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Purchase of one (1) General-Purpose Laboratory Vacuum Vessel

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26-58133International

Response Deadline10/05/2026, 07:00:00 PM UTC

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The National Research Council of Canada is soliciting bids for the purchase of one general-purpose laboratory vacuum vessel to support the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Center. This equipment is essential for building a test cryostat that will allow the center to verify the performance and lifetime of custom and commercial cryogenic mechanisms before they are integrated into astronomical instrumentation. The vacuum vessel will be combined with a cryocooler, vacuum pump, and other custom components to establish a new cryogenic testing capability. This federal solicitation, identified by number 26-58133, was posted on September 9, 2026, with a response deadline of October 5, 2026. The project will be performed in British Columbia, Canada. Interested parties should direct inquiries to the contracting authority, Marie Josée Lachance.

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NRC Canada seeks bids for a laboratory vacuum vessel for cryogenic testing.

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Government of Canada → National Research Council of CanadaView Agency

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British Columbia, CAN

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PhaseSolicitation

PostedSep 9

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Response DeadlineOct 5

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10/05/2026, 07:00:00 PM UTCin 25 days

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AgencyGovernment of Canada → National Research Council of Canada

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Government of Canada → National Research Council of Canada

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NRC’s Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Center performs cryogenic research to support its astronomical instrumentation program. To support the development of cryogenic instrumentation, it is beneficial to test mechanisms at cryogenic temperatures to verify their performance and lifetime. To enable this testing, NRC is building a test cryostat to allow custom and commercial cryogenic mechanisms to be tested thoroughly prior to use in an instrument. This vacuum vessel will be integrated with a cryocooler, vacuum pump, and other custom parts to create this new cryogenic testing capability.

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