Title
THS - Senior Strategist for DRDC Ottawa
Reference number
cb-645-56736612
Solicitation number
2026-01883
Publication date
2026-09-03
Tender closing date
2026-09-10T15:00:00
Expected contract start date
2026-10-05
Expected contract end date
2027-03-31
Unspsc description
*Temporary personnel services
Notice type
RFP against Supply Arrangement
Procurement method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Selection criteria
Lowest Price
Trade agreements
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
*Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)
*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
*World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
*Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
*Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
*Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
*Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Regions of opportunity
*Ottawa
Regions of delivery
*Ottawa
*National Capital Region (NCR)
Contracting entity name
Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)
Contracting entity address line
60 Moodie Drive
Contracting entity address city
Ottawa
Contracting entity address province
Ontario
Contracting entity address postal code
K1A 0K2
Contracting entity address country
Canada
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Contact info email
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Attachment
https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/105590/2026-01883-notice-of-proposed-procurement.pdf
Tender description
Defence Research and Development Canada has a THS requirement due to a Temporary Workload Increase (that its resolution is known to take less than 48 weeks). There is a substantial increase in workload associated with meeting the Chief of Defence Staff’s (CDS) recently enunciated Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) for the acquisition and operational deployment of various new fixed-site and vehicle-mounted RF-based and Radar-enabled Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-UAS) by Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel. However, during the period immediately following the identification of this UOR, the existing number of available qualified public servants has been insufficient to support the requisite extended development, engineering, and field
T&E activities necessary to address this requirement.
DRDC has an essential requirement for one (1) senior strategist to support the Counter Autonomous Systems Program Manager. The resource will support the preparation and implementation of domestic and International Project Arrangements (PAs) dedicated to accelerating the final engineering development and field trial Test and Evaluation (T&E) of selected new Electronic Warfare (EW)-related and Radio Frequency (RF)-based C-UAS capabilities.
