CanadaBuys #20180662

Keyence VHX-X1 Digital Microscope for UQAC’s CURAL Laboratory

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi plans to acquire a digital microscope for its CURAL laboratory. - Government buyer: Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), for its CURAL laboratory. - OEM and named supplier: KEYENCE Corporation (Keyence), manufacturer and proposed supplier of the microscope. - Product requested: One Keyence VHX-X1 digital microscope; no separate part number is specified. - Notable requirement: UQAC states that Keyence is the only supplier able to meet its technical or scientific requirements. The notice is intended to assess whether alternative suppliers or substitute products are available. - Delivery location: Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. - Period of performance: Estimated two months.

Description

The notice concerns the acquisition of a VHX-X1 digital microscope from Keyence for the CURAL laboratory. Université du Québec à Chicoutimi intends to award a supply contract through direct negotiation, stating that the supplier is recognized as the only one able to meet its requirements. This is not a competitive call for tenders; the notice is intended primarily to review the market and verify that no alternative supplier or substitute goods are available. The estimated contract period is two months, with delivery in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.

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