For Small Businesses

Sell Side.

For Canadian SMEs looking to sell a product or service in defence. One dashboard, including a live feed that finds the work and a roadmap that prepares you to win it.

01 / LIVE CONTRACT FEED

Every open defence solicitation in one feed, with scope summaries, price intelligence and a match score against your profile.

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AGGREGATE

Every source. Continuously.

Bid & tender notices from CanadaBuys. Polled every hour and funneled into one location. Your feed.

SOLICITATION	TITLE	TYPE	EST. VALUE	CLOSES
W8482-25-AB31/A OPP-24817	Tactical Communications Suite — Land Vehicles, Phase II DND — Army —— EST. VALUE$18.4M–$31.2M	RFP	$18.4M–$31.2M BASED ON 22 AWARDS	— —
EN578-220001/B OPP-24798	ISR Airborne Sensor Sustainment Services DND — Royal Canadian Air Force —— EST. VALUE$7.8M–$12.5M	RFP	$7.8M–$12.5M BASED ON 14 AWARDS	— —
M7594-25-7714 OPP-24776	Marine Engineering Support — Halifax-class Frigates DND — Royal Canadian Navy —— EST. VALUE$4.1M–$6.9M	ITT	$4.1M–$6.9M BASED ON 9 AWARDS	— —
W6369-26-0042/A OPP-24732	Counter-UAS Integrated Effector — Prototype Trial DND — IDEaS —— EST. VALUE$9.5M–$14.8M	RFP	$9.5M–$14.8M BASED ON 4 AWARDS	— —
W8474-26-AA09/A OPP-24698	Soldier System — Modular Load Carriage Refresh DND — Army —— EST. VALUE$6.4M–$9.8M	RFP	$6.4M–$9.8M BASED ON 19 AWARDS	— —

Tactical Communications Suite — Land Vehicles, Phase II
DND — Army · CLEARANCE SECRET
ELIGIBLE
91/100
ISR Airborne Sensor Sustainment Services
DND — Royal Canadian Air Force · CLEARANCE TOP SECRET
CLEARANCE REQUIRED
84/100
Soldier System — Modular Load Carriage Refresh
DND — Army · CLEARANCE RELIABILITY
ELIGIBLE
81/100
Marine Engineering Support — Halifax-class Frigates
DND — Royal Canadian Navy · CLEARANCE RELIABILITY
ELIGIBLE
76/100
Counter-UAS Integrated Effector — Prototype Trial
DND — IDEaS · CLEARANCE SECRET
CLEARANCE REQUIRED
73/100

ESTIMATED CONTRACT VALUE

$18.4M–$31.2M

EST.ESTIMATED FROM COMPARABLE AWARDS

THE MIDDLE HALF OF 22 NATIONAL DEFENCE AWARDS UNDER THE SAME CATEGORY CODES. THE BUYER STATES NO FIGURE IN THIS NOTICE.

20212022202220232023202420242025

2025 · THALES CANADA$27.5M
2024 · CAE DEFENCE$21.3M
2024 · L3HARRIS CANADA$24.9M
2023 · MDA$18.6M
2023 · GD MISSION SYSTEMS$22.1M

WRITTEN BY AI

A two-phase buy for vehicle-mounted tactical communications: supply, integration and first-line support across the Army's light armoured fleet, with an option to extend sustainment by two years.

A BID IS REJECTED WITHOUT

☐Controlled Goods Program registration at bid close
THE NOTICE SAYS “Bidders must be registered in the Controlled Goods Program at the date of bid closing.”
☐Facility Security Clearance at SECRET, held at bid close
THE NOTICE SAYS “The Contractor must hold a valid Facility Security Clearance at the level of SECRET.”
☐Two reference projects of comparable scope within five years
THE NOTICE SAYS “The Bidder shall demonstrate two (2) projects of similar scope completed within the last five (5) years.”
☐Bid security at 10% of the bid price, valid for 60 days
THE NOTICE SAYS “Bid security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid price must accompany the bid and remain valid for sixty (60) days.”

SOLICITATION	TITLE	TYPE	EST. VALUE	CLOSES
W8482-25-AB31/A OPP-24817	Tactical Communications Suite — Land Vehicles, Phase II DND — Army —— EST. VALUE$18.4M–$31.2M	RFP	$18.4M–$31.2M BASED ON 22 AWARDS	— —
EN578-220001/B OPP-24798	ISR Airborne Sensor Sustainment Services DND — Royal Canadian Air Force —— EST. VALUE$7.8M–$12.5M	RFP	$7.8M–$12.5M BASED ON 14 AWARDS	— —
M7594-25-7714 OPP-24776	Marine Engineering Support — Halifax-class Frigates DND — Royal Canadian Navy —— EST. VALUE$4.1M–$6.9M	ITT	$4.1M–$6.9M BASED ON 9 AWARDS	— —
W6369-26-0042/A OPP-24732	Counter-UAS Integrated Effector — Prototype Trial DND — IDEaS —— EST. VALUE$9.5M–$14.8M	RFP	$9.5M–$14.8M BASED ON 4 AWARDS	— —
W8474-26-AA09/A OPP-24698	Soldier System — Modular Load Carriage Refresh DND — Army —— EST. VALUE$6.4M–$9.8M	RFP	$6.4M–$9.8M BASED ON 19 AWARDS	— —

02 / DEFENCE READINESS

A sequenced path through security, compliance and bidding, tailored to what open DND tenders and primes actually require.

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ROADMAP

Tracking progress through security clearance, bidding, and delivery.

A strategic guideline detailing the necessary steps required to meet industry standard compliance and practice. Curated to the needs of your firm.

FOUNDATION

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SECURITY AND CONTROLLED ACCESS

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Clearance sponsorship, controlled goods and export permits

MARKET POSITIONING

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Reach the primes and subcontractors carrying ITB obligations

BID CAPABILITY

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Financial instruments, compliance readiness and pricing capability

DELIVERY AND PERFORMANCE

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Get paid, hold your claims, and protect your record

01 / GETTING STARTED

Getting Started

8 SECTIONS · 25 MIN · DND

02 / ACCESS

Clearances

7 SECTIONS · 20 MIN · DCC

03 / FOUNDATIONS

The System

5 SECTIONS · 25 MIN · OPO

04 / BIDDING

Solicitations

6 SECTIONS · 25 MIN · DCC

05 / COMMERCIAL

Pricing

8 SECTIONS · 30 MIN · PSPC

06 / PROPOSAL

Proposals

8 SECTIONS · 25 MIN · PSPC

02 / ACCESS · DCC

Security Clearances and Industrial Security

Many defence contracts require your organisation to hold a valid security status before you can bid. You cannot wait until a solicitation is published to begin the process. If sponsorship is required, it must have been initiated before the solicitation is posted. Not before closing. Before posting. Miss that window and you may be ineligible to bid, regardless of price or technical merit.

01 THE SECURITY REQUIREMENTS CHECK LIST (SRCL)
02 ORGANISATIONAL SECURITY STATUS AND SPONSORSHIP
03 THE ADVANCE PROCUREMENT NOTICE (APN)
04 BID CLOSING AND SECURITY VERIFICATION
05 HOW BID ELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED
06 AFTER AWARD AND ONGOING SECURITY OBLIGATIONS

FOUNDATION

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SECURITY AND CONTROLLED ACCESS

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Clearance sponsorship, controlled goods and export permits

MARKET POSITIONING

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Reach the primes and subcontractors carrying ITB obligations

BID CAPABILITY

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Financial instruments, compliance readiness and pricing capability

DELIVERY AND PERFORMANCE

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Get paid, hold your claims, and protect your record

03 / PRIME VISIBILITY

COMING SOON

A public profile for your company to get scouted for subcontract work. Once a prime approves you, their solicitations reach your feed alongside CanadaBuys tenders.

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NETWORK

Get scouted for subcontracts.

A public profile, seen by the primes sourcing suppliers. Once a prime you want to work with approves you, their subcontract solicitations reach your feed, right beside the CanadaBuys tenders.

TITLE	SOURCE
Machined brackets and fittings — lot of 400 Keystone Prime Systems — approved suppliers only FROM A PRIME	FROM A PRIME
Tactical Communications Suite — Land Vehicles, Phase II DND — Army CANADABUYS	CANADABUYS
Wiring harness assemblies — vehicle sustainment Ridgeway Integration Group — approved suppliers only FROM A PRIME	FROM A PRIME
ISR Airborne Sensor Sustainment Services DND — Royal Canadian Air Force CANADABUYS	CANADABUYS
Marine Engineering Support — Halifax-class Frigates DND — Royal Canadian Navy CANADABUYS	CANADABUYS

GET STARTED

Sell Side.

Every source. Continuously.

Know what you can win.

Answer the bid / no-bid question.

Documents become data.

Every source. Continuously.

Tracking progress through security clearance, bidding, and delivery.

Staying informed to make data driven decisions.

Tracking progress through security clearance, bidding, and delivery.

Get scouted for subcontracts.

Get scouted for subcontracts.

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