Open tenderTender · Closed · RFP against Supply Arrangement
AFCCIS Capability Enhancement
Department of National Defence (DND)
- Bids closeClosed
- October 21, 2026
- October 21, 2026 at 14:00 (in 6 days)October 21, 2026 at 14:00
- Published
- September 29, 2026
- Type
- Services
- Competitive - Selective tendering
- Delivery
- National Capital Region
- and 1 more
CanadaBuys tender notices published since Aug 2022; open as of October 12, 2026. Source: Public Services and Procurement Canada, CanadaBuys open data.
What it is
- Reference
- cb-634-62358519 · solicitation W8485-26-SC24
- Commodity (UNSPSC)
- 81160000 Information Technology Service Delivery
- Topic
- Engineering, research and IT services
- Delivery regions
- National Capital Region, Anywhere in Canada
- Trade agreements
- Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
- How the winner is picked
- Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price What this means
Excerpt of the buyer’s description, with contact details left out. The notice on CanadaBuys is the official version.
Should you bid?
What the public record says about work like this. The notice on CanadaBuys is what counts: read it before deciding.
- Who won the last one
The last award notice from National Defence for the same commodity code went to Leo-Pisces Services Group, Inc. in May 2026, for $389,714. That contract runs to May 2029.
- What work like this goes for
Half of the 26 award notices for the same commodity code were between $290,524 and $799,616; the middle one was $525,908. Values as awarded, in Canadian dollars, and often including option years.
- How many bids to expect
National Defence’s competitive contracts of $25,000 or more since Apr 2022 drew a median of 1 bid; 89% drew a single bid (1,349 contracts).
Bid counts as the department reported them to the Treasury Board. Departments count differently, so compare within one buyer, not across buyers.
- How this buyer buys
Of National Defence’s 1,371 contracts for engineering, research and it services since Apr 2022, 20% were non-competitive and 27% were call-ups against standing offers or supply arrangements, which only firms already on those lists can win. How to get on them
- Room for smaller firms
16% of the 132 award notices for the same commodity family went to suppliers with under $1 million in federal contracts since Jan 2004.
Sources: CanadaBuys award notices since Aug 2022 (October 12, 2026); Treasury Board contracts data, bid counts from Apr 2022 on (October 13, 2026). Buyers are matched by name; Crown corporations such as Defence Construction Canada are not in the Treasury Board data.
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Who won the last ones like it
Recent CanadaBuys award notices with the same commodity code.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2028 | Not named here | Department of Employment and Social Development (ESDC) | $1,269,216 | |
| May 2026 | Leo-Pisces Services Group, Inc. | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST IN SUPPORT TO IMAGING SYSTEMS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT | Department of National Defence (DND) | $389,714 |
| Feb 2026 | Newfound Recruiting Corporation | Application and Dashboard Development Services | Department of National Defence (DND) | $241,362 |
| Dec 2025 | Not named here | Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) | $90,563 | |
| Dec 2025 | VidCruiter Inc. | Department of National Defence Digital Recruitment Platform | Department of National Defence (DND) | $373,465 |
| Aug 2025 | Eastern Research Group Inc | ACAN- NRCan-SmartWay Tools | Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) | $130,356USD |
| Aug 2025 | Calian Ltd. | Safety and Risk Assessment Certification and Accreditation for Digital Projects | Department of Transport (TC) | $486,533 |
| Aug 2025 | ADRM Technology Consulting Group corp. | Multimodal Training and Credential Management System | Department of Transport (TC) | $928,521 |
| Jul 2025 | Altis Technology | TBIPS Information Technology Security Threat and Risk Assessment and Certification and Accreditation Analyst Level 2 | Department of National Defence (DND) | $262,878 |
| Jun 2025 | Experis Canada Inc. | IT Programmer/Software Developer Support Services | Department of National Defence (DND) | $452,565 |
| Feb 2025 | MDOS Consulting Inc. | Independent Third Party Review ITPR) for various Major Project Investments (MPI) of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). | Canada Revenue Agency | $755,970 |
| Jan 2025 | Centris Technologies | Modernization the Data Management and Equipment Control Systems used by the Microbial Fermentation and the Cell Culture Scale-Up teams | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | $568,356 |
| Dec 2024 | Keverest Technologies Inc. | Cerberus Maintenance or equivalent | Shared Services Canada | $39,702USD |
| Dec 2024 | IBISKA Telecom Inc. | Three IM/IT Enterprise Resources | Department of National Defence | $814,165 |
| Nov 2024 | Experis Canada Inc. | AFCCIS DevOps | Department of National Defence | $1,241,730 |
Values as awarded, from $39,702 to $1,269,216.
Who wins most in this commodity class
Suppliers with the most award notices in the same six-digit UNSPSC class since 2022. Notices that give no value count in Awards, not in Total.
| Supplier | Awards | Total |
|---|---|---|
| S.i. Systems | 2 | $13.4M |
| Experis Canada Inc. | 2 | $1.7M |
| ADRM Technology Consulting Group corp. | 1 | $929K |
| IBISKA Telecom Inc. | 1 | $814K |
| MDOS Consulting Inc. | 1 | $756K |
| IIC Technologies Inc. | 1 | $675K |
| 49 Solutions Inc. | 1 | $599K |
| ADGA Group Consultants Inc. | 1 | $571K |
| Centris Technologies | 1 | $568K |
| The Halifax Group | 1 | $565K |
CanadaBuys award notices since Aug 2022. They overlap the Treasury Board contract figures and are never added to them. Source: CanadaBuys open data, October 12, 2026.