Opportunity
Alberta Purchasing #600289
Edmonton Police Service RFI for portable drug and hazardous-substance identification instruments
Posted
November 02, 2026
Respond By
November 16, 2026
Identifier
600289
NAICS
334516, 423490
The Edmonton Police Service is seeking market information on portable instruments for identifying drugs, chemicals, and hazardous substances in the field. - Government buyer: Edmonton Police Service; no sub-agency or office is specified. - Opportunity: Request for Information on field-deployable analytical instruments for investigative use; no specific manufacturer or model is named. - Requested capability: Rapidly identify unknown or complex drug and chemical samples, precursors, and hazardous substances, with immediate or real-time assessment of physical samples and airborne contaminants. - Products and quantities: One general instrument category is described; no quantity, part number, or purchase commitment is provided. - OEMs and vendors: None are named in the notice. - Notable requirement: The instrument must be portable and suitable for field deployment. The notice does not specify performance thresholds or a period of performance.
Description
The Edmonton Police Service is seeking information about portable, field-deployable analytical instruments that can rapidly identify complex drug and chemical samples, including unknown drugs, chemicals, precursors, and hazardous substances. The technology should support immediate or real-time operational assessment and testing of both physical samples and airborne contaminants. Responses must be submitted electronically as email attachments using the attached RFI Response Form.