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Department of National Defence (DND)

Services d'analyse du programme d'air respirable comprimé

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
January 30, 2026
Published
January 5, 2026
Type
Services
Explore similarMaterial Handling and Conditioning and Storage Machinery and Accessories
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Bureau Veritas
Contract value
CAD $346.1K
Award date
2026-03-05
Supplier location
Mississauga, On
Request for Proposal

Full description

W8482-253193/A

Amendment 002: This amendment is raised to extend the closing date to 30 January 2026 and to respond to questions from Industry.
Notice: Upon review, Canada discovered a discrepancy with the Financial Offer Presentation Sheet. The corrected version has been uploaded to CanadaBuys.
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Amendment 001: This amendment is raised to extend the closing date to 28 January 2026 and to respond to questions from Industry.
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The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the provision of laboratory analysis of divers' Compressed Air / Gas for all Canadian Armed Forces diving units, RCN Self Contained Breathing Apparatus and the Submarine Built-in System within the North American continent and/or abroad, on and as and when requested basis.

The resulting contract will be from the date of contract award to the 31st March 2028 with four (4) optional contract periods of two (2) years each for a total of ten (10) years.

The requirement is limited to Canadian Services.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

Canada retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

Closing date for this bid solicitation is 21 January 2026 at 1400 hours EST

Bids must be sent via email to:

Loïc Malo

D••••••••@••••••.••.ca

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Basic information

Reference
cb-589-87996441
Solicitation no.
W8482-253193/A
Buyer
Department of National Defence (DND)
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

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

Delivery & regions

Regions of delivery
*Canada
Contract term
February 2, 2026 → March 31, 2036

Key dates

Published
January 5, 2026
Closes
January 30, 2026
Amendment no.
005

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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