facilities at the National Research Council Canada (NRC). This HR-XRD system will provide critical feedback for the growth of III-V semiconductor heterostructures grown epitaxially.
These systems are used for research and commercial growth of III-V semiconductors (arsenides, antimonides, and phosphides). These systems grow demanding heterostructures for a wide range of optoelectronic and quantum applications, such as: quantum dot lasers, InP-based nanowire quantum dots for single-photon emission, quantum cascade and interband cascade lasers, and GaSb-based diode lasers incorporating quaternary and quinary alloys.
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Sep 2026 | Not named here | Canadian Space Agency (CSA) | $44,090 | |
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Values as awarded, from $42,379 to $814,552.
Who wins most in this commodity class
Suppliers with the most award notices in the same six-digit UNSPSC class since 2022.
| Supplier | Awards | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Agilent Technologies Canada Inc | 27 | $8.1M |
| Life Technologies Inc./Technologies Life Inc. | 21 | $5.9M |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific (Mississauga) Inc. | 19 | $6.3M |
| Smiths Detection Montreal Inc | 15 | $5M |
| Fisher Scientific | 13 | $1.5M |
| Bruker Ltd. | 10 | $3M |
| Waters Limited/Waters Limitee | 8 | $3.6M |
| Bio-Rad Laboratories (Canada) Limted | 8 | $651K |
| Hoskin Scientific Ltd. | 7 | $1.9M |
| Mirion Technologies (Canberra CA) Ltd. | 7 | $1.6M |
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