MINERVA Initiative – Uncrewed Aircraft System Deconfliction

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Tender brief & compliance checklist

AI-generated on 2026-10-17 from the notice and 1 document(s). It can miss or misread details — always check the official documents before bidding.

• Public Services and Procurement Canada, under the Innovative Solutions Canada program, seeks a software solution for the Department of National Defence and Canadian Army to plan, deconflict, and control uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) traffic, including radio frequency spectrum use.
• The solution must be Windows-based and provide an airspace common operating picture with flight planning, a 4D trajectory repository, conflict detection and resolution, and generation of deconflicted 4D airspace blocks.
• Funding is via contract with a maximum Phase 2 value of $500,000.00 CAD excluding taxes, shipping, travel and living expenses; up to 5 Phase 2 contracts may be awarded.
• Phase 2 contract duration is up to 15 months excluding submission of the final report.
• Travel to Suffield, Alberta is required for prototype demonstration; all meetings are by telephone or videoconference.
• The challenge is competitive selective tendering; proposals are submitted through the ISC website, with the Call for Proposals 004 as the governing process.

Compliance checklist (mandatory requirements)

• Proposal must be submitted under the Innovative Solutions Canada Program Call for Proposals 004 process
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  “This Challenge Notice is issued under the Innovative Solutions Canada Program (ISC) Call for Proposals 004 (EN578-24ISC4).”

• Proposal must be submitted via the ISC website
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  “Propose your solution here : https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/innovative-solutions-canada/en/minerva-initiative-uncrewed-aircraft-system-deconfliction”

• Solution must be Windows-based
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  “The proposed solution must: 1. Be Windows-based.”

• Solution must allow creation and storage of flight plans including radio frequency requirements
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  “Allow a user to create and store flight plans, including radio frequency requirements.”

• Solution must have a flight plan repository storing 4D trajectories and spectrum requirements
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  “Have a flight plan repository (database) that stores the 4D (3D + time) trajectories and spectrum requirements of all accepted flight plans.”

• Solution must enable integration of supplemental data services
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  “Enable integration of supplemental data services such as crewed aircraft flight plans and weather.”

• Solution must generate an optimal 4D flight path
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  “Generate an optimal 4D flight path for UAS based on specific mission goals and physical limits.”

• Solution must detect and resolve conflicts against flight plans, airspace constraints and RF spectrum requests
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  “Be able to check new flight requests against existing flight plans, airspace constraints (no-fly zones) and RF spectrum requests to detect conflicts and resolve them”

• Solution must generate 4D blocks of deconflicted airspace
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  “Generate 4D blocks of deconflicted airspace (a "tunnel" or a "box") where a UAS is permitted to fly.”

• Travel to Suffield, Alberta for prototype demonstration
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  “Travel: Travel to Suffield, Alberta for prototype demonstration.”

Risks and unusual terms

• Canada reserves the right to make partial awards and to negotiate project scope changes.
• Final decisions on the number of Phase 2 awards will be made by Canada on the basis of factors such as evaluation results, departmental priorities and availability of funds.
• This disclosure is made in good faith and does not commit Canada to award any contract for the total approximate funding.
• Selected companies are eligible to receive one contract per phase per challenge.
• Multiple contracts could result from this Challenge.
• The ISC website will be available on September 23, 2026, which may affect access to submission information before that date.

Not stated in the available text: Evaluation method and criteria; Security clearance requirements; Questions deadline; Bid bond, insurance, or other financial security requirements; Site visit requirements; Experience minimums or past-performance requirements; Phase 1 details (funding, duration, number of contracts); Detailed statement of work or technical specifications beyond the challenge statement; Submission format and required forms; Trade agreements applicability (notice states 'None')

Solicitation documents (1)

• amd-mod001-mi--uncrewed-aircraft-system-deconfliction-gestion-des-conflits-entre-systemes-daeronef-sans-equipage-qa.pdf PDF · Text searchable

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