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W8703-270072 Request For Proposal Domestic UAS Bulk Purchase RFP[E12]

Gatineau, CanadaDepartment of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Titre : W8703-270072 Demande de propositions pour l’achat en vrac d’UAS nationaux DDP Offer submissions must be submitted by 3 November 2026 by 14:00 EST. The Defence Investment Agency, on behalf of the Department of National Defence, is soliciting bids for the acquisition of a Domestic General Purpose Uncrewed Aircraft System (GPUAS) capability.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 3 Nov 2026, 14:00 Eastern time (UTC−5). UTC: 3 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 8 Oct 2026.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)See 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) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

Deadline[E4]: 3 Nov 2026, 14:00 Eastern time (UTC−5)
Value: Not stated
Published[E10]: 8 Oct 2026
Procedure[E9]: The procurement method is Competitive - Selective tendering
Source: CanadaBuys open tender notices (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Titre : W8703-270072 Demande de propositions pour l’achat en vrac d’UAS nationaux DDP Offer submissions must be submitted by 3 November 2026 by 14:00 EST. The Defence Investment Agency, on behalf of the Department of National Defence, is soliciting bids for the acquisition of a Domestic General Purpose Uncrewed Aircraft System (GPUAS) capability. The requirement supports domestic operations conducted by the Canadian Army, including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance activities, situational awareness, force protection, disaster response, search and rescue support, infrastructure assessment, training, and experimentation. The procurement includes the supply and delivery of a minimum of eighty (80) UAS systems, associated payloads, ground control stations, support equipment, technical publications, spare parts, software and firmware support, train-the-trainer services and includes airworthiness support, cybersecurity assurance, supply chain security, spectrum supportability, configuration management, and lifecycle sustainment requirements. This procurement is limited to qualified suppliers holding a Stream 1 Supply Arrangement under the Defence Drone Initiative (DDI).[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery regions: Canada.[E6]
ConditionTrade agreements that apply: None.[E7]
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 5 days remain before the deadline.[E4]
UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document WS5922224058-Doc5922631135@006@Open

Evidence

12 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 Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC).
Document WS5922224058-Doc5922631135@006@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under UNSPSC 25132102 (Military drone).
Document WS5922224058-Doc5922631135@006@Open, field /unspsc, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
CanadaBuys publishes Government of Canada tenders.
“CA”
Document WS5922224058-Doc5922631135@006@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Bids close at (Eastern Time assumed: the open data states no zone) 3 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT-5.
“2026-11-03T14:00:00”
Document WS5922224058-Doc5922631135@006@Open, field /tenderClosingDate-appelOffresDateCloture, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Offer submissions must be submitted by 3 November 2026 by 14:00 EST. The Defence Investment Agency, on behalf of the Department of National Defence, is soliciting bids for the acquisition of a Domestic General Purpose Uncrewed Aircraft System (GPUAS) capability. The requirement…”
Document WS5922224058-Doc5922631135@006@Open, field /tenderDescription-descriptionAppelOffres-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery regions: Canada.
Document WS5922224058-Doc5922631135@006@Open, field /regionsOfDelivery-regionsLivraison-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Trade agreements that apply: None.
Document WS5922224058-Doc5922631135@006@Open, field /tradeAgreements-accordsCommerciaux-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
This is a RFP against Supply Arrangement on CanadaBuys.
Document WS5922224058-Doc5922631135@006@Open, field /noticeType-avisType-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The procurement method is Competitive - Selective tendering.
Document WS5922224058-Doc5922631135@006@Open, field /procurementMethod-methodeApprovisionnement-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The notice was published on 8 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-08”
Document WS5922224058-Doc5922631135@006@Open, field /publicationDate-datePublication, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
CanadaBuys gives the status as Open.
Document WS5922224058-Doc5922631135@006@Open, field /tenderStatus-appelOffresStatut-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The notice is titled "W8703-270072 Request For Proposal Domestic UAS Bulk Purchase RFP".
Document WS5922224058-Doc5922631135@006@Open, field /title-titre-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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