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Department of National Defence (DND)

Dispositifs de suivi GPS portables pour RCAF SARTech

Name: Dispositifs de suivi GPS portables pour RCAF SARTech
Creator: Department of National Defence (DND)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

August 11, 2026

Published

July 17, 2026

Type

Goods

Full description

Delivery is to 25 Canadian Forces Supply Depot.

Detailed requirements are specified in Annex A.

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

AI Summary

DND seeks 240 GPS watches for RCAF SARTech.

AI Analysis

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Basic information

Reference

cb-63-96632964

Solicitation no.

W8485-279541/A

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

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 52000000 — Domestic Appliances and Supplies and Consumer Electronic Products

Delivery & regions

Regions of opportunity

*World

Regions of delivery

*Canada

Contract term

August 17, 2026 → March 31, 2027

Key dates

Published

July 17, 2026

Closes

August 11, 2026

Amendment no.

003

Amendment date

August 4, 2026

Contact

Contact

K••• S•••••

Email

k••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Phone

(000) •••-••••

Fax

(000) •••-••••

Address

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

Likely incumbents

(2)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
SIMEX Defence Inc.
1 contract won· latest August 25, 2025
CAD $6.2M
total awarded
2
Harco Canada Inc.
1 contract won· latest August 5, 2026
CAD $65.4K
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)

↓ w8485-279541a---bid-solicitation-%28en.pdf

Complete source record(36)

Title

RCAF SARTech GPS Watches

Reference number

cb-63-96632964

Amendment number

002

Solicitation number

W8485-279541/A

Publication date

2026-07-17

Tender closing date

2026-08-11T14:00:00

Amendment date

2026-08-04

Expected contract start date

2026-08-17

Expected contract end date

2027-03-31

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*52161518 *54111500

Unspsc description

*Global positioning system GPS receiver *Watches

Procurement category

*GD

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

Trade agreements

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

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/100938/w8485-279541a---bid-solicitation-amd-002-%28en-fr.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/100938/w8485-279541a---bid-solicitation-amd-001-%28en-fr.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/100938/w8485-279541a---bid-solicitation-%28en.pdf

Tender description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT The Department of National Defence (DND) has an immediate operational requirement for the procurement of two hundred and forty (240) commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) high-performance, ruggedized wearable GPS tracking devices, alongside two hundred and forty (240) secondary tactical replacement straps. Delivery is to 25 Canadian Forces Supply Depot. Detailed requirements are specified in Annex A. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.