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Department of National Defence (DND)

Cross Country Skis and Bindings

Name: Cross Country Skis and Bindings
Creator: Department of National Defence (DND)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

October 10, 2026

Published

September 11, 2026

Type

Goods

Full description

The Department of National Defence, is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) for the acquisition of backcountry ski and equipment including delivery located in Happy Valley - Goose Bay, Newfoundland Labrador, Canada, as detailed in Annex Statement of Requirements. Deliverables must be delivered as indicated under 4.0 Delivery Requirements of the Annex Statement of Requirement.

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

AI Summary

The Department of National Defence, is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) for the acquisition of backcountry ski and equipment including delivery located in Happy Valley - Goo...

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Basic information

Reference

cb-813-48173186

Solicitation no.

W3011-27-0003

Buyer

Department of National Defence (DND)

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*GD

Trade agreements

*Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 49000000 — Sports and Recreational Equipment and Supplies

Delivery & regions

Province

Nova Scotia

Regions of opportunity

*Newfoundland and Labrador

Regions of delivery

*Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Contract term

December 18, 2026 → March 31, 2027

Key dates

Published

September 11, 2026

Closes

October 10, 2026

Amendment no.

000

Contact

Contact

M•• G•••••• W•••••

Email

g••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Phone

(902) •••-••••

Address

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Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
Simex Defence Inc.
2 contracts won· latest July 22, 2026
2
Deep Trekker Inc.
1 contract won· latest January 13, 2026
CAD $1.8M
total awarded
3
Ferreol Inc
1 contract won· latest December 3, 2025
CAD $350.2K
total awarded
4
Survitec Group DBC Marine Safety Systems Ltd
1 contract won· latest December 19, 2025
CAD $103.3K
total awarded
5
Kinetic Solutions
1 contract won· latest February 18, 2026
CAD $36.1K
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)

↓ w3011-27-0003---statement-of-requirement-en.pdf

Complete source record(34)

Title

Cross Country Skis and Bindings

Reference number

cb-813-48173186

Amendment number

000

Solicitation number

W3011-27-0003

Publication date

2026-09-11

Tender closing date

2026-10-10T11:00:00

Expected contract start date

2026-12-18

Expected contract end date

2027-03-31

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*49151500

Unspsc description

*Skiing and snowboarding equipment

Procurement category

*GD

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

Trade agreements

Regions of opportunity

*Newfoundland and Labrador

Regions of delivery

*Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Contracting entity name

Department of National Defence (DND)

Contracting entity address line

D201, 4th Floor, P.O. Box 99000 Stn. Forces

Contracting entity address city

Halifax

Contracting entity address province

Nova Scotia

Contracting entity address postal code

B3K 5X5

Contracting entity address country

Canada

Contact info name

M•• G•••••• W•••••

Contact info email

g••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Contact info phone

(902) •••-••••

Contact info address line

••••, ••• •••••, •.•. ••• ••••• •••. ••••••

Contact info city

•••••••

Contact info province

•••• ••••••

Contact info postalcode

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Contact info country

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Attachment

https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/106008/w3011-27-0003---cross-country-skis-and-bindings-rfp_en.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/106008/w3011-27-0003---statement-of-requirement-en.pdf