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Department of National Defence (DND)

Banc de charge électrique

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
July 31, 2026
Published
July 9, 2026
Type
Goods
Explore similarLaboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment

Full description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT
Electrical Load Banks

Description of the Requirement:
The Department of National Defence (DND), more specifically Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is seeking to procure Electrical Load Banks as part of Over The Horizon Radar (OTHR) Initiative for field trials at an Arctic site as well as for the OTHR test bed at the DRDC Ottawa Shirley’s Bay test site.
All the deliverables must be ready for shipping no later than ninety (90) days after Contract award.

Applicable Trade Agreements:
Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); and
Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement.

Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement:
This procurement is subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.

Requirement Details:
It is DND’s intention to award a single contract for this requirement.
Requirements and Deliverables are detailed in Annex Statement of Requirement of the RFP.
The Mandatory Criteria and Inuit Benefit Plan Criteria are detailed in the Solicitation of Offers.
The basis of selection shall be the Highest Combined Rating of Inuit Benefits Plan Commitment and Price – Not Limited to Inuit Firm Registry
The Crown retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
There is currently no contract in place for this requirement.
DND reserves the right not to award a contract, regardless of the proposals received.
Where this notice and the RFP differ, the RFP shall prevail.

Security:
There is no security requirement associated with this requirement.

Contracting Authority Information:

File Number: W6369-27-X002
Contracting Authority: Scarlet Torraka Almendarez
E-Mail: s••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Inquiries:
Inquiries regarding this Solicitation of Offers requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority named above.

Selection criteria

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

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Basic information

Reference
cb-754-58069090
Solicitation no.
W6369-27-X002
Buyer
Department of National Defence (DND)
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*GD
Trade agreements
*Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 41000000 — Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment

Delivery & regions

Regions of opportunity
*Unspecified
Regions of delivery
*Ottawa

Key dates

Published
July 9, 2026
Closes
July 31, 2026
Amendment no.
005
Amendment date
July 29, 2026

Contact

Contact
S•••••• T•••••• A••••••••
Email
s••••••••@••••••.••.ca
Phone
(000) •••-••••
Address
••• ••••••• •• •••••, ••••••, ••, ••• •••, ••••••
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Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    SIMEX DEFENCE INC.
    4 contracts won· latest May 20, 2026
    CAD $78K
    total awarded
  2. 2
    Unisource Technology Inc.
    3 contracts won· latest February 11, 2026
  3. 3
    JHT Defense Inc
    3 contracts won· latest February 23, 2026
  4. 4
    Simex Defence
    2 contracts won· latest September 3, 2025
    CAD $230.7K
    total awarded
  5. 5
    Leica Geosystems Ltd
    2 contracts won· latest March 13, 2026
    CAD $163.3K
    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

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Complete source record(33)
Title
Electrical Load Banks
Reference number
cb-754-58069090
Amendment number
004
Solicitation number
W6369-27-X002
Publication date
2026-07-09
Tender closing date
2026-07-31T14:00:00
Amendment date
2026-07-29
Tender status
Open
Unspsc
*41100000 *41113600
Unspsc description
*Laboratory and scientific equipment *Electrical measuring and testing equipment and accessories
Procurement category
*GD
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Procurement method
Competitive - Open bidding
Selection criteria
Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
Trade agreements
*Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents
Regions of opportunity
*Unspecified
Regions of delivery
*Ottawa
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
ON
Contracting entity address postal code
K1A 0K2
Contracting entity address country
Canada
Contact info name
S•••••• T•••••• A••••••••
Contact info email
s••••••••@••••••.••.ca
Contact info phone
(000) •••-••••
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/99991/w6369-27-x002_rfp-amendment-002_en.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/99991/w6369-27-x002_rfp_1.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/99991/w6369-27-x002_rfp-amendment-001_en.pdf
Tender description
NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT Electrical Load Banks Description of the Requirement: The Department of National Defence (DND), more specifically Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is seeking to procure Electrical Load Banks as part of Over The Horizon Radar (OTHR) Initiative for field trials at an Arctic site as well as for the OTHR test bed at the DRDC Ottawa Shirley’s Bay test site. All the deliverables must be ready for shipping no later than ninety (90) days after Contract award. Applicable Trade Agreements: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); and Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement: This procurement is subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement. Requirement Details: It is DND’s intention to award a single contract for this requirement. Requirements and Deliverables are detailed in Annex Statement of Requirement of the RFP. The Mandatory Criteria and Inuit Benefit Plan Criteria are detailed in the Solicitation of Offers. The basis of selection shall be the Highest Combined Rating of Inuit Benefits Plan Commitment and Price – Not Limited to Inuit Firm Registry The Crown retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. There is currently no contract in place for this requirement. DND reserves the right not to award a contract, regardless of the proposals received. Where this notice and the RFP differ, the RFP shall prevail. Security: There is no security requirement associated with this requirement. Contracting Authority Information: File Number: W6369-27-X002 Contracting Authority: Scarlet Torraka Almendarez E-Mail: s••••••••@••••••.••.ca Inquiries: Inquiries regarding this Solicitation of Offers requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority named above.

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