This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Les Entreprises Samson Enterprises Ltee
Award date
2026-07-17
Supplier location
Arichat, Nova Scotia
Request for Supply Arrangement
Full description
Canada is seeking suppliers to build and supply Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB), Aluminum Vessels (AV) and Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Vessels to various Federal Departments and Agencies on an as and when requested basis. This Request for Supply Arrangements (RFSA) will establish a List of qualified suppliers – both Indigenous and Non-Indigenous – organized by stream (RHIB, AV and FRP) as outlined in Annex Vessel Streams.
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Basic information
Reference
WS5491670965-Doc5491823063
Solicitation no.
WS5491670965
Buyer
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
Notice type
Request for Supply Arrangement
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*GD
Trade agreements
*World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
*Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
*Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
*Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
*Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys
Classification & terms
UNSPSC
UNSPSC 25000000 — Commercial and Military and Private Vehicles and their Accessories and Components
Delivery & regions
Province
Quebec
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Contract term
? → July 31, 2031
Key dates
Published
December 22, 2025
Closes
April 17, 2026
Amendment no.
012
Contact
End-user
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.
1
Canadian Maritime Engineering Limited
26 contracts won· latest July 29, 2026
CAD $27M
total awarded
2
ROY'S CHEVROLET BUICK GMC INC.
23 contracts won· latest April 7, 2026
CAD $11.8M
total awarded
3
Ador tech Inc.
20 contracts won· latest July 20, 2026
CAD $2.8M
total awarded
4
6318703 CANADA INC.
13 contracts won· latest September 4, 2026
CAD $10.7M
total awarded
5
Bristow Instruments (1977) Ltd.
11 contracts won· latest August 31, 2026
CAD $5.9M
total awarded
Canadian Maritime Engineering Limited 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.
