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Department of National Defence (DND)

Evacuation Bag, Casualty, Insulated

Name: Evacuation Bag, Casualty, Insulated
Creator: Department of National Defence (DND)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

August 4, 2026

Published

July 20, 2026

Type

Goods

Full description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT

Note: Bidders are strongly encouraged to transmit their bids electronically using the epost Connect service instead of any of the other methods of bid delivery usually available.

The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the items detailed below. The delivery is requested to 25 CFSD Montreal by 31 March 2027.

Item 1, GSIN: 6530, NSN: 21-914-8698, EVACUATION BAG,CASUALTY,INSULATED
Part No.: VCHB, NCAGE: L5799
Quantity: 100, Unit of Issue: EA, to be delivered to 25 CFSD Montreal

Bidders proposing an Equivalent or a Substitute Product must indicate the brand name and model and/or Part Number and the NCAGE they are offering.

The Crown retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

AI Summary

DND seeks 100 insulated casualty evacuation bags for delivery to Montreal by March 2027.

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Basic information

Reference

cb-294-94657970

Solicitation no.

W8485-2789546/A

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

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

*Rescue equipment and accessories

Delivery & regions

Regions of opportunity

*World

Regions of delivery

*Canada

Contract term

August 17, 2026 → March 31, 2027

Key dates

Published

July 20, 2026

Closes

August 4, 2026

Amendment no.

000

Contact

Contact

Kyle Sorrie

Email

kyle.sorrie@forces.gc.ca

Phone

(000) 000-0000

Fax

(000) 000-0000

Address

101 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K2, Canada

Documents

(1)

↓ w8485-279546a---bid-solicitation-%28en.pdf

Complete source record(35)

Title

Evacuation Bag, Casualty, Insulated

Reference number

cb-294-94657970

Amendment number

000

Solicitation number

W8485-2789546/A

Publication date

2026-07-20

Tender closing date

2026-08-04T14:00:00

Expected contract start date

2026-08-17

Expected contract end date

2027-03-31

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*46161700

Unspsc description

*Rescue equipment and accessories

Procurement category

*GD

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

Trade agreements

Regions of opportunity

*World

Regions of delivery

*Canada

Contracting entity name

Department of National Defence (DND)

Contracting entity address line

101 Colonel By Drive

Contracting entity address city

Ottawa

Contracting entity address province

Contracting entity address postal code

K1A 0K2

Contracting entity address country

Canada

Contact info name

Kyle Sorrie

Contact info email

kyle.sorrie@forces.gc.ca

Contact info phone

(000) 000-0000

Contact info fax

(000) 000-0000

Contact info address line

101 Colonel By Drive

Contact info city

Ottawa

Contact info province

Contact info postalcode

K1A 0K2

Contact info country

Canada

Attachment

https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/101030/w8485-279546a---bid-solicitation-%28en.pdf

Tender description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT Note: Bidders are strongly encouraged to transmit their bids electronically using the epost Connect service instead of any of the other methods of bid delivery usually available. The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the items detailed below. The delivery is requested to 25 CFSD Montreal by 31 March 2027. Item 1, GSIN: 6530, NSN: 21-914-8698, EVACUATION BAG,CASUALTY,INSULATED Part No.: VCHB, NCAGE: L5799 Quantity: 100, Unit of Issue: EA, to be delivered to 25 CFSD Montreal Bidders proposing an Equivalent or a Substitute Product must indicate the brand name and model and/or Part Number and the NCAGE they are offering. The Crown retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.