# CanadaBuys #20174350

École Polytechnique seeks an advanced 40–300 kV transmission electron microscope system

**Posted:** October 01, 2026
**Respond By:** October 17, 2026
**Identifier:** 20174350
**NAICS:** 334516

École Polytechnique is seeking an advanced transmission electron microscope (TEM) system for research and analysis.
- **Government buyer:** École Polytechnique; no sub-agency or purchasing office is identified in the available notice.
- **Procurement:** One 40–300 kV cold-field-emission TEM system. No quantity, OEM, vendor, brand, model, or part number is specified.
- **Required system capabilities:** Probe and image spherical aberration correctors; two large-solid-angle energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) detectors; an electron energy-loss spectrometer (EELS) with a direct-detection two-dimensional camera; and a segmented bright-field detector.
- **Included equipment and support:** Software, accessories, peripherals, and initial consumables, plus delivery, installation, commissioning, training, warranty, and a service contract.
- **Performance period:** Estimated 12 months; specific start and end dates are not provided.

### Description

The solicitation is for the acquisition, delivery, installation, and commissioning of a cold-field-emission transmission electron microscope (TEM) operating from 40 to 300 kV. The microscope is to include probe and image spherical aberration correctors, two large-solid-angle EDS detectors, an EELS with a direct-detection two-dimensional camera, and a segmented bright-field detector. The procurement also includes software, accessories, peripherals, initial consumables, training, warranty, and a service contract as described in the solicitation. The estimated contract duration is 12 months.

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