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Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

T8493-250050_B-AMDT 001 – Ensemble de carter de boîte de transmission du rotor de queue pour la flotte d’aéronef Bell 429

Name: T8493-250050_B-AMDT 001 – Ensemble de carter de boîte de transmission du rotor de queue pour la flotte d’aéronef Bell 429
Creator: Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

January 19, 2026

Published

January 15, 2026

Type

Goods

Awarded

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

Winning supplier

Bristow Instruments (1977) Ltd.

Contract value

CAD $50.9K

Award date

2026-01-21

Supplier location

Sherwood Park, Alberta

Request for Proposal

Full description

AMENDMENT TO CLOSING TIME: Please disregard the Ariba Discovery posting response deadline closing time and CanadaBuys posting closing time. All required supporting documentation and bid submission must be submitted by January 19th, 2026 at 01:00 PM EST. All bids submitted after 01:00 PM EST will result in the bid being declared non-responsive.

Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)
This AOG requirement is to acquire the following aircraft part for the Bell 429 Fleet for Transport Canada (TC), Air Services Directorate (ASD):

PN: 429-042-201-101 (Tail Rotor Gear Box Case Assembly)

The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued for this requirement with the appropriate CanadaBuys Standard Instructions and General Conditions and is open only to qualified Supply Arrangement holders for procurement of T8493-140035 series for the Bell 429 Aircraft Fleet.

The following companies have been invited to submit a proposal:
Aero Precision Industries LLC
Aero Supplies Inc
Non-Destructive Testing Products Ltd
Bell Textron Canada (Contracts)
Dart Aerospace
Maxcraft Avionics Ltd.
MHD Rockland
Patlon Aircraft & Industries Ltd.
Pole Air Aviation
Simex Defence Inc
Szabo Aviation
Textron Aviation
Tower Aerospace
Tulmar Safety
Unisource Technology Inc
Zepoli International Inc
PHP Canada
BSF International Inc
Helitrades Inc
Field Aviation
Alpine Aerotech
JHT Defense
Kadex Aero Supply
National Helicopters
Newcastle Aviation Partners LLC
Optima Aero
Southeast Aerospace
Canada West Avionics
Skyline Helicopter Technologies
Voyageur Avparts Inc.
Eagle Copters
Genaire LTD
Kitchener Aero (dba Mid-Canada Mod Center)
Tronosjet Maintenance
Aero Technical Components
Arnprior Aerospace
Pratt & Whitney Canada
ALLCLEAR AEROSPACE & DEFENSE, INC.
Bristow Instruments (1977) Ltd
CASP Aerospace Inc
Icarus Aero Inc

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Basic information

Reference

WS5520417348-Doc5520497022

Solicitation no.

WS5520417348

Buyer

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Method

Competitive - Selective tendering

Procurement category

*GD

Trade agreements

*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 25000000 — Commercial and Military and Private Vehicles and their Accessories and Components

Delivery & regions

Province

Quebec

Regions of delivery

*National Capital Region (NCR)

Contract term

January 21, 2026 → March 31, 2027

Key dates

Published

January 15, 2026

Closes

January 19, 2026

Amendment no.

001

Contact

End-user

Department of Transport (TC)

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
Canadian Maritime Engineering Limited
26 contracts won· latest July 29, 2026
CAD $27M
total awarded
2
ROY'S CHEVROLET BUICK GMC INC.
23 contracts won· latest April 7, 2026
CAD $11.8M
total awarded
3
Ador tech Inc.
20 contracts won· latest July 20, 2026
CAD $2.8M
total awarded
4
6318703 CANADA INC.
13 contracts won· latest September 4, 2026
CAD $10.7M
total awarded
5
Bristow Instruments (1977) Ltd.
10 contracts won· latest August 31, 2026
CAD $5.9M
total awarded

Canadian Maritime Engineering Limited 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.