Tender · Closed · Request for Proposal
Airborne Camera
Department of National Defence (DND)
- Closed
- September 8, 2025
- September 8, 2025 at 14:00
- Published
- July 1, 2025
- amended September 8, 2025
- Type
- Goods
- Competitive - Open bidding
- Delivery
- Anywhere in Canada
- 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-799-98345690 · solicitation W8485-25-SC08/B
- Commodity (UNSPSC)
- 45121500 Cameras
- Topic
- Printing, photo and audio-visual equipment
- Delivery regions
- Anywhere in Canada, National Capital Region
- Trade agreements
- Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
- How the winner is picked
- Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price What this means
NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT
This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number W8485-25-SC08/A dated 2025/01/29 with a closing of 2025/02/28 at 2 PM Eastern Time. A debriefing or feedback session will be provided upon request to bidders/offerors/suppliers who bid on the previous solicitation.
The Department of National Defence, Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment (AETE), requires specialized airborne cameras to provide digital and general-purpose imagery of aircraft flight test events that are required to support technical airworthiness clearances of equipment and stores on Royal Canadian Airforce (RCAF) aircraft.
Detailed requirements are specified in Annex A.
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
Excerpt of the buyer’s description, with contact details left out. The notice on CanadaBuys is the official version.
Who won it
The award notice CanadaBuys published for this solicitation.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | ADOR Tech Inc. | Airborne Camera | Department of National Defence (DND) | $83,552USD |
Who won the last ones like it
Recent CanadaBuys award notices with the same commodity code.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | Innovative Test & Measurement (I.T.M.) Instruments Inc | Thermal Imaging Cameras | Department of National Defence (DND) | $83,717 |
| Jul 2026 | Not named here | Department of National Defence (DND) | $432,711 | |
| Feb 2026 | ABC Office Equipment Inc. | Nikon Cameras and Accessories | Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) | $16,123 |
| Jan 2026 | ICOR Technology Inc. | M5000-262148 - Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) Thermal Camera | Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) | $23,720 |
| Jan 2026 | Ador tech Inc. | W0046-260115 Optical Motion Tracking System | Royal Military College of Canada (RMCC) | $112,315 |
| Aug 2025 | National Optics Institute | Spectral Response Function Files | Department of National Defence (DND) | $108,588 |
| Mar 2025 | ROMOR Atlantic Limited | Underwater Cameras | Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) | $209,814 |
| Jan 2025 | Delta Photonics Inc | High Speed Cameras | National Research Council Canada | $468,220 |
| Nov 2024 | Felix Technology Inc | Thermal Imaging System | National Research Council Canada | $155,806 |
| Oct 2024 | Not named here | Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) | $237,038 | |
| Mar 2024 | B3K Digital | PR10908 5Z011-240182 Phase One Wide Angle Lens | Library and Archives of Canada (LAC) | $75,309 |
| Nov 2023 | Skylark Security and Communications Inc. | Camera Surveillance Systems | PSPC | $70,150 |
| Mar 2023 | Dronelogics Systems Inc. | GVI LiAir X3-H camera module system | Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) | $41,105 |
| Jan 2023 | Pi Imaging Technology SA | 31184-224561-Purchasing a Single-Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) camera | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | $32,842 |
| May 2022 | Not named here | Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) | $264,502 |
Values as awarded, from $16,123 to $468,220.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Photonics | 2 | $1.9M |
| ROMOR Atlantic Limited | 2 | $258K |
| Advanced Navigation | 2 | $217K |
| Hoskin Scientific Ltd. | 2 | $202K |
| Reconyx Inc | 2 | Not stated |
| Shark Marine | 1 | $4.2M |
| Motorola Solutions | 1 | $1.9M |
| IMAGO Machine Vision Inc | 1 | $560K |
| Delta Photonics Inc | 1 | $468K |
| Telops Inc. | 1 | $366K |
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.