Adjustable Sample Mounting Fixture Fabrication

The contract calls for the fabrication of a precision adjustable mounting fixture designed to securely hold solar panel test samples up to 1.5 meters by 1.5 meters during hail impact testing. The fixture must accommodate both horizontal and tilted orientations to simulate real-world installation conditions, ensuring accurate and repeatable test results. It must be robust enough to withstand repeated high-energy impacts while maintaining consistent sample positioning and alignment, with adjustments that are precise, repeatable, and easy to operate under laboratory conditions. This subcontract is issued by the National Research Council of Canada under the NAICS code 332999 for other fabricated metal product manufacturing, with responses due by May 25, 2026. The work is to be performed in Ontario, excluding the National Capital Region, and is part of a broader effort to standardize and improve solar panel resilience testing methodologies. The contract does not specify a set-aside status, and no point of contact is provided in the posted data, though all submissions must comply with the technical requirements and performance standards outlined in the solicitation.