Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)
Description
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Tender brief & compliance checklist
AI-generated on 2026-10-17 from the notice and 2 document(s). It can miss or misread details — always check the official documents before bidding.
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada intends to purchase one inductively coupled plasma optical emissions spectrometer (ICP-OES) for its Atlantic Analytical Chemistry Lab at Charlottetown Research and Development Centre.
- The instrument must perform quantitative elemental analysis of soil, water and plant nitric acid digests and detect K, P, Ca, Al, Mg, Na, Mn, Fe, Cu, B and Zn, and must include an autosampler.
- The requirement is reserved for suppliers pre-qualified under Supply Arrangement E60PV-19EQUI; bids from non-qualified suppliers will not be evaluated.
- Delivery, installation and English onsite training are required on or before 2027-03-20 at Lab 132, 440 University Ave, Charlottetown, PE.
- The notice closes 2026-10-21 at 14:00 Eastern time; award goes to the responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price.
Key dates
- Notice closing date: 2026-10-21T14:00:00 Eastern time
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“CLOSING (Eastern time): 2026-10-21T14:00:00”
- Delivery, setup and training on or before: 2027-03-20
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“Delivery Date:On or before”
- Minimum warranty period: 1 year from date of installation and acceptance
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“for a minimum period of one (1) year from the date of installation and acceptance of the instrument”
- Minimum instrument and software support period: 10 years after purchase
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“The Instrument and operating software must be supported for a minimum of 10 years after purchase.”
- Notice publication period on GETS: 40 calendar days
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“this notice is published on Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) for a period of 40 calendar days”
- Questions deadline: Not stated
Evaluation
Lowest-price compliant among pre-qualified suppliers meeting all mandatory technical criteria
- Compliance with bid solicitation requirements
- Meeting all mandatory technical evaluation criteria in Annex A
- Lowest evaluated price / lowest aggregate price among responsive bidders
Security: Contractor will be onsite for setup and hands-on training and will be escorted on site. No security clearance stated.
Submission: Only suppliers pre-qualified on Supply Arrangement E60PV-19EQUI have been invited to bid; invited suppliers should refer to the solicitation documents for the closing date and submission requirements. Interested suppliers may qualify under E60PV-19EQUI by downloading solicitation document E60PV-19EQUI/D from CanadaBuys (SAP Ariba) and submitting a response as per the Request for Supply Arrangement.
Compliance checklist (mandatory requirements)
Risks and unusual terms
- Bids from suppliers not pre-qualified on Supply Arrangement E60PV-19EQUI will not be evaluated.
- The closing date on the notice identifies how long the notice is published; the actual solicitation closing date is in the solicitation documents.
- Government IT software approval and compatibility may delay download and setup; the computer may need to be taken off the server.
- Contractor personnel must sign in and out, work in L333, and be escorted at all times.
- The instrument and operating software must be supported for a minimum of 10 years after purchase.
- Warranty must cover parts, labour, travel and technical support, with unlimited remote support during the warranty period.
Not stated in the available text: Solicitation closing date and time for invited suppliers (notice says refer to solicitation documents); Deadline for questions; Bid submission portal, email address or physical address; Bid bond, security deposit or insurance requirements; Site visit or mandatory site meeting details; Security clearance requirement; Evaluation criteria beyond mandatory technical compliance and lowest price; Contract term or contract duration; Region (notice states 'Unknown'); Whether optional extended warranty or preventive maintenance plan will be evaluated or scored
Solicitation documents (2)
- esc-2627-095-annex-a.pdf PDF · Text searchable
- esc-2627-095-npp.pdf PDF · Text searchable
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Price benchmark
Range $1 – $16.0M · median $132K · n=767 · inferred from published winners in the same codes/department
Incumbency
Inferred rotating winners. Top published winner Agilent Technologies Canada Inc has 4% of 832 similar awards.
Department buying calendar
March highlighted (Canadian fiscal year-end). Spike not the peak month in this dataset.
Buyer contact (contracting authority)
Nicole LeBlanc · Nicole.LeBlanc@agr.gc.ca
Charlottetown, PE · Competitive - Selective tendering
As published on the CanadaBuys tender notice. Use for questions about this solicitation only.
Official Documents & Links
To submit a bid, you must respond through the official government procurement system.
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