Opportunity
CanadaBuys #JC 09-26-1156
McMaster University seeks a NanoMegas SPED system for electron microscopy
Posted
October 23, 2026
Respond By
November 23, 2026
Identifier
JC 09-26-1156
NAICS
423490, 811210
McMaster University’s Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy seeks a Scanning Precession Electron Diffraction (SPED) system for transmission electron microscopy research. - Buyer: McMaster University, Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy (CCEM). - OEM: NanoMegas SPRL — requested system includes the Digistar precession/scanning device, ASTAR phase and orientation mapping package, and TopSpin PED scanning acquisition framework. - Vendor: Edge Scientific Inc. — identified as NanoMegas’s authorized Canadian distributor and the pre-selected supplier. - Services: on-site installation, calibration, and user training for the SPED hardware and software. - No quantities, part numbers, or contract value are provided. Potential suppliers are asked to demonstrate they can meet the requirements, including compatibility with transmission electron microscopy research needs.
Description
McMaster University, through the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy, requires a Scanning Precession Electron Diffraction (SPED) hardware and software system for transmission electron microscopy. The requested system includes a NanoMegas Digistar precession/scanning device, ASTAR phase and orientation mapping, the TopSpin PED scanning acquisition framework, and on-site installation, calibration, and training. This Advance Contract Award Notice gives potential suppliers an opportunity to submit a Statement of Capabilities demonstrating that they can meet the requirements; if none qualifies, McMaster University may award the contract to pre-selected supplier Edge Scientific Inc. The proposed contract start date is May 1, 2027.