National Defence · Awarded contract
Awarded

Development of PPE-Compatible Quantum Dot Sensing Platform for CBRNE Detection

Awarded 11 May 2020

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Awarded11 May 2020
Value$187,266.00
ProvinceCanada
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 5y 11mo ago6mo term
Awarded 11 May 2020Expired 20 Nov 2020

National Defence awarded a contract to Applied Quantum Materials Inc.

for the development of a PPE-compatible quantum dot sensing platform for CBRNE detection in Kingston, Ontario, under the IDEaS CFP1-1b CP-3488 program.

The contract, valued at CAD 187,266, was competitively sourced.

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