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Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

W7701-268113 Design, Development and Characterization of Electro‑Optical Systems

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
September 15, 2026
Published
July 31, 2026
Type
Services
Explore similarEngineering and Research and Technology Based ServicesQuebec

Full description

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) on behalf of Defense Research and Development Canada (DRDC), is issuing this Solicitation of Offers for the acquisition of professional support services in Electro-Optical (EO) systems conceptualisation, design, integration, performance prediction/characterization and related data processing located in Valcartier Research Center (VRC), as detailed in Annex Statement of Work.

Selection criteria

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

AI Summary

Electro-Optical systems design and development for Defense Research.

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Basic information

Reference
WS5769481981-Doc5790398457
Solicitation no.
WS5769481981
Buyer
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
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 81000000 — Engineering and Research and Technology Based Services
Limited tendering reason
None

Delivery & regions

Province
Quebec
Regions of delivery
*Québec
Contract term
October 6, 2026 → ?

Key dates

Published
July 31, 2026
Closes
September 15, 2026
Amendment no.
000
Amendment date
July 31, 2026

Contact

Contact
Boisclair, Daniel (SPAC/PSPC)
Address
11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5, Canada
End-user
Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)

Likely incumbents

(2)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    MDA Geospatial Services Inc.
    2 contracts won· latest July 31, 2026
  2. 2
    Appian Corporation
    1 contract won· latest July 2, 2026

MDA Geospatial Services 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.

Complete source record(30)
Title
W7701-268113 Design, Development and Characterization of Electro‑Optical Systems
Reference number
WS5769481981-Doc5790398457
Amendment number
000
Solicitation number
WS5769481981
Publication date
2026-07-31
Tender closing date
2026-09-15T14:00:00
Amendment date
2026-07-31
Expected contract start date
2026-10-06
Tender status
Open
Unspsc
*81141902
Unspsc description
*Application or technology research and development service
Procurement category
*SRV
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Procurement method
Competitive - Open bidding
Selection criteria
Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
Limited tendering reason
None
Trade agreements
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Regions of delivery
*Québec
Contracting entity name
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
Contracting entity address line
11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage
Contracting entity address city
Gatineau
Contracting entity address province
Quebec
Contracting entity address postal code
K1A 0S5
Contracting entity address country
Canada
End user entities name
Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)
End user entities address
400 Cumberland Street,Ottawa,Ontario,K1N 1J8,Canada
Contact info name
Boisclair, Daniel (SPAC/PSPC)
Contact info email
daniel.boisclair@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
Notice u r l
https://portal.us.bn.cloud.ariba.com/dashboard/public/appext/comsapsbncdiscoveryui#/RfxEvent/preview/1110020492?anId=ANONYMOUS
Tender description
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) on behalf of Defense Research and Development Canada (DRDC), is issuing this Solicitation of Offers for the acquisition of professional support services in Electro-Optical (EO) systems conceptualisation, design, integration, performance prediction/characterization and related data processing located in Valcartier Research Center (VRC), as detailed in Annex Statement of Work.

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