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Department of National Defence (DND)

Canopy and Riser Assembly

Name: Canopy and Riser Assembly
Creator: Department of National Defence (DND)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

October 8, 2026

Published

September 9, 2026

Type

Goods

Full description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT

Note: Bidders are strongly encouraged to transmit their bids electronically using the epost Connect service instead of any of the other methods of bid delivery usually available.

The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the items detailed below. The delivery is requested to CAAWC Trenton by 31 March 2027.

Item 1, GSIN: 1670, NSN: 21-901-5685, CANOPY AND RISER ASSEMBLY
Part No.: 8828207-1, NCAGE: 36376
Quantity: 100, Unit of Issue: EA, to be delivered to CAAWC Trenton

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.

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

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Basic information

Reference

cb-187-86542720

Solicitation no.

W8485-279538/A

Buyer

Department of National Defence (DND)

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*GD

Trade agreements

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

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 25000000 — Commercial and Military and Private Vehicles and their Accessories and Components

Delivery & regions

Regions of opportunity

*World

Regions of delivery

*Canada

Contract term

October 23, 2026 → March 31, 2027

Key dates

Published

September 9, 2026

Closes

October 8, 2026

Amendment no.

004

Amendment date

September 22, 2026

Contact

Contact

K••• S•••••

Email

k••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Phone

(000) •••-••••

Fax

(000) •••-••••

Address

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

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
SIMEX DEFENCE INC.
15 contracts won· latest August 5, 2026
CAD $1.5M
total awarded
2
Simex Defence Inc
10 contracts won· latest June 22, 2026
CAD $2.3M
total awarded
3
Sparko Supplies
8 contracts won· latest August 28, 2026
CAD $4.8M
total awarded
4
Unisource Technology Inc.
7 contracts won· latest September 11, 2026
CAD $405.3K
total awarded
5
Felix Technology Inc.
5 contracts won· latest August 18, 2026
CAD $1.8M
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)

↓ w8485-279538a---bid-solicitation-%28en-fr-amd-002.pdf

Complete source record(36)

Title

Canopy and Riser Assembly

Reference number

cb-187-86542720

Amendment number

004

Solicitation number

W8485-279538/A

Publication date

2026-09-09

Tender closing date

2026-10-08T14:00:00

Amendment date

2026-09-22

Expected contract start date

2026-10-23

Expected contract end date

2027-03-31

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*25200000 *25201904

Unspsc description

*Aerospace systems and components and equipment *Parachutes

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

*Canada

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

Contracting entity address postal code

K1A 0K2

Contracting entity address country

Canada

Contact info name

K••• S•••••

Contact info email

k••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Contact info phone

(000) •••-••••

Contact info fax

(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/106140/w8485-279538a---rfp-dp-amend-modif-001.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/106140/w8485-279538a---bid-solicitation-%28en.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/106140/w8485-279538a---bid-solicitation-%28en-fr-amd-002.pdf

Tender description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT Note: Bidders are strongly encouraged to transmit their bids electronically using the epost Connect service instead of any of the other methods of bid delivery usually available. The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the items detailed below. The delivery is requested to CAAWC Trenton by 31 March 2027. Item 1, GSIN: 1670, NSN: 21-901-5685, CANOPY AND RISER ASSEMBLY Part No.: 8828207-1, NCAGE: 36376 Quantity: 100, Unit of Issue: EA, to be delivered to CAAWC Trenton 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. The Crown retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.