Alberta Purchasing #2026RSS0089

University of Calgary procurement of a Bruker timsTOF Pro 2 mass spectrometry platform

The University of Calgary seeks a mass spectrometry platform for high-throughput lipidomics and microbial research. - Buyer: University of Calgary; no sub-agency or purchasing office is specified. - OEM: Bruker — the requested platform is the timsTOF Pro 2. - Product requested: One Bruker timsTOF Pro 2 mass spectrometry platform; quantity and part number are not specified. - Research use: Advanced lipidomics, microbial adaptation, and antimicrobial resistance research, supporting analysis of more than 30,000 microbial samples. - Key requirements: Integrated Trapped Ion Mobility Spectrometry (TIMS), Parallel Accumulation Serial Fragmentation (PASEF), and reproducible collision cross section (CCS) measurements. The University states that these capabilities are required by its approved research methodology and that Bruker’s platform is the only known system meeting all mandatory technical requirements.

Description

The University of Calgary intends to procure a high-performance mass spectrometry platform for a Canadian Foundation for Innovation-funded research program focused on advanced lipidomics, microbial adaptation, and antimicrobial resistance. The equipment will support high-throughput lipidomics analysis of more than 30,000 microbial samples. The proposed platform is the Bruker timsTOF Pro 2, which the University states is the only known platform meeting mandatory requirements for integrated TIMS, PASEF, and CCS capabilities. The notice describes a direct award under a trade agreement exception.

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