# 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.

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