SPECTRORADIOMETERS
Description
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Tender brief & compliance checklist
AI-generated on 2026-10-16 from the notice and 1 document(s). It can miss or misread details — always check the official documents before bidding.
- Supply of 2 spectroradiometers with accessories and software to replace obsolete PR-1980A and PR-715 units.
- Buyer: Department of National Defence (DND), Canada.
- Delivery required on or before March 15, 2027.
- Delivery location: QETE Supply Warehouse, NPB Building, 45 Blvd Sacré Coeur, Room C1113, Ramp 7, Gatineau, QC, J8X 1C6.
- Competitive open bidding under Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).
Key dates
- Closing date and time: 2026-10-19T14:00:00
✓ Quote found in notice
“CLOSING (Eastern time): 2026-10-19T14:00:00”
- Delivery date: 2027-03-15
✓ Quote found in w8703-270077-a-rfp_en.pdf
“All the deliverables must be received on or before March 15th 2027.”
- Questions deadline: Not stated
✓ Quote found in w8703-270077-a-rfp_en.pdf
“Offerors should submit all questions in writing no later than 5 business days before the offer closing date.”
- Questions deadline: Not stated
Evaluation
Lowest Evaluated Price with Mandatory Technical Criteria
- Compliance with mandatory technical criteria
- Lowest evaluated price
Security: Not stated
Submission: Offers must be submitted in email format to david.coutu@forces.gc.ca by the closing date and time. Offers should be separated into Section I: Technical Offer; Section II: Financial Offer; Section III: Offer Submission Form and Offeror Declaration Form; and Section IV: Additional information.
Compliance checklist (mandatory requirements)
Risks and unusual terms
- Late offers will not be considered; misrouting or electronic delivery issues resulting in late submission will not be accepted.
- Canada may reject an offer if the Offeror was involved in preparing the solicitation or had access to non-public information.
- Canada may reject an offer for improper conduct, poor performance, bankruptcy, or if not good value.
- Offers become property of Canada and will not be returned.
- No exchange rate fluctuation risk mitigation offered; offers conditional on exchange rate protection will be declared non-compliant.
Not stated in the available text: Security clearance requirement; Bid bond or insurance requirements; Site visit details; Experience minimums; Detailed evaluation criteria beyond mandatory technical criteria; Questions deadline date
Solicitation documents (1)
- w8703-270077-a-rfp_en.pdf PDF · Text searchable
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Price benchmark
Range $4,573 – $1.9M · median $143K · n=28 · inferred from published winners in the same codes/department
Incumbency
Inferred rotating winners. Top published winner Thermo Fisher Scientific (Mississauga) Inc. has 14% of 28 similar awards.
Department buying calendar
March highlighted (Canadian fiscal year-end). Spike not the peak month in this dataset.
Buyer contact (contracting authority)
David Coutu · david.coutu@forces.gc.ca
Gatineau, Qc · Competitive - Open bidding
As published on the CanadaBuys tender notice. Use for questions about this solicitation only.
Official Documents & Links
To submit a bid, you must respond through the official government procurement system.
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