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Department of National Defence (DND)

Advanced Homemade Explosives Training

Name: Advanced Homemade Explosives Training
Creator: Department of National Defence (DND)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

October 14, 2026

Published

September 28, 2026

Type

Services

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Full description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT

File Number: W8486-260448/A

This requirement is for the Department of National Defence (DND) for the provision of Homemade Explosives Training. The intent of this solicitation is to establish a Contract for a period of five (5) years.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS

For services requirements, Bidders must provide the required information as detailed in article 3.7 of Part 3 of the bid solicitation, in order to comply with Treasury Board policies and directives on contracts awarded to former public servants.

Security Requirement:

There are no security requirements associated with this requirement.

Location of Work:

The facilities shall be located in a climate enabling the conduct of outdoor training within Canada or the Continental/Contiguous United States of America (USA).

BIDDERS’ INQUIRIES

Inquiries regarding this Request for Proposal requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority:

Name: Marie-Josee Baril
Email: M••••••••@••••••.••.ca

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

Selection criteria

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

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Basic information

Reference

cb-403-25493706

Solicitation no.

W8486-260448/A

Buyer

Department of National Defence (DND)

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Method

Competitive - Traditional

Procurement category

*SRV

Trade agreements

*Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 86000000 — Education and Training Services

Delivery & regions

Regions of opportunity

*National Capital Region (NCR)

Regions of delivery

*National Capital Region (NCR)

Key dates

Published

September 28, 2026

Closes

October 14, 2026

Amendment no.

000

Contact

Contact

M•••••••• B••••

Email

m••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Address

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

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
Calian Ltd.
2 contracts won· latest July 29, 2026
CAD $3.9M
total awarded
2
GHT Global
2 contracts won· latest February 2, 2026
CAD $364.3K
total awarded
3
SoftSim Technologies Inc.
1 contract won· latest September 3, 2026
CAD $567.5K
total awarded
4
H2 Analytics Inc.
1 contract won· latest April 10, 2026
CAD $364.5K
total awarded
5
Institut Technique Aviron de Montréal
1 contract won· latest June 5, 2026
CAD $181.8K
total awarded

Calian Ltd. 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)

↓ 06-w8486-260448-rfp-english.zip

Complete source record(26)

Title

Advanced Homemade Explosives Training

Reference number

cb-403-25493706

Amendment number

000

Solicitation number

W8486-260448/A

Publication date

2026-09-28

Tender closing date

2026-10-14T14:00:00

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*86100000

Unspsc description

*Vocational training

Procurement category

*SRV

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Procurement method

Competitive - Traditional

Selection criteria

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

Trade agreements

*Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents

Regions of opportunity

*National Capital Region (NCR)

Regions of delivery

*National Capital Region (NCR)

Contracting entity name

Department of National Defence (DND)

Contracting entity address line

101 Colonel by dr

Contracting entity address city

Ottawa

Contracting entity address province

Ont

Contracting entity address postal code

k1A 0k2

Contracting entity address country

Canada

Contact info name

M•••••••• B••••

Contact info email

m••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Attachment

https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/108145/06-w8486-260448-rfp-english.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/108145/06-w8486-260448-rfp-english.zip

Tender description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT File Number: W8486-260448/A This requirement is for the Department of National Defence (DND) for the provision of Homemade Explosives Training. The intent of this solicitation is to establish a Contract for a period of five (5) years. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS For services requirements, Bidders must provide the required information as detailed in article 3.7 of Part 3 of the bid solicitation, in order to comply with Treasury Board policies and directives on contracts awarded to former public servants. Security Requirement: There are no security requirements associated with this requirement. Location of Work: The facilities shall be located in a climate enabling the conduct of outdoor training within Canada or the Continental/Contiguous United States of America (USA). BIDDERS’ INQUIRIES Inquiries regarding this Request for Proposal requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority: Name: Marie-Josee Baril Email: M••••••••@••••••.••.ca The Crown retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.