Open tender · Request for Proposal
Diving Equipment
Department of National Defence (DND)
- Bids close
- October 20, 2026
- October 20, 2026 at 14:00 (in 5 days)
- Published
- October 5, 2026
- Type
- Goods
- Competitive - Open bidding
- Delivery
- British Columbia
- 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-955-81974863 · solicitation W8482-264922/A
- Commodity (UNSPSC)
- 23153400 Assembly machines25111900 Marine craft systems and subassemblies26111700 Batteries and cells and accessories26121600 Electrical cable and accessories31162300 Mounting hardware41111900 Indicating and recording instruments41112900 Navigational equipment and instruments
- Topic
- Industrial machinery
- Delivery regions
- British Columbia, Nova Scotia
- Trade agreements
- None
- How the winner is picked
- Lowest 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 a supplier this site does not name in Jan 2026, for $81,699. That contract ran to Jul 2026.
It ended within six months of the date this one was due to start, so this tender may be its replacement, and that supplier the incumbent. Incumbents know the work and the buyer; check the notice for whether the scope changed.
- What work like this goes for
Half of the 53 award notices for the same commodity family were between $82,726 and $396,686; the middle one was $157,183. 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 287 contracts for industrial machinery since Apr 2022, 7% were non-competitive and 8% 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
33% of the 51 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 family.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | Labsphere Inc. | Integrating Sphere - Question and Answer #4 | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | $105,000USD |
| Apr 2026 | Dyze Design | Acquistion of a Polymer 3D Printing Robotic Cell | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | $295,831 |
| Mar 2026 | Binatek Inc | 08281-250026 - Class II Shredders for Global Affairs Canada | Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (GAC) | $272,837 |
| Mar 2026 | Not named here | Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) | $89,930 | |
| Mar 2026 | Airport Technologies Inc | Amend 001_T3033-2724JO, Acquisition of Runway Sweepers for TC at Kuujjuaq | Department of Transport (TC) | $439,040 |
| Mar 2026 | Atlantic Compressed Air Ltd. | W355B-265266 Low Pressure Air Package | Department of National Defence (DND) | $161,171 |
| Feb 2026 | 13064204 Canada Inc. | AMD 001 W0046-260138 - Multi-Robot System | Department of National Defence (DND) | $371,110 |
| Jan 2026 | Tallman Technologies Inc. | Supersonic Furnace Injectors and Thermal Camera System | Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) | $259,264 |
| Jan 2026 | Not named here | Department of National Defence (DND) | $81,699 | |
| Dec 2025 | Everest Automation Inc | Gas Analyzer System | Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) | $1,011,011 |
| Dec 2025 | Nabsa Tech Inc. | W3555-265545 - Motor Winding Machine | Department of National Defence (DND) | $82,726 |
| Nov 2025 | Mission Control Space Services Inc. | MCSS Inc. contract - Science Instrument Phase 0 and Technology Development for LUV | Canadian Space Agency (CSA) | $75,554 |
| Nov 2025 | Bubble Technology Industries Inc | BTI Inc. contract - Science Instrument Phase 0 and Technology Development for LUV | Canadian Space Agency (CSA) | $840,000 |
| Nov 2025 | Institute for Earth & Space Exploration | University of Western Ontario contract - Science Instrument Phase 0 and Technology Development for LUV | Canadian Space Agency (CSA) | $635,106 |
| Nov 2025 | ABB Inc. | ABB Inc. contract - Science Instrument Phase 0 and Technology Development for LUV | Canadian Space Agency (CSA) | $896,805 |
Values as awarded, from $75,554 to $1,011,011.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Simex Defence | 1 | $117K |
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.