This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
GAP WIRELESS INC. (NWS CANADA)
Contract value
CAD $343.7K
Award date
2026-02-09
Supplier location
Mississauga, Ontario
RFP against Supply Arrangement
Full description
ISED requires one Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) with four (4) ports that is able to directly, with no additional hardware, work or software development, interface with the test system and software in the Communications Research Centre’s (CRC’s) Compact antenna test range (CATR). The desired VNA is covered by Section 3.50 of the Supply Arrangement (Vector Network Analyzers). The Communications Research Centre (CRC) possesses a CATR which was upgraded to operate at frequencies up to 75 GHz. The CRC needs to replace the VNA used by the antenna measurement system Measurement Controller (ELE-VMC) and software (MI-3000 Far-Field Measurement & Analysis Software Suite). The VNA must be compatible with the measurement system.
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UNSPSC 41000000 — Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment
Delivery & regions
Province
Ontario
Regions of delivery
*Ottawa
Contract term
February 2, 2026 → March 31, 2026
Key dates
Published
January 2, 2026
Closes
January 16, 2026
Amendment no.
001
Likely incumbents
(1)
Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.
1
GRAYBAR CANADA LIMITED
1 contract won· latest February 6, 2026
CAD $150.8K
total awarded
GRAYBAR CANADA LIMITED 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.
