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Department of National Defence (DND)

Interrupteur, Sensible

Name: Interrupteur, Sensible
Creator: Department of National Defence (DND)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

July 22, 2026

Published

July 6, 2026

Type

Goods

Awarded

This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.

Winning supplier

HC Merchandisers Inc. dba Proponent Defense

Award date

2026-09-03

Supplier location

Ontario, California

Request for Proposal

Full description

The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the items detailed below. The delivery is requested at CFB Halifax and CFB Esquimalt.

Line Item: 001 SWITCH, SENSITIVE
Part Number: SL1-A NCAGE: 91929, HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
GSIN: 5930 Quantity: 70 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Halifax

Line Item: 002 SWITCH, SENSITIVE
Part Number: SL1-A NCAGE: 91929, HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
GSIN: 5930 Quantity: 180 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Esquimalt

Bidders proposing an Equivalent or a Substitute Product must indicate the brand name and model and/or Part Number and the NCAGE they are offering.

The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian goods and/or services.

The Crown retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

AI Summary

The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the items detailed below. The delivery is requested at CFB Halifax and CFB Esquimalt. Line Item: 001 SWITC...

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Basic information

Reference

cb-137-34260385

Solicitation no.

W8482-275398/A

Buyer

Department of National Defence (DND)

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*GD

Trade agreements

*Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 39000000 — Electrical Systems and Lighting and Components and Accessories and Supplies

Delivery & regions

Province

Ontario

Regions of opportunity

*Unspecified

Regions of delivery

*Nova Scotia *British Columbia

Key dates

Published

July 6, 2026

Closes

July 22, 2026

Amendment no.

003

Amendment date

July 10, 2026

Contact

Contact

A••• G•••• A••••••

Email

A••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Phone

(999) •••-••••

Address

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

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
Simex Defence Inc
8 contracts won· latest July 23, 2026
CAD $163.9K
total awarded
2
Simex Defence Inc.
3 contracts won· latest June 4, 2026
CAD $328.5K
total awarded
3
Unisource Technology Inc
3 contracts won· latest August 14, 2026
4
Wesco Distribution Canada LP
2 contracts won· latest May 27, 2026
CAD $297.9K
total awarded
5
JHT Defense Inc
2 contracts won· latest August 8, 2025

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)

↓ amendment-001---en---w8482-275398a---switch%2C-sensitive.pdf

Complete source record(28)

Title

Switch, Sensitive

Reference number

cb-137-34260385

Amendment number

002

Solicitation number

W8482-275398/A

Publication date

2026-07-06

Tender closing date

2026-07-22T14:00:00

Amendment date

2026-07-10

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*39122200

Unspsc description

*Electrical switches and accessories

Procurement category

*GD

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

Trade agreements

*Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents

Regions of opportunity

*Unspecified

Regions of delivery

*British Columbia *Nova Scotia

Contracting entity name

Department of National Defence (DND)

Contracting entity address line

101 Colonel By Dr

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

A••• G•••• A••••••

Contact info email

A••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Contact info phone

(999) •••-••••

Attachment

https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/99677/amendment-001---en---w8482-275398a---switch%2C-sensitive_0.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/99677/rfp---en---w8482-275398a---switch%2C-sensitive.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/99677/annex-sor-and-osd-en---w8482-275398a---switch%2C-sensitive.xlsx,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/99677/annex-osd-en---w8482-275398a---switch%2C-sensitive.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/99677/amendment-001---en---w8482-275398a---switch%2C-sensitive.pdf

Tender description

The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the items detailed below. The delivery is requested at CFB Halifax and CFB Esquimalt. Line Item: 001 SWITCH, SENSITIVE Part Number: SL1-A NCAGE: 91929, HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. GSIN: 5930 Quantity: 70 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Halifax Line Item: 002 SWITCH, SENSITIVE Part Number: SL1-A NCAGE: 91929, HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. GSIN: 5930 Quantity: 180 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Esquimalt Bidders proposing an Equivalent or a Substitute Product must indicate the brand name and model and/or Part Number and the NCAGE they are offering. The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian goods and/or services. The Crown retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.