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Nova Scotia

Government contracts in Amherst

Federal contracts to vendors whose postal code places them in Amherst.

Total value
$22.8M
Contracts
563
Median contract
$18K
Non-competitive
6%
of 419 contracts that say how they were awarded

Federal contracts over $10,000, contracts dated Jan 2004 to Sep 2026, each counted once at its latest reported value. Source: Treasury Board proactive publication of contracts, published October 13, 2026. Placed by the vendor’s postal code, which fewer than half of contracts give: totals here understate what vendors in this place got.

Top vendors

The vendors with the most contract value here.

Plus 26 contracts ($2M) to individuals, sole proprietors and vendors this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

Buyers

The departments and agencies that bought.

What was bought

By the Treasury Board object code each contract was filed under.

Largest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Jul 2013GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$938,400
Jul 2009GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$850,000
Jan 2014GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$800,000
Jul 2022Bower Construction Surveying Inc.Public Services and Procurement Canada$563,674
Feb 2010GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$420,000
Mar 2010GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$400,000
Jul 2018GFS Atlantic IncFisheries and Oceans Canada$395,715
Nov 2023Fundy Landscaping ServicesNational Defence$346,150
Jul 2023Ce Harrison Home HardwareCorrectional Service of Canada$345,000
Jul 2013GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$311,111
Jan 2023Ce Harrison Home HardwareCorrectional Service of Canada$307,296
Feb 2024Ce Harrison Home HardwareCorrectional Service of Canada$300,436
Oct 2018Pink Ladies Maid Service LimitedAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$299,752
Oct 2010GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$299,000
Sep 2012GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$266,667
Mar 2025Ce Harrison Home HardwareCorrectional Service of Canada$255,371
Jun 2016GFS Atlantic IncFisheries and Oceans Canada$224,030
Aug 2017GFS Atlantic IncFisheries and Oceans Canada$216,885
May 2014GFS Atlantic IncFisheries and Oceans Canada$155,000
Mar 2010GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$150,000

Latest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Jun 2026GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$12,016
Jun 2026GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$11,679
Jun 2026GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$11,265
May 2026GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$26,313
May 2026Fundy LandscapingNational Defence$12,500
May 2026Fundy LandscapingNational Defence$11,000
May 2026GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$10,064
Apr 2026GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$11,144
Apr 2026GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$13,714
Apr 2026GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$11,494
Apr 2026GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$10,985
Apr 2026GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$16,326
Apr 2026Staples CanadaNational Defence$11,500
Apr 2026EMCO CorporationCorrectional Service of Canada$11,272
Mar 2026GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$24,195
Feb 2026GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$10,239
Feb 2026EMCO CorporationCorrectional Service of Canada$11,272
Jan 2026Staples CanadaNational Defence$11,638
Jan 2026staples canada ulc o/a staples professional incNational Defence$17,689
Jan 2026GFS Atlantic IncNational Defence$15,494

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
20092$869K
201013$1.5M
20118$130K
201224$770K
201322$1.7M
201426$1.7M
201525$564K
201630$1M
201713$499K
201822$1.4M
201948$1.1M
202032$1M
202131$667K
202262$2.8M
202369$2.6M
202446$1.8M
202563$2.3M
202627$435K

How they were awarded

As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Not stated144$7.7M
Competitive214$7.2M
Competitive: open bidding175$7.2M
Non-competitive27$501K
Competitive: selective tendering3$82K

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Goods314$10.4M
Not stated144$7.7M
Services84$3.5M
Construction21$1.1M