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Department of National Defence (DND)

Personal Locator Beacon

Name: Personal Locator Beacon
Creator: Department of National Defence (DND)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

September 2, 2026

Published

August 7, 2026

Type

Goods

Full description

Item 1: GSIN: N4220, NSN: 2921:18560, BUOYANT PERS LOCATOR, RESQLINK 400PLB
Part No.: 2921, NSCM/CAGE: 18560
Quantity: 192
Unit of Issue: ea.

Products that are equivalent in form, fit, function and quality to the item(s) specified in the solicitation of offers will be considered. Please refer to RFP for details.

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

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Basic information

Reference

cb-958-93950534

Solicitation no.

W3996-26008/A

Buyer

Department of National Defence (DND)

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*GD

Trade agreements

*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 46000000 — Defense and Law Enforcement and Security and Safety Equipment and Supplies

Delivery & regions

Province

Ontario

Regions of opportunity

*World

Regions of delivery

*Canada

Key dates

Published

August 7, 2026

Closes

September 2, 2026

Amendment no.

000

Contact

Contact

Emma Ringor

Email

emma.ringor@forces.gc.ca

Phone

(613) 541-5010

Address

65 Craftsman Boulevard, Kingston, Ontario, K7K 7B4, Canada

Documents

(1)

↓ w3996-260028a-rfp-en.pdf

Complete source record(32)

Title

Personal Locator Beacon

Reference number

cb-958-93950534

Amendment number

000

Solicitation number

W3996-26008/A

Publication date

2026-08-07

Tender closing date

2026-09-02T14:00:00

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*46161600

Unspsc description

*Water safety

Procurement category

*GD

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

Trade agreements

*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Regions of opportunity

*World

Regions of delivery

*Canada

Contracting entity name

Department of National Defence (DND)

Contracting entity address line

65 Craftsman Boulevard

Contracting entity address city

Kingston

Contracting entity address province

Ontario

Contracting entity address postal code

K7K 7B4

Contracting entity address country

Canada

Contact info name

Emma Ringor

Contact info email

emma.ringor@forces.gc.ca

Contact info phone

(613) 541-5010

Contact info address line

65 Craftsman Boulevard

Contact info city

Kingston

Contact info province

Ontario

Contact info postalcode

K7K 7B4

Contact info country

Canada

Attachment

https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/102463/w3996-260028a-rfp-en.pdf

Tender description

The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the items detailed below. The delivery is requested at Department of National Defence, Tactical Helicopter Squadrons across Canada by required delivery dates and addresses provided under Annex Line item details in the Request for Proposal. Item 1: GSIN: N4220, NSN: 2921:18560, BUOYANT PERS LOCATOR, RESQLINK 400PLB Part No.: 2921, NSCM/CAGE: 18560 Quantity: 192 Unit of Issue: ea. Products that are equivalent in form, fit, function and quality to the item(s) specified in the solicitation of offers will be considered. Please refer to RFP for details. The Crown retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.