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Department of National Defence (DND)

Acquisition de Fil, Nonelectrique

Name: Acquisition de Fil, Nonelectrique
Creator: Department of National Defence (DND)

Indigenous set-asideRequest for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

August 17, 2026

Published

July 27, 2026

Type

Goods

Full description

Item 1, GSIN: 9505, NSN: 9505-20-0017035 or equivalent, Wire, Nonelectrical
Part No.: 14 GAUGE WIRE GALVANIZED 10 LBS or equivalent, NCAGE: L1497
Quantity: 2500, Unit of Issue: CL, to be delivered to 25 CFSD Montréal, 6363, rue Notre-Dame Est, Montréal (Québec) H1N 2E9, Canada

Item 2, GSIN: 9505, NSN: 9505-20-0017035 or equivalent, Wire, Nonelectrical
Part No.: 14 GAUGE WIRE GALVANIZED 10 LBS or equivalent, NCAGE: L1497
Quantity: 2500, Unit of Issue: CL, to be delivered to 7 CFSD Edmonton, 195 Ave & 82nd St., Bldg. 236 Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4J5 Canada

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.

This procurement is a conditional set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business. For more information on Aboriginal business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business, see Annex 9.4 of the PWGSC Supply Manual.

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 nonelectrical wire supplier for Montreal and Edmonton depots.

AI Analysis

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Basic information

Reference

cb-622-42811168

Solicitation no.

W8486-270852/A

Buyer

Department of National Defence (DND)

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*GD

Trade agreements

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

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 31000000 — Manufacturing Components and Supplies

Delivery & regions

Province

Ontario

Regions of opportunity

*World

Regions of delivery

*Edmonton *Montréal

Key dates

Published

July 27, 2026

Closes

August 17, 2026

Amendment no.

002

Amendment date

July 30, 2026

Contact

Contact

L••• F•••••••

Email

l••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Phone

(343) •••-••••

Fax

N/A

Address

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

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
Simex Defence inc
8 contracts won· latest July 21, 2026
CAD $104.2K
total awarded
2
Simex Defence Inc.
7 contracts won· latest August 25, 2026
CAD $774.5K
total awarded
3
SIMEX DEFENCE
3 contracts won· latest October 8, 2025
CAD $407K
total awarded
4
Unisource Technology Inc.
3 contracts won· latest June 17, 2026
CAD $59.9K
total awarded
5
GCPROC LTD
3 contracts won· latest August 26, 2026

Simex Defence inc 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)

↓ w8486-270852-rfp-eng.pdf

Complete source record(34)

Title

Acquisition of Wire, Nonelectrical

Reference number

cb-622-42811168

Amendment number

001

Solicitation number

W8486-270852/A

Publication date

2026-07-27

Tender closing date

2026-08-17T15:00:00

Amendment date

2026-07-30

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*31150000 *31151700 *31151800

Unspsc description

*Rope and chain and cable and wire and strap *Mechanical cable *Mechanical wire

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

*Edmonton *Montréal

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

Ontario

Contracting entity address postal code

K1A 0K2

Contracting entity address country

Canada

Contact info name

L••• F•••••••

Contact info email

l••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Contact info phone

(343) •••-••••

Contact info fax

N/A

Contact info address line

••• ••••••• •• •••••

Contact info city

••••••

Contact info province

•••••••

Contact info postalcode

••• •••

Contact info country

••••••

Attachment

https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/101683/w8486-270852-rfp-amd-1_0.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/101683/w8486-270852-rfp-eng.pdf

Tender description

The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the items detailed below. The delivery is requested at 25 CFSD Montreal and 7 CFSD Edmonton depots by or before 90 days after the contract award Item 1, GSIN: 9505, NSN: 9505-20-0017035 or equivalent, Wire, Nonelectrical Part No.: 14 GAUGE WIRE GALVANIZED 10 LBS or equivalent, NCAGE: L1497 Quantity: 2500, Unit of Issue: CL, to be delivered to 25 CFSD Montréal, 6363, rue Notre-Dame Est, Montréal (Québec) H1N 2E9, Canada Item 2, GSIN: 9505, NSN: 9505-20-0017035 or equivalent, Wire, Nonelectrical Part No.: 14 GAUGE WIRE GALVANIZED 10 LBS or equivalent, NCAGE: L1497 Quantity: 2500, Unit of Issue: CL, to be delivered to 7 CFSD Edmonton, 195 Ave & 82nd St., Bldg. 236 Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4J5 Canada 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. This procurement is a conditional set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business. For more information on Aboriginal business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business, see Annex 9.4 of the PWGSC Supply Manual. The Crown retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.