Magnetic Thin Films

Solicitation number NRCan-5000096539

Publication date

Closing date and time 2026/08/21 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description

    The Department of Natural Resources Canada requires specialized technical services to support research and development activities related to permanent magnetic thin-film materials and Materials Acceleration Platforms (MAPs). These services are required to generate high-quality experimental data and technical information that enable the discovery, development, optimization, and validation of advanced magnetic materials.

    The requirement supports NRCan's initiatives in materials acceleration, active learning, machine learning, and data-driven materials design by providing experimental capabilities necessary to fabricate, characterize, assess, and validate candidate magnetic thin-film materials. The resulting experimental datasets and technical analyses will be integrated into NRCan-led optimization and decision-support workflows to accelerate materials development and improve predictive modelling capabilities.

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 13 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2026/08/31.

    Trade agreements

    • No trade agreements are applicable to this solicitation process

    Reason for limited tendering

    A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

    • None
    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Department of Natural Resources (NRCan)
    Address

    580 Booth Street

    Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E4
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Anik Samson
    Phone
    (613) 350-7875
    Email
    anik.samson@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
    Address

    580 Booth Street

    Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E4
    Canada
    Bidding details
    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
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    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    001 EN 10 2026/08/06
    001 FR 5 2026/08/06
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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Advance Contract Award Notice
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Canada
    Region of opportunity
    Canada
    Contract duration
    13 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Advance Contract Award Notice
    Selection criteria
    Not applicable