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Department of National Defence (DND)

One (1) Senior Life Cycle Management Specialist (LCMS)

Supply arrangement
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
August 26, 2025
Published
August 11, 2025
Type
Services
Explore similarEditorial and Design and Graphic and Fine Art ServicesOntario
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
SoftSim Technologies Inc.
Contract value
CAD $264.5K
Award date
2025-10-10
Supplier location
Montreal, Quebec
RFP against Supply Arrangement

Full description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT

File Number: W8486-260310/A
Tier: 1 (< $3.75M)

This requirement is for the Department of National Defence (DND) for the services of One (1) Senior Life Cycle Management Specialist (LCMS), under stream 5 Technical Engineering and Maintenance Services. The intent of this solicitation is to establish one (1) Contract for two (2) initial years, with the option to extend the term of the Contract by up to four (4) one-year irrevocable option periods under the same conditions. This solicitation is only open to the below list of pre-qualified suppliers under the Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS) Supply Arrangement (SA) number E60ZT-18TSPS.

Time Frame of Delivery: 01 November 2025

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

RFP documents will be e-mailed directly from the Contracting Authority to the Qualified Supply Arrangement Holders who are being invited to bid on this requirement. Bidders are advised that the RFP documents are not available on the CanadaBuys Tender Management Application (https://canadabuys.canada.ca).

The TSPS Method of Supply is a result of a formal competitive process which was established as a result of extensive consultations with industry. The Method of Supply provides suppliers with an on-going opportunity to become prequalified for participation in future bidding opportunities. To obtain more information about how to become a pre-qualified supplier for TSPS please contact Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).

For general information on the various PWGSC Methods of Supply, or to obtain specific information on a PWGSC professional service method of supply, please visit PWGSC's CanadaBuys Tender Management Application website at: https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/about-us/news-and-eve…

List of Pre-Qualified Suppliers:

This requirement is open the following suppliers who qualified under the stated consultant stream, region and tier:

  • 7351933 Canada Inc
  • 9468269 Canada Corp.
  • 9487-4724 Québec inc., Kernick Aerospace Inc, IN JOINT VENTURE
  • ACF Associates Inc.
  • ADGA Group Consultants Inc.
  • Adirondack Information Management Inc., The AIM Group Inc. in Joint Venture
  • Akkodis Canada Inc.
  • Altis Recruitment & Technology Inc.
  • Amyantek Inc
  • Appian Corporation
  • Arup Canada Inc.
  • CAE Inc.
  • Calian Ltd.
  • Deloitte Inc.
  • Fleetway Inc.
  • IPSS INC.
  • Lengkeek Vessel Engineering Inc.
  • MACP inc.
  • Maverin Business Services Inc.
  • MaxSys Staffing & Consulting Inc.
  • MONZ CONSULTING INC., NEWFOUND RECRUITING CORPORATION. in Joint Venture
  • Newfound Recruiting Corporation
  • Norda Stelo Inc.
  • OLAV CONSULTING CORP., MOSHWA ABORIGINAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, IN JOINT VENTURE
  • OneTriam Inc.
  • Pennant Canada Limited
  • Procom Consultants Group Ltd.
  • Prologic Systems Ltd.
  • Promaxis Systems Inc
  • Protak Consulting Group Inc., Soubliere Interiors Ltd., 2672486 Ontario Inc. In Joint Venture
  • Reticle Ventures Canada Incorporated
  • SoftSim Technologies Inc.
  • T.E.S. Contract Services INC.
  • T.I.7 INC., THE SOURCE STAFFING SOLUTIONS INC., in Joint Venture
  • Talencity Inc.
  • Technomics, Incorporated
  • The AIM Group Inc.
  • The Attain Group Inc. /Le Groupe Atteindre Inc.
  • Thomas&Schmidt Inc.
  • Tiree Facility Solutions Inc.
  • V42 Management Consulting, Inc.
  • Valcom Consulting group Inc.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS

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.

Security Requirement:

There are security requirements associated with this requirement:

Supplier Security Clearance required: Secret
Security Level required (Document Safeguarding): None

For additional information, consult Part 6 – Security and Other Requirements, and Part 7 – 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.

Location of Work:

Region: National Capital Region

Specific Location: All services must be provided on-site at one (1) of the following DND facilities in the National Capital Region. These locations may include, but are not limited to:
a. 45 Boulevard Sacré-Cœur, Gatineau, QC
b. 72 Rue Laval, Gatineau, QC
c. 60 Moodie Drive, Kanata, ON
d. 101 Colonel By Drive, ON
Please note that the Contractor’s resource may require access to information out of multiple locations throughout the duration of this contract.

BIDDERS’ INQUIRIES

Inquiries regarding this Request for Proposal requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority:

Name: Jennifer Ouellet
Email: j••••••••@••••••.••.ca

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

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

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Basic information

Reference
cb-766-63674978
Solicitation no.
W8486-260310/A
Buyer
Department of National Defence (DND)
Notice type
RFP against Supply Arrangement
Method
Competitive - Traditional
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 82000000 — Editorial and Design and Graphic and Fine Art Services

Delivery & regions

Province
Ontario
Regions of opportunity
*National Capital Region (NCR)
Regions of delivery
*National Capital Region (NCR)

Key dates

Published
August 11, 2025
Closes
August 26, 2025
Amendment no.
001
Amendment date
August 26, 2025

Contact

Contact
J••••••• O••••••
Email
j••••••••@••••••.••.ca
Phone
(343) •••-••••
Address
••• ••••••• •• •••••, ••••••, •••••••, ••• •••, ••••••
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Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    Altis Recruitment
    1 contract won· latest April 21, 2026
    CAD $1.7M
    total awarded
  2. 2
    Valcom Consulting Group Inc.
    1 contract won· latest July 25, 2025
    CAD $349.2K
    total awarded
  3. 3
    StenoTran Services Inc.
    1 contract won· latest April 1, 2026
    CAD $207.5K
    total awarded
  4. 4
    Calian Ltd
    1 contract won· latest July 17, 2025
    CAD $133K
    total awarded
  5. 5
    MWCO
    1 contract won· latest November 4, 2025
    CAD $73.2K
    total awarded

Altis Recruitment 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.

Complete source record(27)
Title
One (1) Senior Life Cycle Management Specialist (LCMS)
Reference number
cb-766-63674978
Amendment number
001
Solicitation number
W8486-260310/A
Publication date
2025-08-11
Tender closing date
2025-08-26T14:00:00
Amendment date
2025-08-26
Tender status
Open
Unspsc
*82111500
Unspsc description
*Technical writing
Procurement category
*SRV
Notice type
RFP against Supply Arrangement
Procurement method
Competitive - Traditional
Selection criteria
Lowest Price
Trade agreements
*Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents
Regions of opportunity
*National Capital Region (NCR)
Regions of delivery
*National Capital Region (NCR)
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
J••••••• O••••••
Contact info email
j••••••••@••••••.••.ca
Contact info phone
(343) •••-••••
Tender description
NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT File Number: W8486-260310/A Tier: 1 (< $3.75M) This requirement is for the Department of National Defence (DND) for the services of One (1) Senior Life Cycle Management Specialist (LCMS), under stream 5 Technical Engineering and Maintenance Services. The intent of this solicitation is to establish one (1) Contract for two (2) initial years, with the option to extend the term of the Contract by up to four (4) one-year irrevocable option periods under the same conditions. This solicitation is only open to the below list of pre-qualified suppliers under the Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS) Supply Arrangement (SA) number E60ZT-18TSPS. Time Frame of Delivery: 01 November 2025 Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. RFP documents will be e-mailed directly from the Contracting Authority to the Qualified Supply Arrangement Holders who are being invited to bid on this requirement. Bidders are advised that the RFP documents are not available on the CanadaBuys Tender Management Application (https://canadabuys.canada.ca). The TSPS Method of Supply is a result of a formal competitive process which was established as a result of extensive consultations with industry. The Method of Supply provides suppliers with an on-going opportunity to become prequalified for participation in future bidding opportunities. To obtain more information about how to become a pre-qualified supplier for TSPS please contact Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). For general information on the various PWGSC Methods of Supply, or to obtain specific information on a PWGSC professional service method of supply, please visit PWGSC's CanadaBuys Tender Management Application website at: https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/about-us/news-and-events/transition-canadabuys-tender-management-application#msg List of Pre-Qualified Suppliers: This requirement is open the following suppliers who qualified under the stated consultant stream, region and tier: • 7351933 Canada Inc • 9468269 Canada Corp. • 9487-4724 Québec inc., Kernick Aerospace Inc, IN JOINT VENTURE • ACF Associates Inc. • ADGA Group Consultants Inc. • Adirondack Information Management Inc., The AIM Group Inc. in Joint Venture • Akkodis Canada Inc. • Altis Recruitment & Technology Inc. • Amyantek Inc • Appian Corporation • Arup Canada Inc. • CAE Inc. • Calian Ltd. • Deloitte Inc. • Fleetway Inc. • IPSS INC. • Lengkeek Vessel Engineering Inc. • MACP inc. • Maverin Business Services Inc. • MaxSys Staffing & Consulting Inc. • MONZ CONSULTING INC., NEWFOUND RECRUITING CORPORATION. in Joint Venture • Newfound Recruiting Corporation • Norda Stelo Inc. • OLAV CONSULTING CORP., MOSHWA ABORIGINAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, IN JOINT VENTURE • OneTriam Inc. • Pennant Canada Limited • Procom Consultants Group Ltd. • Prologic Systems Ltd. • Promaxis Systems Inc • Protak Consulting Group Inc., Soubliere Interiors Ltd., 2672486 Ontario Inc. In Joint Venture • Reticle Ventures Canada Incorporated • SoftSim Technologies Inc. • T.E.S. Contract Services INC. • T.I.7 INC., THE SOURCE STAFFING SOLUTIONS INC., in Joint Venture • Talencity Inc. • Technomics, Incorporated • The AIM Group Inc. • The Attain Group Inc. /Le Groupe Atteindre Inc. • Thomas&Schmidt Inc. • Tiree Facility Solutions Inc. • V42 Management Consulting, Inc. • Valcom Consulting group Inc. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS 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. Security Requirement: There are security requirements associated with this requirement: Supplier Security Clearance required: Secret Security Level required (Document Safeguarding): None For additional information, consult Part 6 – Security and Other Requirements, and Part 7 – 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. Location of Work: Region: National Capital Region Specific Location: All services must be provided on-site at one (1) of the following DND facilities in the National Capital Region. These locations may include, but are not limited to: a. 45 Boulevard Sacré-Cœur, Gatineau, QC b. 72 Rue Laval, Gatineau, QC c. 60 Moodie Drive, Kanata, ON d. 101 Colonel By Drive, ON Please note that the Contractor’s resource may require access to information out of multiple locations throughout the duration of this contract. BIDDERS’ INQUIRIES Inquiries regarding this Request for Proposal requirement must be submitted to the Contracting Authority: Name: Jennifer Ouellet Email: j••••••••@••••••.••.ca The Crown retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

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