# 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.

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