Task Autorisation TPT Pon/Winter
Solicitation summary
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Buyer | National Defence |
| Category | Vehicle rental |
| Published | 2026-10-19 |
| Closing Date | 2026-11-03 |
| Region | Québec |
Description
Bid / no-bid fit
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Tender brief & compliance checklist
AI-generated on 2026-10-25 from the notice and 2 document(s). It can miss or misread details — always check the official documents before bidding. Official notice ↗
- National Defence requires heavy equipment rental services through Task Authorisations to support snow removal and related activities at CFB Valcartier, Quebec.
- The contract term is from contract award to 31 March 2027, with an option to extend to 31 March 2028.
- The solicitation is an open competitive bid under the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement.
- Bids must be submitted by email to the Department of National Defence Bid Receiving Unit by 2026-11-03 at 11:00 Eastern Time.
- Award will be based on the lowest evaluated price among compliant offers that meet all mandatory technical criteria.
Key dates
- Solicitation date: 2026-10-19✓ Checked against the official documents
- Amendment date: 2026-10-21✓ Checked against the official documents
- Closing date and time: 2026-11-03T11:00:00 Eastern Time✓ Checked against the official documents
- Contract period end: 2027-03-31✓ Checked against the official documents
- Option to extend end: 2028-03-31✓ Checked against the official documents
- Questions deadline: Not stated (calculated as 5 business days before closing)✓ Checked against the official documents
- Offer validity period: 60 calendar days from closing✓ Checked against the official documents
- Questions deadline: Not stated (calculated as 5 business days before closing)
Evaluation
Lowest evaluated price with mandatory technical criteria
- Compliance with all mandatory technical criteria
- Lowest evaluated price
Security: Not stated
Submission: Offers must be submitted by email to the address indicated on the cover page of the Request for Proposals, to the Department of National Defence Bid Receiving Unit, by the closing date and time. Offers must be separated into Section I: Technical Offer; Section II: Financial Offer; and Section III: Offer Submission Form and Offeror Declaration Form.
Compliance checklist (mandatory requirements)
Risks and unusual terms
- Amendment 001 deletes the minimum availability level requirement (section 5.3) and removes the 20,000 km equipment replacement threshold from section 6.1(c).
- Canada may reject an offer if the Offeror was involved in preparing the solicitation or had access to non-public information.
- Late offers will not be considered; email submissions are deleted if late.
- Offerors are responsible for regularly checking the Government Electronic Tendering Service for amendments; Canada will not notify offerors.
- Canada may reject an offer where the Offeror or subcontractor is subject to a corrective measure under the Vendor Performance Corrective Measure Policy.
- If only one compliant offer is received, the Offeror must provide price justification on request.
Not stated in the available text: Security clearance requirement (not stated); Bid bond or bid security requirement (not stated); Site visit requirement (not stated); Minimum experience requirements (not stated); Detailed mandatory technical criteria (Annex Mandatory Criteria not provided); Basis of Payment details (Annex Basis of Payment not provided); Exact email address for bid submission (cover page address not provided); Exact questions deadline date (only 'five business days before closing' stated)
Solicitation documents
Read and download the solicitation documents (RFP, statement of work, bid forms and amendments) on the official notice.
Price benchmark
Range $1 – $1.3M · median $1 · n=31 · inferred from published winners in the same codes/department
Incumbency
Inferred rotating winners. Top published winner ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR CANADA COMPANY/LA COMPAGNIE DE LOCATION D'AUTOS ENTERPRISE CANADA has 10% of 40 similar awards.
Department buying calendar
March highlighted (Canadian fiscal year-end). Spike not the peak month in this dataset.
Buyer contact (contracting authority)
Capt Sébastien Ayotte · SvcTechContrat-Location@forces.gc.ca · (418) 844-5000
Courcelette, Québec · Competitive - Open bidding
As published on the CanadaBuys tender notice. Use for questions about this solicitation only.
Official Documents & Links
To submit a bid, you must respond through the official government procurement system.
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