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Department of National Defence (DND)

Planches lombaires à vide SAR

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
August 25, 2026
Published
July 17, 2026
Type
Goods
Explore similarMedical Equipment and Accessories and SuppliesManitoba

Full description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT

The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the supply of quantity 27 Vacuum Spine Boards. The products must be lightweight, durable, compact for aircraft storage, and capable of maintaining immobilization effectiveness during litter transport, vertical lifting, and austere SAR operations.

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

DND seeks 27 lightweight vacuum spine boards for SAR operations.

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Basic information

Reference
cb-541-63733984
Solicitation no.
W3999-270001
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)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 42000000 — Medical Equipment and Accessories and Supplies

Delivery & regions

Province
Manitoba
Regions of opportunity
*Canada
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Contract term
August 4, 2026 → December 5, 2026

Key dates

Published
July 17, 2026
Closes
August 25, 2026
Amendment no.
003
Amendment date
August 11, 2026

Contact

Contact
A••• B••••••••
Email
a••••••••@••••••.••.ca
Phone
(204) •••-••••
Address
••• •••••• ••••, ••••••••, ••••••••, ••••••, ••••••
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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.

Documents

(1)
Complete source record(35)
Title
SAR Vacuum Spine Boards
Reference number
cb-541-63733984
Amendment number
002
Solicitation number
W3999-270001
Publication date
2026-07-17
Tender closing date
2026-08-25T17:00:00
Amendment date
2026-08-11
Expected contract start date
2026-08-04
Expected contract end date
2026-12-05
Tender status
Open
Unspsc
*42171600
Unspsc description
*Mobile medical services extricating and immobilizing and transporting products
Procurement category
*GD
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Procurement method
Competitive - Open bidding
Selection criteria
Lowest Price
Trade agreements
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Regions of opportunity
*Canada
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Contracting entity name
Department of National Defence (DND)
Contracting entity address line
715 Wihuri Road
Contracting entity address city
Winnipeg
Contracting entity address province
Manitoba
Contracting entity address postal code
R3J3Y5
Contracting entity address country
Canada
Contact info name
A••• B••••••••
Contact info email
a••••••••@••••••.••.ca
Contact info phone
(204) •••-••••
Contact info address line
••• •••••• ••••
Contact info city
••••••••
Contact info province
••••••••
Contact info postalcode
••••••
Contact info country
••••••
Attachment
https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/96195/w3999-270001-sar-vacuum-spine-boards-extension-amendment_0.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/96195/w3999-270001-sar-vacuum-spine-boards-rfp-%28e-w-cover_0.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/96195/w3999-270001-sar-vacuum-spine-boards-delivery-amendment_0.pdf
Tender description
NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT   The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the supply of quantity 27 Vacuum Spine Boards. The products must be lightweight, durable, compact for aircraft storage, and capable of maintaining immobilization effectiveness during litter transport, vertical lifting, and austere SAR operations.   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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