Description
NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)
Title: Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS)-Deployable Integrated Topographic and Bathymetric (Topo-Bathymetric) LiDAR System
Solicitation Number: 26-58124
Publication Date: October 9, 2026
Closing Date and Time: October 26, 2026 at 2:00pm EDT
Trade Agreements:
• Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
• Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
• Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCoFTA)
• Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
• Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
• Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
• Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
• Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
• Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
• World Trade Organization – Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)
Region of Opportunity: World
Region of Delivery: National Capital Region
Goods and Services Identification Number (GSIN): N6675 – Drafting, Surveying and Mapping Instruments
UNSPSC Category number: 411000000 Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment, 41110000 Measuring and observing and testing instruments, 41114200 Land surveying instruments, 41114207 Total station
Notice Type: Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)
Tendering Procedure: Open
Basis of selection: Lowest Price meeting Mandatory Technical Criteria
Description: The National Research Council Canada (NRC) requires one (1) integrated topo bathymetric LiDAR system deployable from NRC’s medium class Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) to support research, development, testing, method validation, and operational deployments. The system must capture above water topography and shallow water bathymetry within a single factory integrated payload and deliver survey grade outputs through a manufacturer supported hydrographic processing workflow.
Canada retains the right to negotiate with any supplier on any procurement.
All the deliverables must be received on or before March 31st, 2027.
Tenders must be submitted to the NRC Bid Receiving Unit at: NRC.BidReceiving-ReceptiondesSoumissions.CNRC@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Procuring Office:
Katie Homuth | Senior Contracting Officer
National Research Council Canada
Finance and Procurement Services
M-58, 1200 Montreal Rd, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0R6
Katie.Homuth@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Eligibility for the Solicitation of Offers:
This Solicitation of Offers is subject to the Reciprocal Procurement Policy. As such, only Canadian Suppliers and Suppliers of an Applicable Trading Partner are eligible to participate in this Solicitation of Offers. Offers submitted by Suppliers from a country that is not an Applicable Trading Partner will be rejected.
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 . Canada is not responsible and will not assume any liabilities whatsoever for the information found on websites of third parties. In the event an NPP, bid solicitation or related documentation would be amended, Canada will not be sending notifications. Canada will post all amendments, including significant enquiries received and their replies, using GETS. It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to regularly consult GETS for the most up-to-date information. Canada will not be liable for any oversight on the Bidder's part nor for notification services offered by a third party.
Office of Supplier Integrity and Compliance (OSIC):
The NRC has adopted the Integrity Regime administered by Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC). As a result, the integrity provisions are being applied in NRC contracting activities as outlined in this solicitation.
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