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Rfi w8703-270075_operational hand smoke grenades[E12]

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

In plain English

What they want: Titre : RFI W8703-270075_GRENADES FUMIGÈNES À MAIN OPÉRATIONNELLES This RFI is intended to provide Canada with a broad understanding of available technologies, supplier capabilities, procurement approaches, and lifecycle support considerations. Please review the RFI and send responses to john.fisher@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 18 Dec 2026, 14:00 Eastern time (UTC−5). UTC: 18 Dec 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 14 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) ↗
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Deadline[E4]: 18 Dec 2026, 14:00 Eastern time (UTC−5)
Value: Not stated
Published[E10]: 14 Oct 2026
Procedure[E9]: The procurement method is Competitive - Open bidding
Source: CanadaBuys open tender notices (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 3 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Titre : RFI W8703-270075_GRENADES FUMIGÈNES À MAIN OPÉRATIONNELLES This RFI is intended to provide Canada with a broad understanding of available technologies, supplier capabilities, procurement approaches, and lifecycle support considerations. Please review the RFI and send responses to john.fisher@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca[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

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 WS5932273113-Doc5932396100@001@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 WS5932273113-Doc5932396100@001@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 46101601 (Defense or law enforcement ammunition).
Document WS5932273113-Doc5932396100@001@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 WS5932273113-Doc5932396100@001@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) 18 Dec 2026, 14:00 GMT-5.
“2026-12-18T14:00:00”
Document WS5932273113-Doc5932396100@001@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.
“This RFI is intended to provide Canada with a broad understanding of available technologies, supplier capabilities, procurement approaches, and lifecycle support considerations. Please review the RFI and send responses to john.fisher@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca”
Document WS5932273113-Doc5932396100@001@Open, field /tenderDescription-descriptionAppelOffres-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery regions: Canada.
Document WS5932273113-Doc5932396100@001@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 WS5932273113-Doc5932396100@001@Open, field /tradeAgreements-accordsCommerciaux-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
This is a Request for Information on CanadaBuys.
Document WS5932273113-Doc5932396100@001@Open, field /noticeType-avisType-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The procurement method is Competitive - Open bidding.
Document WS5932273113-Doc5932396100@001@Open, field /procurementMethod-methodeApprovisionnement-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The notice was published on 14 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-14”
Document WS5932273113-Doc5932396100@001@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 WS5932273113-Doc5932396100@001@Open, field /tenderStatus-appelOffresStatut-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The notice is titled "RFI W8703-270075_OPERATIONAL HAND SMOKE GRENADES".
Document WS5932273113-Doc5932396100@001@Open, field /title-titre-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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