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Department of National Defence (DND)

MLST3-Tiger

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
July 30, 2025
Published
May 15, 2025
Type
Goods
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Full description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT

The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the replacement of the MLST3 system for an in-kind or commercial equivalent that will be used for ongoing maintenance support, system upgrades, licenses, technical support, and capabilities for in service support for the Royal Canadian Navy.

There are security requirements associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 1 – General Information, and Part 6 – Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, bidders should refer to the Industrial Security Program (ISP) of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website”.

For services requirements, Bidders must provide the required information as detailed in article 2.3 of Part 2 of the bid solicitation, in order to comply with Treasury Board policies and directives on contracts awarded to former public servants.
This procurement is subject to the Controlled Goods Program. The Defence production Act defines Canadian Controlled Goods as certain goods listed in Canada’s Export Control List, a regulation made pursuant to the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA).

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

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Basic information

Reference
cb-178-229184
Solicitation no.
W8472-255953
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-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 31000000 — Manufacturing Components and Supplies

Delivery & regions

Province
Ontario
Regions of delivery
*Nova Scotia *Canada *British Columbia
Contract term
August 1, 2025 → August 1, 2030

Key dates

Published
May 15, 2025
Closes
July 30, 2025
Amendment no.
006

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    Simex Defence inc
    8 contracts won· latest July 21, 2026
    CAD $104.2K
    total awarded
  2. 2
    Simex Defence Inc.
    7 contracts won· latest August 25, 2026
    CAD $774.5K
    total awarded
  3. 3
    SIMEX DEFENCE
    3 contracts won· latest October 8, 2025
    CAD $407K
    total awarded
  4. 4
    Unisource Technology Inc.
    3 contracts won· latest June 17, 2026
    CAD $59.9K
    total awarded
  5. 5
    JHT Defense Inc
    3 contracts won· latest July 27, 2026

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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