OpenIndustrial machinery

Rough Terrain Forklifts (RTFL)[E14]

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

In plain English

What they want: Titre : Chariots élévateurs pour terrains accidentés The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement to procure 12 Rough Terrain, Sit-Down Rider Type Forklift Trucks and ILS deliverables for delivery to CFB Shilo, MB, Det Dundurn, SK, Wainwright, AB, CFB Petawawa, ON, Ashton, ON, and Borden, On. The requested delivery date is 180 days after contract award.
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 11 Aug 2026.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: Department of National Defence (DND)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[E6]: 3 Nov 2026, 14:00 Eastern time (UTC−5)
Value: Not stated
Published[E12]: 11 Aug 2026
Procedure[E11]: The procurement method is Competitive - Open bidding
Source: CanadaBuys open tender notices (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 6 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Titre : Chariots élévateurs pour terrains accidentés The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement to procure 12 Rough Terrain, Sit-Down Rider Type Forklift Trucks and ILS deliverables for delivery to CFB Shilo, MB, Det Dundurn, SK, Wainwright, AB, CFB Petawawa, ON, Ashton, ON, and Borden, On. The requested delivery date is 180 days after contract award. An option for up to 14 additional Rough Terrain, Sit-Down Rider Type Forklift Trucks and ILS deliverables is included for delivery to DND within Canada. GSIN: N3900. UNSPSC: 24101603. The Crown retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. This requirement uses electronic receipt of bids by e-mail only. For details, please review the section entitled Electronic Submission of Bids in the solicitation document. Bids must be submitted by e-mail only to: DLP53BidsReceiving.DAAT53Receptiondessoumissions@forces.gc.ca[E7]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery regions: Canada, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario (except NCR).[E8]
ConditionTrade agreements that apply: World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).[E9]
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.[E6]
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 cb-399-40125838@011@Open

Evidence

14 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 National Defence (DND).
Document cb-399-40125838@011@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 24101600 (Lifting equipment and accessories).
Document cb-399-40125838@011@Open, field /unspsc, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
The notice is classified under UNSPSC 24101603 (Forklifts).
Document cb-399-40125838@011@Open, field /unspsc, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
The notice is classified under UNSPSC 24100000 (Material handling machinery and equipment).
Document cb-399-40125838@011@Open, field /unspsc, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
CanadaBuys publishes Government of Canada tenders.
“CA”
Document cb-399-40125838@011@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
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 cb-399-40125838@011@Open, field /tenderClosingDate-appelOffresDateCloture, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement to procure 12 Rough Terrain, Sit-Down Rider Type Forklift Trucks and ILS deliverables for delivery to CFB Shilo, MB, Det Dundurn, SK, Wainwright, AB, CFB Petawawa, ON, Ashton, ON, and Borden, On. The requested delivery d…”
Document cb-399-40125838@011@Open, field /tenderDescription-descriptionAppelOffres-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
Delivery regions: Canada, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario (except NCR).
Document cb-399-40125838@011@Open, field /regionsOfDelivery-regionsLivraison-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
Trade agreements that apply: World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
Document cb-399-40125838@011@Open, field /tradeAgreements-accordsCommerciaux-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
This is a Request for Proposal on CanadaBuys.
Document cb-399-40125838@011@Open, field /noticeType-avisType-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The procurement method is Competitive - Open bidding.
Document cb-399-40125838@011@Open, field /procurementMethod-methodeApprovisionnement-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The notice was published on 11 Aug 2026.
“2026-08-11”
Document cb-399-40125838@011@Open, field /publicationDate-datePublication, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
CanadaBuys gives the status as Open.
Document cb-399-40125838@011@Open, field /tenderStatus-appelOffresStatut-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
The notice is titled "Rough Terrain Forklifts (RTFL)".
Document cb-399-40125838@011@Open, field /title-titre-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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