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Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

Service de soutien en ingénierie des systèmes de la phase 0 du Véhicule Lunaire Utilitaire (VLU)

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
October 23, 2025
Published
August 20, 2025
Type
Services
Explore similarEngineering and Research and Technology Based ServicesQuebec
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Turtle Island Staffing
Contract value
CAD $402.4K
Award date
2025-12-03
Supplier location
Ottawa, Ontario
Request for Proposal

Full description

Amendment #6
This amendment is issued in response to concerns and inquiries regarding the acquisition of specific licenses.
Following discussions with the license manufacturer, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has decided to remove all references in the RFP related to the purchase and sharing of these licenses with the CSA.
However, suppliers will be required to obtain their own licenses in order to carry out the work as described in the Statement of Work (SOW).
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Amendment #5
This amendment is issued in order to extend the bid closing time
DELETE :
Closing Time: October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
INSERT :
Closing Time: October 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
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Amendment #4
This amendment is issued in order to extend the bid closing time
DELETE :
Closing Time: September 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
INSERT :
Closing Time: October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
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Amendment #3
This amendment is issued in order to extend the bid closing time
DELETE :
Closing Time: September 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
INSERT :
Closing Time: September 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
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Amendment #2
To avoid any confusion between the previous solicitation and this re-solicitation, the solicitation number will be updated as follows:
DELETE :
Nº de l’invitation _ Solicitation No_ 9F057-20240371 _ Agence spatiale canadienne _ Canadian Space Agency
INSERT :
Nº de l’invitation _ Solicitation No_ 9F057-20240371-A_ Agence spatiale canadienne _ Canadian Space Agency
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Amendment #1:
The purpose of this amendment is to:
1. Extend the submission deadline to September 22 at 2:00 PM (EDT);
2. Publish Canada’s responses to outstanding Industry questions
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The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) requires System Engineering (SE) services to support the development of the Lunar Utility Vehicle (LUV) mission within CSA’s Lunar Exploration Program (LEP) under task-based informatics (TBIPS) method of supply.

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Basic information

Reference
cb-9-63583332
Solicitation no.
9F057-20240371-A
Buyer
Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 81000000 — Engineering and Research and Technology Based Services

Delivery & regions

Province
Quebec
Regions of delivery
*Longueuil
Contract term
October 31, 2025 → April 1, 2027

Key dates

Published
August 20, 2025
Closes
October 23, 2025
Amendment no.
009

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    The Growcer, Inc.
    1 contract won· latest June 22, 2026
    CAD $856.6K
    total awarded
  2. 2
    EarthDaily Analytics Corp.
    1 contract won· latest February 10, 2026
    CAD $287.4K
    total awarded
  3. 3
    Softsim Technologies Inc.
    1 contract won· latest March 2, 2026
    CAD $258.7K
    total awarded
  4. 4
    PYLON ELECTRONICS INC
    1 contract won· latest November 4, 2025
    CAD $146.7K
    total awarded
  5. 5
    Interactive Audio Visual
    1 contract won· latest May 30, 2025
    CAD $24.6K
    total awarded

The Growcer, 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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