# Quebec SEAO #20173093

Agilent Q-TOF Mass Spectrometer and HPLC Integration Services

**Posted:** September 30, 2026
**Respond By:** October 16, 2026
**Identifier:** 20173093
**NAICS:** 423490, 541380

The Centre collégial de transfert de technologie – Centre d'expertise en recherche appliquée en sciences pharmaceutiques is seeking a Q-TOF mass spectrometer for its existing Agilent HPLC system.
- **Buyer:** Centre collégial de transfert de technologie – Centre d'expertise en recherche appliquée en sciences pharmaceutiques, Montréal, Québec.
- **Procurement:** Notice of intent to purchase an **Agilent Q-TOF mass spectrometer** for integration with an existing Agilent 1260C HPLC system.
  - No quantity or part number is specified; refurbished Agilent equipment may also be considered.
  - **Agilent Technologies Canada Inc.** is the named supplier. The notice cites compatibility with the existing Agilent hardware and software as its rationale.
  - Waters is mentioned in the notice, which states that its mass spectrometers cannot connect to an Agilent (HP) LC.
- **Key requirements:** Compatibility with MassHunter; coordinated HPLC/Q-TOF control and software communication; automated calibration and reference-mass correction; specified mass resolution, accuracy, reserpine sensitivity, acquisition rate, isotopic fidelity, and MS/MS capability.
  - The system must provide online event and maintenance logs.
  - First-year warranty must cover labor, parts, and travel. The notice also requires a 10-year-use guarantee or residual-value credit upon upgrade.
- **Services requested:** Calibrate and validate the existing HPLC before installation, then test and validate the complete HPLC/MS integration, including instrument operation and software communication.
- **Performance period:** The notice states a duration of 60 but does not specify the unit. No option periods are stated.

### Description

The notice seeks to purchase an Agilent Q-TOF mass spectrometer for integration with the organization's existing Agilent 1260C HPLC system. The equipment must be compatible with the Agilent software ecosystem and be supplied with Agilent software or software approved by Agilent. The work includes calibrating and validating the HPLC system before installation, then testing and validating the complete HPLC/MS integration, including instrument operation and software communication. The notice cites compatibility requirements as the reason for pursuing a negotiated contract and considers refurbished Agilent units.

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