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Breathing Supply Distribution Units (BSDU)[E13]

Ottawa, CanadaDepartment of National Defence (DND)[E1]

In plain English

What they want
Titre : Unités de distribution d'alimentation en air respirable NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT Note: Bidders are strongly encouraged to transmit their bids electronically using the epost Connect service instead of any of the other methods of bid delivery usually available. The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the items detailed below. The delivery is requested to CAAWC Trenton by 31 March 2027.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 4 Nov 2026, 14:00 Eastern time (UTC−5). UTC: 4 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 20 Oct 2026.
Value
Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer
Department of National Defence (DND)See what else this buyer buys and when.
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Deadline[E5]
4 Nov 2026, 14:00 Eastern time (UTC−5)
Value
Not stated
Published[E11]
20 Oct 2026
Procedure[E10]
The procurement method is Competitive - Open bidding
Last checked
4 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Titre : Unités de distribution d'alimentation en air respirable NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT Note: Bidders are strongly encouraged to transmit their bids electronically using the epost Connect service instead of any of the other methods of bid delivery usually available. The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the items detailed below. The delivery is requested to CAAWC Trenton by 31 March 2027. Item 1, BREATHING SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION UNITS (BSDU) Part No.: UDAR-3V- 001, NCAGE: L10Q5 Quantity: 60, Unit of Issue: EA, to be delivered to CAAWC Trenton Bidders proposing an Equivalent or a Substitute Product must indicate the brand name and model and/or Part Number and the NCAGE they are offering. The Crown retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.[E6]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery regions: Canada.[E7]
  • ConditionTrade agreements that apply: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA).[E8]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • RiskOnly 6 days remain before the deadline.[E5]
  • UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC

    The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.

    Source document cb-268-62506834@000@Open

Evidence

13 facts

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

  1. E1

    The buyer is Department of National Defence (DND).

    Document cb-268-62506834@000@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under UNSPSC 25202607 (Aircraft oxygen equipment).

    Document cb-268-62506834@000@Open, field /unspsc, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    The notice is classified under UNSPSC 25200000 (Aerospace systems and components and equipment).

    Document cb-268-62506834@000@Open, field /unspsc, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    CanadaBuys publishes Government of Canada tenders.

    “CA”

    Document cb-268-62506834@000@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    Bids close at (Eastern Time assumed: the open data states no zone) 4 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT-5.

    “2026-11-04T14:00:00”

    Document cb-268-62506834@000@Open, field /tenderClosingDate-appelOffresDateCloture, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT Note: Bidders are strongly encouraged to transmit their bids electronically using the epost Connect service instead of any of the other methods of bid delivery usually available. The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the items de…”

    Document cb-268-62506834@000@Open, field /tenderDescription-descriptionAppelOffres-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    Delivery regions: Canada.

    Document cb-268-62506834@000@Open, field /regionsOfDelivery-regionsLivraison-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

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

    Document cb-268-62506834@000@Open, field /tradeAgreements-accordsCommerciaux-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    This is a Request for Proposal on CanadaBuys.

    Document cb-268-62506834@000@Open, field /noticeType-avisType-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    The procurement method is Competitive - Open bidding.

    Document cb-268-62506834@000@Open, field /procurementMethod-methodeApprovisionnement-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The notice was published on 20 Oct 2026.

    “2026-10-20”

    Document cb-268-62506834@000@Open, field /publicationDate-datePublication, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    CanadaBuys gives the status as Open.

    Document cb-268-62506834@000@Open, field /tenderStatus-appelOffresStatut-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    The notice is titled "Breathing Supply Distribution Units (BSDU)".

    Document cb-268-62506834@000@Open, field /title-titre-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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