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Department of National Defence (DND)

LENTILLES OPHTALMIQUES POUR LES LUNETTES DE PROTECTION BALISTIQUE ET SUPPORT DE PRESCRIPTION POUR LE MASQUE C5

Standing offer (RFSO)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
August 28, 2023
Published
July 19, 2023
Type
*srvtgd
Explore similarMedical Equipment and Accessories and SuppliesOntario

Full description

Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for a National Individual Standing Offers (NISO) to procure prescription lenses for ballistic eye wear and C5 gas mask Rx Carrier on an “as and when” requested basis for eligible CAF members who need prescription eye wear.

The Contractor must provide Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members with high-impact, scratch resistant, and fog resistant polycarbonate lenses, to be inserted and fitted into the DND Rx Carrier used for BEW and C5 gas mask. The completed Rx Carriers with fitted lenses are then sent back to the requesting DND site authorities.

Requested Standing Offer (SO) period is from Standing Offer award date to 30 September 2026, including three (3) additional one (1) year optional periods.

There is no security requirement associated with the requirement of the Standing Offer.

Bidders must provide the required information as detailed in article 2.4 of Part 2 of the solicitation, in order to comply with Treasury Board policies and directives on contracts awarded to former public servants.

GSIN # G009B

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Basic information

Reference
cb-7315-76332608
Solicitation no.
W6369-24-A002/A
Buyer
Department of National Defence (DND)
Notice type
Request for Standing Offer
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*SRVTGD
Trade agreements
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 42000000 — Medical Equipment and Accessories and Supplies

Delivery & regions

Province
Ontario
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Contract term
October 1, 2023 → September 30, 2026

Key dates

Published
July 19, 2023
Closes
August 28, 2023
Amendment no.
003

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    SIMEX DEFENCE INC.
    2 contracts won· latest December 12, 2025
    CAD $329K
    total awarded
  2. 2
    Henry Schein Canada Inc.
    1 contract won· latest September 18, 2025
    CAD $2.1M
    total awarded
  3. 3
    Henry Schein Canada
    1 contract won· latest October 21, 2025
    CAD $2M
    total awarded
  4. 4
    MEQU Warmer Systems Corporation
    1 contract won· latest September 15, 2025
    CAD $1.7M
    total awarded
  5. 5
    Maranda Optométrie Inc.
    1 contract won· latest June 25, 2024
    CAD $1.2M
    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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