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Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

23136-270037 - RPAS-LiDAR System

Name: 23136-270037 - RPAS-LiDAR System
Creator: Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

August 21, 2026

Published

July 23, 2026

Type

Goods

Explore similarQuebec

Full description

The Response time deadline is 14:00:00 EST

This solicitation of offers is open only to Canadian suppliers and to Suppliers of an applicable trading partner.

Canada is seeking offers from Offerors for the acquisition of a remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) equipped with an integrated LiDAR payload capable of supporting large-area forest inventory, forest monitoring, and environmental research operations.

Bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within fifteen (15) working days from receipt of notification that their bid was unsuccessful. Reference the solicitation for further details. This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in English OR English and French. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

The Full Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) and attachments can only be accessed and downloaded when logged into your SAP Ariba account and you have filled out your Government of Canada profile.

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Selection criteria

Variations or combinations of the above methods

AI Summary

Canada seeks offers for RPAS-LiDAR system for forest inventory and research.

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Basic information

Reference

WS5802418485-Doc5802823203

Solicitation no.

WS5802418485

Buyer

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*GD

Trade agreements

*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

*Agricultural drone

Limited tendering reason

None

Delivery & regions

Province

Quebec

Regions of delivery

*Newfoundland and Labrador

Contract term

August 31, 2026 → ?

Key dates

Published

July 23, 2026

Closes

August 21, 2026

Amendment no.

000

Amendment date

July 23, 2026

Contact

Contact

O'leary, Rhonda (SPAC/PSPC) (elle-la / she-her)

Email

rhonda.oleary@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Address

11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5, Canada

End-user

Department of Natural Resources (NRCan)

Complete source record(30)

Title

23136-270037 - RPAS-LiDAR System

Reference number

WS5802418485-Doc5802823203

Amendment number

000

Solicitation number

WS5802418485

Publication date

2026-07-23

Tender closing date

2026-08-21T13:00:00

Amendment date

2026-07-23

Expected contract start date

2026-08-31

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*25132101

Unspsc description

*Agricultural drone

Procurement category

*GD

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Variations or combinations of the above methods

Limited tendering reason

None

Trade agreements

*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Regions of delivery

*Newfoundland and Labrador

Contracting entity name

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Contracting entity address line

11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage

Contracting entity address city

Gatineau

Contracting entity address province

Quebec

Contracting entity address postal code

K1A 0S5

Contracting entity address country

Canada

End user entities name

Department of Natural Resources (NRCan)

End user entities address

580 Booth Street,Ottawa,Ontario,K1A0E4,Canada

Contact info name

O'leary, Rhonda (SPAC/PSPC) (elle-la / she-her)

Contact info email

rhonda.oleary@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Notice u r l

https://portal.us.bn.cloud.ariba.com/dashboard/public/appext/comsapsbncdiscoveryui#/RfxEvent/preview/1110019543?anId=ANONYMOUS

Tender description

The Response time deadline is 14:00:00 EST

This solicitation of offers is open only to Canadian suppliers and to Suppliers of an applicable trading partner.

The Full Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) and attachments can only be accessed and downloaded when logged into your SAP Ariba account and you have filled out your Government of Canada profile.

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