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Department of National Defence (DND)

2 CMBG Canoe demande

Name: 2 CMBG Canoe demande
Creator: Department of National Defence (DND)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

September 15, 2026

Published

August 31, 2026

Type

Goods

Full description

Canada is seeking offers from Offerors to provide fifty (50) canoes and associated equipment to The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

AI Summary

Canada is seeking offers from Offerors to provide fifty (50) canoes and associated equipment to The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)

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Basic information

Reference

cb-372-77622351

Solicitation no.

W0107-275633

Buyer

Department of National Defence (DND)

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*GD

Trade agreements

*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 49000000 — Sports and Recreational Equipment and Supplies

Delivery & regions

Regions of opportunity

*Petawawa

Regions of delivery

*Petawawa *Ontario (except NCR) *Canada

Contract term

October 1, 2026 → March 31, 2027

Key dates

Published

August 31, 2026

Closes

September 15, 2026

Amendment no.

000

Contact

Contact

D••• B••••

Email

d••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Address

••• •••••••• ••••, ••••••••, ••, ••• •••, ••••••

Likely incumbents

(2)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
Whites Cold Water Drywear Ltd
1 contract won· latest July 22, 2026
2
GC PROC
1 contract won· latest August 13, 2026

Whites Cold Water Drywear Ltd is the most likely incumbent, based on how often and how recently they have won this buyer’s work in this category. To displace them, expect to need a clearly stronger proposition or price.

Documents

(1)

↓ 2-cmbg-canoe-request-x50-rfp_en_1.pdf

Complete source record(33)

Title

2 CMBG Canoe Request

Reference number

cb-372-77622351

Amendment number

000

Solicitation number

W0107-275633

Publication date

2026-08-31

Tender closing date

2026-09-15T14:00:00

Expected contract start date

2026-10-01

Expected contract end date

2027-03-31

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*49140000

Unspsc description

*Watersports equipment

Procurement category

*GD

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

Trade agreements

*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)