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National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Small open development multi-copter platforms, Amendment #1

Name: Small open development multi-copter platforms, Amendment #1
Creator: National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

July 16, 2026

Published

June 9, 2026

Type

Goods

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Full description

Amendment #1 to 26-58045 Small Open Development Multi-Copter Platforms

Question and Answer #2 is posted, Amendment #1 is posted to extend the closing date.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

RFP 26-58045 Small Open Development Multi-Copter Platforms

Question and Answer #1 is posted to answer questions to the solicitation.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

RFP 26-58045 Small Open Development Multi-Copter Platforms

The NRC’s Center for Drone Innovation (CDI), part of the Drone and Flight Autonomy Laboratory (DFAL) is seeking to acquire a minimum of five (5) small autonomous multi-copter Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to serve as open, versatile research and development platforms. These systems must meet specific technical and performance criteria to enable the research team to develop, test, and validate advanced aerial applications, autonomy, flight control algorithms, and custom payload integrations. The selected multi-copter UAS platforms will provide reliable, compact and flexible testbeds that enhances the organization's capacity to conduct aerospace and robotics research.

Selection criteria

Variations or combinations of the above methods

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Basic information

Reference

cb-365-92961178

Solicitation no.

26-58045 Amendment 1 Modification

Buyer

National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*GD

Trade agreements

*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

*Target or reconnaissance drones

Delivery & regions

Province

Ontario

Regions of opportunity

*Canada

Regions of delivery

*Canada

Contract term

July 17, 2026 → October 29, 2027

Key dates

Published

June 9, 2026

Closes

July 16, 2026

Amendment no.

002

Amendment date

July 8, 2026

Contact

Contact

Katie Homuth

Email

Katie.Homuth@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Phone

(343) 549-4539

Address

1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada

Documents

(1)

↓ 26-58045_rfp.pdf

Complete source record(35)

Title

Small open development multi-copter platforms, Amendment #1

Reference number

cb-365-92961178

Amendment number

002

Solicitation number

26-58045 Amendment 1 Modification

Publication date

2026-06-09

Tender closing date

2026-07-16T14:00:00

Amendment date

2026-07-08

Expected contract start date

2026-07-17

Expected contract end date

2027-10-29

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*25131705

Unspsc description

*Target or reconnaissance drones

Procurement category

*GD

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Variations or combinations of the above methods

Trade agreements

*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)

Regions of opportunity

*Canada

Regions of delivery

*Canada

Contracting entity name

National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Contracting entity address line

1200 Montreal Road

Contracting entity address city

Ottawa

Contracting entity address province

Ontario

Contracting entity address postal code

K1A 0R6

Contracting entity address country

Canada

Contact info name

Katie Homuth

Contact info email

Katie.Homuth@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Contact info phone

(343) 549-4539

Contact info address line

1200 Montreal Road

Contact info city

Ottawa

Contact info province

Ontario

Contact info postalcode

K1A 0R6

Contact info country

Canada

Attachment

https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97533/26-58045_qanda2_multi-copter.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97533/26-58045_qa01.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97533/26-58045-1_rfp_en_multi-copter-amendment.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/97533/26-58045_rfp.pdf

Tender description

Amendment #1 to 26-58045 Small Open Development Multi-Copter Platforms Question and Answer #2 is posted, Amendment #1 is posted to extend the closing date. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RFP 26-58045 Small Open Development Multi-Copter Platforms Question and Answer #1 is posted to answer questions to the solicitation. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RFP 26-58045 Small Open Development Multi-Copter Platforms The NRC’s Center for Drone Innovation (CDI), part of the Drone and Flight Autonomy Laboratory (DFAL) is seeking to acquire a minimum of five (5) small autonomous multi-copter Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to serve as open, versatile research and development platforms. These systems must meet specific technical and performance criteria to enable the research team to develop, test, and validate advanced aerial applications, autonomy, flight control algorithms, and custom payload integrations. The selected multi-copter UAS platforms will provide reliable, compact and flexible testbeds that enhances the organization's capacity to conduct aerospace and robotics research.