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Department of National Defence (DND)

Cible d’essai sous-marine

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
December 9, 2025
Published
October 10, 2025
Type
Goods
Explore similarDefense and Law Enforcement and Security and Safety Equipment and Supplies

Full description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT

The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the supply of items and service for the Underwater Testing Target (UTT) to calibrate, test, and evaluate the functionality of LFA sensors currently in service and those to be delivered by other procurements. This requirement will deliver autonomous mobile and static targets through the acquisition of proven, already fielded Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) and/or Militarized Commercial Off the Shelf (MilCOTS) target technology.

There are no security requirements associated with this requirement

For services requirements, Bidders must provide the required information as detailed in article 2.3 of Part 2 of the bid solicitation, to comply with Treasury Board policies and directives on contracts awarded to former public servants.

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

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Basic information

Reference
cb-81-64185091
Solicitation no.
W8472-255950
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-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 46000000 — Defense and Law Enforcement and Security and Safety Equipment and Supplies

Delivery & regions

Regions of delivery
*Nova Scotia *British Columbia
Contract term
November 24, 2025 → July 7, 2026

Key dates

Published
October 10, 2025
Closes
December 9, 2025
Amendment no.
005

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    Unisource Technology Inc.
    6 contracts won· latest October 22, 2025
    CAD $508.9K
    total awarded
  2. 2
    DSS Protection NS Inc.
    3 contracts won· latest July 20, 2026
    CAD $5.7M
    total awarded
  3. 3
    Simex Defence Inc.
    2 contracts won· latest October 22, 2025
    CAD $62K
    total awarded
  4. 4
    FELLFAB LIMITED
    1 contract won· latest October 6, 2025
    CAD $2.8M
    total awarded
  5. 5
    Rampart International Corporation
    1 contract won· latest March 6, 2026
    CAD $2.5M
    total awarded

Unisource Technology 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.

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