Direct Air Capture Scaling Analysis

Solicitation number 5000074458R2

Publication date

Closing date and time 2023/10/16 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description

    Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) requires a scaling analysis of the practical
    potential of the deployment and use of Direct Air Capture systems in Canada.
    The contractor will perform each task listed below.
    • Subtask 1 A techno economic engineering analysis of the top two most likely DAC technology candidates to be potentially deployed in Canada (within the 2030 and 2050 time frame), providing the following information:
    o Detailed technical description of the system.
    o Process flow diagrams (actual or estimated).
    o Mass and energy balances for the system (actual or estimated).
    o CAPEX and OPEX estimates.
    o TRL levels and development description, including risk analysis, of remaining work to get system to the highest level TRL (commercial operation with experience and high reliability).
    o Any special operating requirements.
    o CO2 removal performance and annual removal rates (and the conditions to which the quoted performance and rates apply), external energy input (heat, power, and rates thereof) and chemical/consumable inputs for one unit’s operation annually.
    • Subtask 2 Scalability analysis:
    o Gross estimates of number and location of units to remove various levels of CO2 from the ambient air in Canada
    o Estimate total required energy inputs and identify practical, GHG emissions-free and additional sources for that energy, including through the use of power purchase agreements (PPAs) to supply emissions-free energy to DAC projects.
    o Estimate geographic footprints of source energy from different types, and potential locations. (for example, what is the geographic footprint for the power source, it its solely wind powered, PV solar powered, nuclear powered, etc).
    o Discuss other manufacturing, logistical, economic, legal, and political factors for increasing scale of use.

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 5 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2023/11/01.

    Trade agreements

    • No trade agreements are applicable to this solicitation process

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Environment and Climate Change Canada Procurement & Contracting Division
    Address

    105 rue McGill

    Montreal, Quebec, H2Y2E7
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Anthony De Flavis
    Phone
    (438) 801-0777
    Email
    anthony.deflavis@ec.gc.ca
    Address

    105 rue McGill

    Montreal, Quebec, H2Y2E7
    Canada
    Bidding details

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    French
    4
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    English
    31
    001
    French
    3

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Proposal
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Canada
    Region of opportunity
    Canada
    Contract duration
    5 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Selection criteria
    Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

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