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Department of National Defence (DND)

Acquisition de scies à chaîne

Name: Acquisition de scies à chaîne
Creator: Department of National Defence (DND)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

September 3, 2026

Published

August 13, 2026

Type

Goods

Explore similarTools and General Machinery Ontario

Full description

The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the items detailed below at 25 CFSD Montreal and 7 CFSD Edmonton depots by or before 90 days after the contract award.

Item 1, GSIN: 3695, NSN: 3695-01-593-3145 SAW, CHAIN, Part No.: MS362 or equivalent,
NCAGE: L7268
Quantity: 50, Unit of Issue: EA, to be delivered to Department of National Defence
25 CFSD Montreal, 6363 Rue Notre Dame St E. Montreal, QC H1N 2E9.
Offerors must provide the Part Number and manufacture (NCAGE).

Item 2, GSIN: 3695, NSN: 3695-01-593-3145 SAW, CHAIN, Part No.: MS362 or equivalent,
NCAGE: L7268
Quantity: 25, Unit of Issue: EA, to be delivered to Department of National Defence
7 CFSD Edmonton, 195 Ave & 82nd St., Bldg. 236 Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4J5 Canada
Offerors must provide the Part Number and manufacture (NCAGE).

Offerors 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 75 chain saws for Montreal and Edmonton depots.

AI Analysis

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Basic information

Reference

cb-585-77865229

Solicitation no.

W8486-270861/A

Buyer

Department of National Defence (DND)

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*GD

Trade agreements

*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 27000000 — Tools and General Machinery

Delivery & regions

Province

Ontario

Regions of opportunity

*World

Regions of delivery

*Edmonton *Montréal

Key dates

Published

August 13, 2026

Closes

September 3, 2026

Amendment no.

002

Amendment date

August 28, 2026

Contact

Contact

E••• W•••

Email

e••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Phone

(343) •••-••••

Address

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

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
Simex Defence Inc.
2 contracts won· latest December 16, 2025
CAD $64.5K
total awarded
2
Rad Global Procurement Inc
1 contract won· latest July 3, 2026
CAD $71.4K
total awarded
3
Unisource Technologies Inc.
1 contract won· latest June 12, 2026
CAD $34.2K
total awarded
4
GCPROC LTD.
1 contract won· latest December 19, 2025
CAD $26.9K
total awarded
5
Snap-On Tools of Canada
1 contract won· latest July 16, 2025
CAD $17.3K
total awarded

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)

↓ 10---w8486-270861---rfp-eng.pdf

Complete source record(33)

Title

Procurement of Saw, chain

Reference number

cb-585-77865229

Amendment number

001

Solicitation number

W8486-270861/A

Publication date

2026-08-13

Tender closing date

2026-09-03T15:00:00

Amendment date

2026-08-28

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*27112746

Unspsc description

*Chain saw

Procurement category

*GD

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

Trade agreements

*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

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

E••• W•••

Contact info email

e••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Contact info phone

(343) •••-••••

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/103537/12---w8486-270861---amd-1.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/103537/10---w8486-270861---rfp-eng.pdf

Tender description

The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the items detailed below at 25 CFSD Montreal and 7 CFSD Edmonton depots by or before 90 days after the contract award. Item 1, GSIN: 3695, NSN: 3695-01-593-3145 SAW, CHAIN, Part No.: MS362 or equivalent, NCAGE: L7268 Quantity: 50, Unit of Issue: EA, to be delivered to Department of National Defence 25 CFSD Montreal, 6363 Rue Notre Dame St E. Montreal, QC H1N 2E9. Offerors must provide the Part Number and manufacture (NCAGE). Item 2, GSIN: 3695, NSN: 3695-01-593-3145 SAW, CHAIN, Part No.: MS362 or equivalent, NCAGE: L7268 Quantity: 25, Unit of Issue: EA, to be delivered to Department of National Defence 7 CFSD Edmonton, 195 Ave & 82nd St., Bldg. 236 Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4J5 Canada Offerors must provide the Part Number and manufacture (NCAGE). Offerors 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.