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RFP for ITM Services - Foam Suppression Systems (AFFF)[E10]

Ottawa, CanadaDefence Construction Canada / Construction de Défense Canada[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Titre : DP pour des Services IEE - Systèmes d’extinction à mousse Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is calling for Proposals from firms to provide the following services: Inspection, Testing and Maintenance (ITM) Services of Fire Detection and Suppression Systems - Foam Suppression Systems (AFFF) . Information provided by the Proponents will be evaluated using the established criteria in the RFP.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 17 Nov 2026, 14:00 Eastern time (UTC−5). UTC: 17 Nov 2026, 19:00 UTC. CanadaBuys does not state a zone in its data. Its documentation uses Eastern time, so this is shown as Eastern time.
Published 7 Oct 2026.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: Defence Construction Canada / Construction de Défense CanadaSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on CanadaBuys open tender notices (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Deadline[E3]: 17 Nov 2026, 14:00 Eastern time (UTC−5)
Value: Not stated
Published[E8]: 7 Oct 2026
Procedure[E7]: The procurement method is Competitive - Open bidding
Source: CanadaBuys open tender notices (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 4 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Titre : DP pour des Services IEE - Systèmes d’extinction à mousse Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is calling for Proposals from firms to provide the following services: Inspection, Testing and Maintenance (ITM) Services of Fire Detection and Suppression Systems - Foam Suppression Systems (AFFF) . Information provided by the Proponents will be evaluated using the established criteria in the RFP. The objective of this RFP is to select the Proponent with the highest total score. Firms that consider themselves qualified to provide these services are invited to submit their Proposals through the MERX Electronic Bidding System on or before the closing date and time indicated on the Electronic Bidding System. This solicitation is being conducted in accordance with the requirements set out in the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Chapter Nineteen of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA). Details concerning the Security Requirements for this project are identified in the RFP documents. Questions regarding this solicitation are to be directed ONLY to the point of contact identified in this advertisement. Proponents who address their questions to anyone other than the point of contact during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified. Proponents can obtain contract award results from the DCC website at https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/industry/contract-activity. brandPreference : Not Applicable - Service Itemdescription : ITM Services for…[E4]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionTrade agreements that apply: Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).[E5]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
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Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document MX-444188030822@001@Open

Evidence

10 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Defence Construction Canada / Construction de Défense Canada.
Document MX-444188030822@001@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
CanadaBuys publishes Government of Canada tenders.
“CA”
Document MX-444188030822@001@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Bids close at (Eastern Time assumed: the open data states no zone) 17 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT-5.
“2026-11-17T14:00:00”
Document MX-444188030822@001@Open, field /tenderClosingDate-appelOffresDateCloture, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is calling for Proposals from firms to provide the following services: Inspection, Testing and Maintenance (ITM) Services of Fire Detection and Suppression Systems - Foam Suppression Systems (AFFF) . Information provided by the Proponents will b…”
Document MX-444188030822@001@Open, field /tenderDescription-descriptionAppelOffres-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
Trade agreements that apply: Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).
Document MX-444188030822@001@Open, field /tradeAgreements-accordsCommerciaux-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
This is a Tender notice on CanadaBuys.
Document MX-444188030822@001@Open, field /noticeType-avisType-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
The procurement method is Competitive - Open bidding.
Document MX-444188030822@001@Open, field /procurementMethod-methodeApprovisionnement-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice was published on 7 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-07”
Document MX-444188030822@001@Open, field /publicationDate-datePublication, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
CanadaBuys gives the status as Open.
Document MX-444188030822@001@Open, field /tenderStatus-appelOffresStatut-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The notice is titled "RFP for ITM Services - Foam Suppression Systems (AFFF)".
Document MX-444188030822@001@Open, field /title-titre-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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