Government vendor · Mississauga, Ontario

Bio-Rad Laboratories

Contracts with the federal government and the Government of Alberta, May 2009 to Nov 2025. Based in Mississauga, Ontario, going by its postal code.

Federal contracts: $1.5M; 56 contracts
Buyers: 3; departments and agencies
Non-competitive: 77%; of 43 contracts that say how they were awarded
Alberta sole-source: $87K; 2 contracts

Federal contracts over $10,000, contracts dated Jan 2004 to Sep 2026, each counted once at its latest reported value. Source: Treasury Board proactive publication of contracts, published October 13, 2026.

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Who it sells to

Department or agency	Contracts	Total
National Research Council Canada	34	$913K
National Defence	22	$570K

What it sells

By the Treasury Board object code each contract was filed under.

Category	Contracts	Total
Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	19	$529K
Special industry machinery	14	$444K
Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	7	$240K
Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	11	$208K
License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software	2	$24K
Miscellaneous Chemical products	1	$11K
Client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)	1	$10K

Largest contracts

Date	Buyer	What	How awarded	Value
Sep 2019	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$136,933
Nov 2013	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$98,957
Mar 2017	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	Non-competitive	$89,180
Jul 2023	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$48,863
Feb 2020	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	Competitive	$39,882
Jun 2015	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$39,326
Feb 2020	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	Competitive	$38,926
Dec 2011	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	—	$38,000
Mar 2010	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$36,666
Aug 2013	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Competitive: open bidding	$35,287

By year

Year	Contracts	Total
2009	1	$23K
2010	4	$96K
2011	5	$121K
2012	2	$41K
2013	5	$183K
2014	5	$94K
2015	5	$119K
2016	4	$78K
2017	4	$146K
2018	7	$139K
2019	5	$227K
2020	6	$140K
2021	1	$13K
2023	1	$49K
2025	1	$14K

Federal contracts

Newest first. Each at its latest reported value, amendments included.

Date	Buyer	What	How awarded	Value
Nov 2025	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive1 bid	$14,117
Jul 2023	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$48,863
Feb 2021	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$13,049
Nov 2020	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	Competitive	$24,021
Feb 2020	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	Competitive	$39,882
Feb 2020	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	Competitive	$38,926
Jan 2020	National Defence	License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software	Non-competitive	$12,189
Jan 2020	National Defence	License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software	Non-competitive	$12,189
Jan 2020	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$12,669
Sep 2019	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$136,933
May 2019	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$21,499
Feb 2019	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	Non-competitive	$24,343
Feb 2019	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$19,352
Feb 2019	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$24,835
Dec 2018	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$12,300
Oct 2018	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Competitive	$24,835
Sep 2018	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	Non-competitive	$24,990
Apr 2018	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$17,423
Mar 2018	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$24,937
Mar 2018	National Research Council Canada	Client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)	Non-competitive	$10,007
Jan 2018	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$24,835
Oct 2017	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$12,300
Aug 2017	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$25,867
May 2017	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	Competitive	$18,674
Mar 2017	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	Non-competitive	$89,180
Dec 2016	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	—	$18,845
Nov 2016	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$11,952
Aug 2016	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$30,985
Feb 2016	National Defence	Maintenance, Repair, Modification, Rebuilding & Installation of Equipment related to Ships	—	$16,428
Jul 2015	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	—	$25,578
Jun 2015	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$39,326
May 2015	National Research Council Canada	Miscellaneous Chemical products	Non-competitive	$11,294
Mar 2015	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$22,983
Mar 2015	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$19,397
Oct 2014	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Competitive	$32,206
Sep 2014	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$11,560
Mar 2014	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$10,627
Mar 2014	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Competitive: open bidding	$22,983
Feb 2014	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	—	$16,428
Nov 2013	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$98,957
Aug 2013	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Competitive: open bidding	$35,287
Mar 2013	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Competitive	$15,356
Feb 2013	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$20,989
Feb 2013	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive: open bidding	$12,659
Dec 2012	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	—	$15,501
Feb 2012	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	—	$25,674
Dec 2011	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	—	$38,000
Sep 2011	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	—	$22,766
Feb 2011	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	—	$27,843
Jan 2011	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	—	$19,883
Jan 2011	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$12,580
Nov 2010	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	—	$15,433
Oct 2010	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$23,100
Jul 2010	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	—	$20,380
Mar 2010	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$36,666
May 2009	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	—	$22,663

Alberta sole-source contracts

Contracts the Government of Alberta gave this vendor without competition.

Ministry	Contracts	Total
Agriculture and Forestry	2	$87K

Date	Buyer	What	How awarded	Value
Nov 2015	Agriculture and Forestry	Calibration of the three lines of Bio Rad system for TSE testing	Sole-source	$42,459
Nov 2015	Agriculture and Forestry	Repair and maintenance for TSE testing	Sole-source	$44,459

Government of Alberta sole-source service contracts of $10,000 or more, contracts starting Apr 2015 to Jun 2026. Source: Alberta sole-source contract disclosure, downloaded October 13, 2026.