# Quebec SEAO #20177165

INRS procurement for an edge server and mobile robot with integrated edge server

**Posted:** October 16, 2026
**Respond By:** November 13, 2026
**Identifier:** 20177165
**NAICS:** 423690

INRS’s Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications is seeking equipment for research and development work.
- **Government buyer:** Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), through its Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications (EMT).
- **Requested products:**
  - One edge server; quantity, make, model, and part number are not specified.
  - One mobile robot with an integrated edge server; quantity, make, model, and part number are not specified.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No product manufacturers, OEMs, or suppliers are identified. The notice references the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) as the grant funder and Revenu Québec in connection with bidder requirements.
- **Notable requirements:** Delivery and installation are required within 14 weeks after receipt of the official purchase order: 12 weeks for delivery and two weeks for installation.
- **Term and estimated value:** Three-year goods contract with no option periods. The stated estimated value is 175,000, but the currency is not specified.

### Description

The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications (EMT), seeks to acquire an edge server and a mobile robot with an integrated edge server as part of a grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. The contract is for goods, with no lot-based award indicated, and has a duration of three years without options. Delivery and installation must be completed within 14 weeks after receipt of the official purchase order: 12 weeks for delivery and two weeks for installation. The solicitation states an estimated contract value of 175,000, but does not specify the currency.

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