CanadaBuys #NRCan-5000088598/C

NRCan compressor maintenance and overhaul for a custom Barber-Nichols sCO₂ unit

Natural Resources Canada is seeking maintenance and overhaul services for its custom Barber-Nichols supercritical carbon dioxide compressor. - Government buyer: Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Finance and Procurement Management Branch; work supports the G2 pilot-scale R&D test plant at CanmetENERGY-Ottawa. - OEM: Barber-Nichols Inc. manufactured the custom compressor. No service contractor or reseller is named. - Requested equipment: One custom supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO₂) compressor; no model or part number is provided. - Requested service: Maintain and overhaul the compressor according to the manufacturer’s manual. Work includes motor resistance and electrical checks, installing overhaul components, reassembly, gas-leak testing, full-speed vibration testing, reporting test results, and shipping the compressor to NRCan in Ottawa. - Requirements: NRCan provides custom assembly and disassembly tooling; the contractor supplies other required tools. The overhaul-parts list and service manual are available upon request. Bidders must show relevant turbomachinery experience, including equipment operated at 1,000 rpm or more and 100 psi or more. Test results must be provided in Microsoft Office or PDF format. - Selection is based on the lowest-priced compliant bid. No security requirements are stated.

Description

The solicitation seeks maintenance and service for a custom supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) compressor. The work is to be performed in accordance with the compressor maintenance manual, which can be provided upon request. The estimated contract period is four months, with a proposed start date of November 23, 2026. The notice states that bids will be evaluated using the lowest-price selection criterion.

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