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Department of National Defence (DND)

Produits chimiques pour le dessalement par osmose inverse à bord des navires

Name: Produits chimiques pour le dessalement par osmose inverse à bord des navires
Creator: Department of National Defence (DND)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

August 5, 2026

Published

July 21, 2026

Type

Goods

Awarded

This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.

Winning supplier

BluMetric Environmental Inc.

Contract value

CAD $144.8K

Award date

2026-08-17

Supplier location

Ottawa, Ontario

Request for Proposal

Full description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT

The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the items detailed below. The delivery is requested at CFB Halifax and CFB Esquimalt.

Line Item: 001 CITRIC ACID,ANHYDROUS
Part Number: BLM-RP-00124-C NCAGE: L0AV8 BLUMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL INC
GSIN: 6810 Quantity: 175 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Halifax

Line Item: 002 CITRIC ACID,ANHYDROUS
Part Number: BLM-RP-00124-C NCAGE: L0AV8 BLUMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL INC
GSIN: 6810 Quantity: 145 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Esquimalt

Line Item: 003 DECONTAMINATING AGENT
Part Number: BLM-RP-00125-C NCAGE: L0AV8 BLUMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL INC
GSIN: 6850 Quantity: 210 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Halifax

Line Item: 004 DECONTAMINATING AGENT
Part Number: BLM-RP-00125-C NCAGE: L0AV8 BLUMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL INC
GSIN: 6850 Quantity: 175 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Esquimalt

Line Item: 005 CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE
Part Number: BLM-RP-00161-C NCAGE: L0AV8 BLUMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL INC
GSIN: 6810 Quantity: 160 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Halifax

Line Item: 006 CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE
Part Number: BLM-RP-00161-C NCAGE: L0AV8 BLUMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL INC
GSIN: 6810 Quantity: 125 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Esquimalt

Line Item: 007 SODIUM METABISULFITE
Part Number: BLM-RP-00126-C NCAGE: L0AV8 BLUMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL INC
GSIN: 6810 Quantity: 200 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Halifax

Line Item: 008 SODIUM METABISULFITE
Part Number: BLM-RP-00126-C NCAGE: L0AV8 BLUMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL INC
GSIN: 6810 Quantity: 170 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Esquimalt

Bidders proposing an Equivalent or a Substitute Product must indicate the brand name and model and/or Part Number and the NCAGE they are offering.

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 chemicals for shipboard desalination at CFB Halifax and Esquimalt.

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Basic information

Reference

cb-463-80992612

Solicitation no.

W8482-265115/A

Buyer

Department of National Defence (DND)

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*GD

Trade agreements

*Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 12000000 — Chemicals Including Bio Chemicals and Gas Materials

Delivery & regions

Province

Ontario

Regions of opportunity

*Unspecified

Regions of delivery

*British Columbia *Nova Scotia

Key dates

Published

July 21, 2026

Closes

August 5, 2026

Amendment no.

001

Contact

Contact

D••••• G•••• B••••••

Email

d••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Address

••• ••••••• •• ••, ••••••, •••••••, ••• •••, ••••••

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
JHT Defense Inc.
1 contract won· latest October 28, 2025
CAD $71K
total awarded
2
JHT Defense Inc
1 contract won· latest July 17, 2026
3
Simex Defence Inc
1 contract won· latest April 24, 2026
4
Unisource Technology Inc.
1 contract won· latest May 7, 2026
5
GCPROC LTD.
1 contract won· latest June 4, 2026

JHT Defense 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)

↓ rfp-w8482-265115-eng.pdf

Complete source record(26)

Title

Shipboard Reverse Osmosis Desalination Chemicals

Reference number

cb-463-80992612

Amendment number

000

Solicitation number

W8482-265115/A

Publication date

2026-07-21

Tender closing date

2026-08-05T14:00:00

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*12160000 *12350000

Unspsc description

*Additives *Compounds and mixtures

Procurement category

*GD

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

Trade agreements

*Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement

Regions of opportunity

*Unspecified

Regions of delivery

*British Columbia *Nova Scotia

Contracting entity name

Department of National Defence (DND)

Contracting entity address line

101 Colonel By Dr

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

D••••• G•••• B••••••

Contact info email

d••••••••@••••••.••.ca

Attachment

https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/101109/annex-osd-en-w8482-265115.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/101109/annex-sor-and-osd-en.xlsx,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/101109/rfp-w8482-265115-eng.pdf

Tender description

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the items detailed below. The delivery is requested at CFB Halifax and CFB Esquimalt. Line Item: 001 CITRIC ACID,ANHYDROUS Part Number: BLM-RP-00124-C NCAGE: L0AV8 BLUMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL INC GSIN: 6810 Quantity: 175 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Halifax Line Item: 002 CITRIC ACID,ANHYDROUS Part Number: BLM-RP-00124-C NCAGE: L0AV8 BLUMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL INC GSIN: 6810 Quantity: 145 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Esquimalt Line Item: 003 DECONTAMINATING AGENT Part Number: BLM-RP-00125-C NCAGE: L0AV8 BLUMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL INC GSIN: 6850 Quantity: 210 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Halifax Line Item: 004 DECONTAMINATING AGENT Part Number: BLM-RP-00125-C NCAGE: L0AV8 BLUMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL INC GSIN: 6850 Quantity: 175 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Esquimalt Line Item: 005 CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE Part Number: BLM-RP-00161-C NCAGE: L0AV8 BLUMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL INC GSIN: 6810 Quantity: 160 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Halifax Line Item: 006 CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE Part Number: BLM-RP-00161-C NCAGE: L0AV8 BLUMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL INC GSIN: 6810 Quantity: 125 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Esquimalt Line Item: 007 SODIUM METABISULFITE Part Number: BLM-RP-00126-C NCAGE: L0AV8 BLUMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL INC GSIN: 6810 Quantity: 200 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Halifax Line Item: 008 SODIUM METABISULFITE Part Number: BLM-RP-00126-C NCAGE: L0AV8 BLUMETRIC ENVIRONMENTAL INC GSIN: 6810 Quantity: 170 UoI: EA to be delivered to: CFB Esquimalt Bidders proposing an Equivalent or a Substitute Product must indicate the brand name and model and/or Part Number and the NCAGE they are offering. The Crown retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.