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Department of National Defence (DND)

Engraving System

Name: Engraving System
Creator: Department of National Defence (DND)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

September 4, 2026

Published

July 15, 2026

Type

Goods

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Full description

This notice is published on CanadaBuys for a period of 30 calendar days.

The Department of National Defence requires the following items:

Quantity 1 of Engraving System

Requirement: The required equipment is an Engraving System including one dual source laser (CO2 and fibre) engraver; one mechanical rotary engraver; workstation and software.

GSIN: N3611
UNSPSC: 27112718

Requested delivery date for all of the above mentioned goods is 15 January 2027.

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

AI Summary

DND seeks Engraving System for one unit, suitable for small/medium suppliers.

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Basic information

Reference

cb-824-76984693

Solicitation no.

W8486-270864/A

Buyer

Department of National Defence (DND)

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*GD

Trade agreements

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

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 27000000 — Tools and General Machinery

Delivery & regions

Province

Ontario

Regions of opportunity

*National Capital Region (NCR)

Regions of delivery

*National Capital Region (NCR) *Canada

Contract term

October 15, 2026 → January 15, 2027

Key dates

Published

July 15, 2026

Closes

September 4, 2026

Amendment no.

004

Amendment date

August 27, 2026

Contact

Contact

G•••••••• F•••••

Email

g••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Address

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Documents

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Complete source record(34)

Title

Engraving System

Reference number

cb-824-76984693

Amendment number

004

Solicitation number

W8486-270864/A

Publication date

2026-07-15

Tender closing date

2026-09-04T14:00:00

Amendment date

2026-08-27

Expected contract start date

2026-10-15

Expected contract end date

2027-01-15

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*27112718

Unspsc description

*Engravers

Procurement category

*GD

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

Trade agreements

Regions of opportunity

*National Capital Region (NCR)

Regions of delivery

*National Capital Region (NCR) *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

Ontario

Contracting entity address postal code

K1A 0K2

Contracting entity address country

Canada

Contact info name

G•••••••• F•••••

Contact info email

g••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Contact info address line

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Contact info city

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Contact info province

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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/100714/rfp-en_w8486-270864a_engraving-system.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/100714/w8486-270864a_amd-001_engraving-system_systeme-de-gravure_0.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/100714/bidder-qa_vol-001_w8486-270864a_0.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/100714/w8486-270864a_amd-003_engraving-system_0.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/100714/w8486-270864a_amd-002_engraving-system_systeme-de-gravure_0.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/100714/bidders-qa_vol-002_w8486-270864a.pdf

Tender description

This notice is published on CanadaBuys for a period of 30 calendar days. The Department of National Defence requires the following items: Quantity 1 of Engraving System Requirement: The required equipment is an Engraving System including one dual source laser (CO2 and fibre) engraver; one mechanical rotary engraver; workstation and software. GSIN: N3611 UNSPSC: 27112718 Requested delivery date for all of the above mentioned goods is 15 January 2027.

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Buyer profile

Department of National Defence (DND)

LevelFederal

LocationOntario

Tenders posted2,315

Contracts awarded986

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