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Department of National Defence (DND)

Réfrigérateurs de pharmacie

Standing offer (RFSO)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
August 25, 2025
Published
July 25, 2025
Type
Goods
Explore similarMaterial Handling and Conditioning and Storage Machinery and AccessoriesQuebec
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
ESBE Scientific Indistries Inc.
Award date
2025-10-28
Supplier location
Markham, Ontario
Request for Standing Offer

Full description

The Department of National Defence (DND), through the Canadian Forces Health Services (CF H Svcs), has a requirement for a National Individual Standing Offer (NISO) to procure Pharmacy Grade Refrigerators to safely store all medical vaccines, pharmaceuticals and medications. The Pharmacy Refrigerators will be used to lifecycle the existing holdings and to support units without this equipment.

Canada will require an initial quantity of two (2) Double Door Pharmacy Refrigerators and three (3) Single Door Pharmacy Refrigerators to be delivered at the Central Medical Equipment Depot (CMED) in Petawawa, Ontario, within twelve (12) weeks of receipt of the first call-up against the Standing Offer. Options to procure as and when requested up to an additional fifty (50) Double Door, fifty (50) Single Door and fifty (50) Undercounter Pharmacy Grade Refrigerators over the validity of the standing offer are considered. Estimated quantities do not represent a commitment by Canada that Canada’s future usage of the Standing Offer will be consistent with the minimum or maximum quantities specified in this RFSO.

The period of the Standing Offer is from Standing Offer Issue to 31 March 2030. More than one Standing Offer may be issued to satisfy the requirement.

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Basic information

Reference
cb-223-44726963
Solicitation no.
W6369-23-A083/C
Buyer
Department of National Defence (DND)
Notice type
Request for Standing Offer
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*GD
Trade agreements
*Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 24000000 — Material Handling and Conditioning and Storage Machinery and Accessories

Delivery & regions

Province
Quebec
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Contract term
September 10, 2025 → March 31, 2030

Key dates

Published
July 25, 2025
Closes
August 25, 2025
Amendment no.
003

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    Simex Defence Inc.
    4 contracts won· latest July 7, 2026
    CAD $88K
    total awarded
  2. 2
    Toromont Material Handling
    3 contracts won· latest July 13, 2026
    CAD $3.7M
    total awarded
  3. 3
    Equipos Industriales de Manutencion SA
    3 contracts won· latest May 28, 2026
    CAD $1.3M
    total awarded
  4. 4
    SIMEX DEFENCE INC
    3 contracts won· latest August 21, 2026
    CAD $1.1M
    total awarded
  5. 5
    G.N. Johnston Equipment Co. Ltd.
    2 contracts won· latest March 11, 2026
    CAD $278.1K
    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.

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