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Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

W7714-258714-B Vest Training System

Name: W7714-258714-B Vest Training System
Creator: Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

August 11, 2026

Published

August 6, 2026

Type

Goods

Full description

AMENDMENT TO RESPONSE DEADLINE CLOSING TIME: Please disregard the Ariba Discovery posting response deadline closing time. All required supporting documentation and bid submission must be submitted by August 11, 2026 at 14:00 EDT. All bids submitted after 14:00 EDT will result in the bid being declared non-responsive. This solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number W7714-258714 dated May 27, 2026 with a closing of June 15, 2026 at 2:00PM EDT. The full Request for Proposal and attachments can only be accessed and downloaded when logged into your SAP Ariba account and you have filled out your Government of Canada profile. If you do not have an SAP Ariba account, register here. If you already have an SAP Ariba account, login here. Defence Research and Development Canada has a requirement for the supply and delivery of two (2) wearable weapons consequence systems and associated accessories with the option for an additional fifty-six (56) systems and associated accessories. Bidders must clearly demonstrate compliance with the Mandatory Technical Evaluation Criteria. See herein for further details.

Selection criteria

Not applicable

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Basic information

Reference

WS5196379277-Doc5822450803

Solicitation no.

WS5196379277

Buyer

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*GD

Trade agreements

*Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 46000000 — Defense and Law Enforcement and Security and Safety Equipment and Supplies

Limited tendering reason

None

Delivery & regions

Province

Quebec

Regions of delivery

*Toronto

Contract term

June 30, 2026 → May 31, 2029

Key dates

Published

August 6, 2026

Closes

August 11, 2026

Amendment no.

000

Amendment date

August 6, 2026

Contact

Contact

Gunson, Krista (SPAC/PSPC) (elle-la / she-her)

Email

krista.gunson@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Address

11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5, Canada

End-user

Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)

Likely incumbents

(1)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
Nisha Technologies Inc
1 contract won· latest March 9, 2026

Nisha Technologies 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(31)

Title

W7714-258714-B Vest Training System

Reference number

WS5196379277-Doc5822450803

Amendment number

000

Solicitation number

WS5196379277

Publication date

2026-08-06

Tender closing date

2026-08-11T14:00:00

Amendment date

2026-08-06

Expected contract start date

2026-06-30

Expected contract end date

2029-05-31

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*46200000

Unspsc description

*Defense and law enforcement and security and safety training equipment

Procurement category

*GD

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Not applicable

Limited tendering reason

None

Trade agreements

Regions of delivery

*Toronto

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

Gunson, Krista (SPAC/PSPC) (elle-la / she-her)

Contact info email

krista.gunson@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Notice u r l

https://portal.us.bn.cloud.ariba.com/dashboard/public/appext/comsapsbncdiscoveryui#/RfxEvent/preview/1110020967?anId=ANONYMOUS

Tender description

AMENDMENT TO RESPONSE DEADLINE CLOSING TIME: Please disregard the Ariba Discovery posting response deadline closing time. All required supporting documentation and bid submission must be submitted by August 11, 2026 at 14:00 EDT. All bids submitted after 14:00 EDT will result in the bid being declared non-responsive. This solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number W7714-258714 dated May 27, 2026 with a closing of June 15, 2026 at 2:00PM EDT. The full Request for Proposal and attachments can only be accessed and downloaded when logged into your SAP Ariba account and you have filled out your Government of Canada profile. If you do not have an SAP Ariba account, register here. If you already have an SAP Ariba account, login here. Defence Research and Development Canada has a requirement for the supply and delivery of two (2) wearable weapons consequence systems and associated accessories with the option for an additional fifty-six (56) systems and associated accessories. Bidders must clearly demonstrate compliance with the Mandatory Technical Evaluation Criteria. See herein for further details.