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Department of National Defence (DND)

Deux (2) Techniciens (Chimie Appliqué), Supérieur

Indigenous set-asideRequest for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
January 12, 2026
Published
November 27, 2025
Type
Services
Explore similarLaboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing EquipmentOntarioIndigenous set-aside
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Calian Ltd.
Award date
2026-02-25
Supplier location
Ottawa, Ontario
Request for Proposal

Full description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT

File Number: W8486-260444/A
Tier: 1 (< $3.75M)

This requirement is for the Department of National Defence (DND) for the services of Two (2) Senior Technicians (Applied Chemistry) under Stream 5, Technical, Engineering and Maintenance Services. The intent of this solicitation is to establish up to two (2) contracts for four (4) initial years, with the option to extend the term of the Contract by up to one (1) one-year irrevocable option period under the same conditions. This solicitation is only open to the below list of pre-qualified suppliers under the Task and Solutions Professional Service (TSPS) Supply Arrangement (SA) number E60ZT-18TSPS.

Time Frame of Delivery: ASAP

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

RFP documents will be e-mailed directly from the Contracting Authority to the Qualified Supply Arrangement Holders who are being invited to bid on this requirement. Bidders are advised that the RFP documents are not available on the CanadaBuys Tender Management Application (https://canadabuys.canada.ca).

The TSPS Method of Supply is a result of a formal competitive process which was established as a result of extensive consultations with industry. The Method of Supply provides suppliers with an on-going opportunity to become prequalified for participation in future bidding opportunities. To obtain more information about how to become a pre-qualified supplier for TSPS please contact Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).

For general information on the various PWGSC Methods of Supply, or to obtain specific information on a PWGSC professional service method of supply, please visit PWGSC's CanadaBuys Tender Management Application website at: https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/about-us/news-and-eve…

List of Pre-Qualified Suppliers:

This requirement is open the following suppliers who qualified under the stated consultant stream, region and tier:

9421-5340 Québec inc., 9193456 CANADA INC., IN JOINT VENTURE.
9468269 Canada Corp.
Access Corporate Technologies Inc.
ACF Associates Inc.
ADGA Group Consultants Inc.
Adirondack Information Management Inc., The AIM Group Inc. in Joint Venture
AECOM Canada ULC
Akkodis Canada Inc.
Altis Recruitment & Technology Inc.
Amyantek Inc
Artech Technology Canada Limited
Calian Ltd.
Dare Human Resources Corporation
Dunn Engineering Inc
Fleetway Inc.
GasTOPS Ltd.
Indigenous Advancement Partnerships Inc., Calian Ltd. in Joint Venture
Louis Tanguay Informatique Inc.
Maverin Business Services Inc.
MaxSys Staffing & Consulting Inc.
MONZ CONSULTING INC., NEWFOUND RECRUITING CORPORATION. in Joint Venture
Newfound Recruiting Corporation
Norda Stelo Inc.
Numerica Technologies inc.
OLAV CONSULTING CORP., MOSHWA ABORIGINAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, IN JOINT VENTURE
OneTriam Inc.
Orbis Risk Consulting Inc.
Primex Project Management Limited
Prologic Systems Ltd.
Promaxis Systems Inc
Protak Consulting Group Inc.
Protak Consulting Group Inc., Soubliere Interiors Ltd., 2672486 Ontario Inc. In Joint Venture
Reticle Ventures Canada Incorporated
SoftSim Technologies Inc.
Staffmax Staffing & Recruiting Corp.
T.E.S. Contract Services INC.
T.I.7 INC., THE SOURCE STAFFING SOLUTIONS INC., in Joint Venture
The AIM Group Inc.
The Attain Group Inc. /Le Groupe Atteindre Inc.
Thomas&Schmidt Inc.
V42 Management Consulting, Inc.
Valcom Consulting group Inc.
WSP Canada Inc.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS

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

Security Requirement:

There are security requirements associated with this requirement:

Supplier Security Clearance required: Secret
Security Level required (Document Safeguarding): None
Citizen Restriction: N/A
FOCI Review: No

For additional information, consult Part 6 – Security and Other Requirements, and Part 7 – Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, bidders should refer to the Industrial Security Program (ISP) of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website.

Location of Work:

Region: National Capital Region

Specific Location: 45 Boulevard Sacré-Cœur, Gatineau, Québec

BIDDERS’ INQUIRIES

Inquiries regarding this Request for Proposal requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority:

Name: Kelsey Lawrence
Email: k••••••••@••••••.••.ca

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

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Basic information

Reference
cb-724-21747049
Solicitation no.
W8486-260444/A
Buyer
Department of National Defence (DND)
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

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

Delivery & regions

Province
Ontario
Regions of delivery
*National Capital Region (NCR)

Key dates

Published
November 27, 2025
Closes
January 12, 2026
Amendment no.
003

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.

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