This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
MD Charlton Company Ltd
Award date
2025-05-23
Supplier location
Mississauga, Ontario
Request for Standing Offer
Full description
The requirement is for the establishment of a standing offer for the supply of soft body armor vests with a required mandatory National Institute of Justice (NIJ) certification to The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on an as and when requested basis. The period of the standing offer is for 2 years with the option to extend for three (3) one-year periods to purchase additional quantities. The estimated quantity for the 5 years is around 10,000 vests.
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Basic information
Reference
WS4628327802-Doc4912889670
Solicitation no.
WS4628327802
Buyer
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.
1
Rampart International Corp.
4 contracts won· latest June 12, 2025
CAD $21.4M
total awarded
2
Felix Technology Inc.
4 contracts won· latest December 14, 2023
CAD $975.9K
total awarded
3
MD Charlton Company Ltd
4 contracts won· latest May 23, 2025
CAD $182.9K
total awarded
4
Paladin Technologies Inc.
3 contracts won· latest July 20, 2026
CAD $2.6M
total awarded
5
RollanTech Inc.
3 contracts won· latest September 8, 2026
CAD $551.4K
total awarded
Rampart International Corp. 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.
