Tender · Closed · Request for Proposal
Towed Side Scan Sonar System
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
- Closed
- September 15, 2026
- September 15, 2026 at 13:00
- Published
- August 31, 2026
- amended September 15, 2026
- Type
- Goods
- Competitive - Open bidding
- Delivery
- New Brunswick
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-238-94861727 · solicitation M4500-7-0483
- Commodity (UNSPSC)
- 41115200 Radar and sonar systems and components
- Topic
- Laboratory and scientific equipment
- Delivery regions
- New Brunswick
- Trade agreements
- Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
- How the winner is picked
- Lowest Price What this means
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Underwater Recovery Team (URT) program has a requirement for one towed side scan sonar system, to be operated in both salt and freshwater environments; as well as moving and still waters. The requirement also includes warranty and sonar maintenance and support services.
All deliverables must be received on or before January 31, 2027.
Basis of selection:
A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria to be declared responsive. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract.
Refer to the attached tender documents to obtain further information.
Canada retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
Canada will make available Notices of Proposed Procurement (NPP), bid solicitations and related documents for download through the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) at https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities . …
Excerpt of the buyer’s description, with contact details left out. The notice on CanadaBuys is the official version.
Who won the last ones like it
Recent CanadaBuys award notices with the same commodity code.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | Terma Inc | Sparing Equipment for Land Radars | Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) | $2,876,046 |
| Jan 2026 | Kongsberg Discovery Canada | F3757-250611 – Purchase of a Kongsberg 38 kHz transducer and WBAT batteries | Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) | $31,856 |
| Jan 2026 | RollanTech Inc. | W7702-256420 - Oculus M750D Sonar | Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) | $44,141 |
| Dec 2025 | Mackay Marine Canada | F5238-250124 - Trawl Monitoring System | Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) | $144,925 |
| Nov 2025 | Sperry Marine Canada | Contract - PolarMax Aerial Surveillance Radar | Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) | $16,563,664 |
| Sep 2025 | Felix Technology Inc. | F1007-250013 - Deep Rated Imaging Sonar | Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) | $106,072 |
| Sep 2025 | thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Canada Ltd | Towed Side Scan Sonar | Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) | $829,290 |
| Aug 2025 | JASCO Applied Sciences (Canada) Ltd. | F1625-250013 - Autonomous Passive Acoustic Recorders | Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) | $281,808 |
| May 2025 | Blue System Integration Ltd | Ice Penetrating Radar | Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) | $43,595 |
| Mar 2025 | MarineNav | F7044-240105 - NISO - Remotely Operated Vehicles | Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) | $2,400,000 |
| Jan 2025 | ASL Environmental Sciences Inc. | F6081-240403 - Acoustic Zooplankton Fish Profiler (AZFP) Unit | Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) | $101,143 |
| Jan 2025 | Kongsberg Maritime Canada Ltd. | F1625-240124A - Transducer and Control System | Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) | $98,109 |
| Dec 2024 | Atlantic Electronics Ltd | F1693-240021 - Side Scan Sensor | Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) | $24,995 |
| Dec 2024 | Not named here | Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) | $27,731 | |
| Nov 2024 | Kongsberg Maritime Canada Ltd. | M4000-254071 Sonar Equipment | Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) | $95,054 |
Values as awarded, from $24,995 to $16,563,664.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kongsberg Maritime Canada Ltd. | 3 | $502K |
| JASCO Applied Sciences (Canada) Ltd. | 2 | $476K |
| Atlantic Electronics Ltd | 2 | $98K |
| TeraMara Technologies Inc. | 2 | $72K1 not stated |
| Sperry Marine Canada | 1 | $16.6M |
| Terma Inc | 1 | $2.9M |
| MarineNav | 1 | $2.4M |
| Martec Limited | 1 | $1.9M |
| thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Canada Ltd | 1 | $829K |
| NORBIT Canada Inc. | 1 | $751K |
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.