Analytical Services[E12]
Ottawa, CanadaDepartment of Natural Resources (NRCan)[E1]
In plain English
- What they want
- Titre : Services analytiques Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) wishes to advise you of an upcoming requirement. Please review and respond if you would be interested in providing this good or service. SOLICITATION NO.: RFP 5000094969 DEPARTMENT: Natural Resources Canada CONTRACTING AUTHORITY: Shazeen Dhanani E-MAIL ADDRESS: shazeen.dhanani@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca NOTIFICATION PERIOD: October 26, 2026 – December 7, 2026…
- Who can bid
- No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
- Deadline
- Buyer's deadline: 7 Dec 2026, 14:00 Eastern time (UTC−5). UTC: 7 Dec 2026, 19:00 UTC. CanadaBuys does not state a zone in its data. Its documentation uses Eastern time, so this is shown as Eastern time.Published 26 Oct 2026.
- Value
- Not stated by the buyer.
- Buyer
- Department of Natural Resources (NRCan)See what else this buyer buys and when.
- How to apply
- Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on CanadaBuys open tender notices (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Tender documents
The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.
- Deadline[E4]
- 7 Dec 2026, 14:00 Eastern time (UTC−5)
- Value
- Not stated
- Published[E10]
- 26 Oct 2026
- Procedure[E9]
- The procurement method is Competitive - Open bidding
- Last checked
- 3 hours ago
About the requirement
From the notice
Titre : Services analytiques Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) wishes to advise you of an upcoming requirement. Please review and respond if you would be interested in providing this good or service. SOLICITATION NO.: RFP 5000094969 DEPARTMENT: Natural Resources Canada CONTRACTING AUTHORITY: Shazeen Dhanani E-MAIL ADDRESS: shazeen.dhanani@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca NOTIFICATION PERIOD: October 26, 2026 – December 7, 2026 DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: Canada is seeking offers from Offerors to provide analytical support to CanmetMINING for the chemical and elemental characterization of solid and liquid samples, including major and trace elements, base metals, and precious metals, on an “as and when required” basis DURATION OF CONTRACT: From date of Contract to March 31, 2027. Plus 3 option years.[E5]
Eligibility and requirements
- ConditionDelivery regions: Canada.[E6]
- ConditionTrade agreements that apply: Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA).[E7]
- The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.
Risks and unknowns
- UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
- UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.
Updates
First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document cb-593-43838632@001@Open
Evidence
12 factsEvery fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.
- E1
The buyer is Department of Natural Resources (NRCan).
Document cb-593-43838632@001@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E2
The notice is classified under UNSPSC 77140000 (Environmental laboratory services).
Document cb-593-43838632@001@Open, field /unspsc, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E3
CanadaBuys publishes Government of Canada tenders.
“CA”
Document cb-593-43838632@001@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E4
Bids close at (Eastern Time assumed: the open data states no zone) 7 Dec 2026, 14:00 GMT-5.
“2026-12-07T14:00:00”
Document cb-593-43838632@001@Open, field /tenderClosingDate-appelOffresDateCloture, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) wishes to advise you of an upcoming requirement. Please review and respond if you would be interested in providing this good or service. SOLICITATION NO.: RFP 5000094969 DEPARTMENT: Natural Resources Canada CONTRACTING AUTHORITY: Shazeen Dhanani…”
Document cb-593-43838632@001@Open, field /tenderDescription-descriptionAppelOffres-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E6
Delivery regions: Canada.
Document cb-593-43838632@001@Open, field /regionsOfDelivery-regionsLivraison-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E7
Trade agreements that apply: Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA).
Document cb-593-43838632@001@Open, field /tradeAgreements-accordsCommerciaux-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E8
This is a Request for Proposal on CanadaBuys.
Document cb-593-43838632@001@Open, field /noticeType-avisType-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E9
The procurement method is Competitive - Open bidding.
Document cb-593-43838632@001@Open, field /procurementMethod-methodeApprovisionnement-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E10
The notice was published on 26 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-26”
Document cb-593-43838632@001@Open, field /publicationDate-datePublication, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E11
CanadaBuys gives the status as Open.
Document cb-593-43838632@001@Open, field /tenderStatus-appelOffresStatut-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E12
The notice is titled "Analytical Services".
Document cb-593-43838632@001@Open, field /title-titre-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
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