Uncrewed Aircraft System - Light

Department of National Defence (DND)buyer
Sep 08, 2026 closes in 14 days
Mid-size contractorcrew scale · GROUND's inference
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Fencing & guiderail posted Jul 31, 2026
Scope

What the buyer describes

File Number: W8703-270009/A NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT Amendment 006 This amendment is raised to answer questions. Amendment 005 This amendment is raised to answer questions and extend the bid closing date. Amendment 004 This amendment is raised to answer questions and amend the System Performance Specifications (SPS) and SPS Evaluation Criteria. Amendment 003 This amendment is raised to answer questions regarding the System Performance Specifications. Amendment 002 This amendment is raised to provide clarification. Amendment 001 This amendment is raised to respond to a question. The Department of National Defence has a requirement for a General Purpose Uncrewed Aircraft System (GPUAS) capable of supporting full spectrum deployed operations across a wide range of missions by light land forces, including but not limited to: Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR). Force protection. Targeting. Strike. Situational awareness and decision support. Training, experimentation, and concept development. Specific information can be found in the Request for Proposal, Annex H Statement of Work, and other documents. Delivery is requested to 7 CFSD Edmonton by March 1, 2027. The Crown retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Phased Bid Compliance Process The Phased Bid Compliance Process (PBCP) applies to the requirement. Policy on Prioritizing Canadian Suppliers & Canadian Content in Strategic Federal Procurements The Policy on Prioritizing Canadian Suppliers & Canadian Content in Strategic Federal Procurements applies to this requirement. Debriefings Bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within fifteen (15) working days from receipt of the results of the bid solicitation process. The debriefing may be provided in writing, by telephone or in person. Electronic Submission of Bids This requirement uses electronic receipt of bids by e-mail only. For details, please review the section entitled Electronic Submission of Bids in the solicitation document. Bids must be submitted by e-mail only to: Tanya.mckenzie@forces.gc.ca

GROUND estimate · inference, not a quote

Most likely final-price range

$234,000 – $937,607 middle half of 23 recent mid-size contractor fencing & guiderail jobs — nothing closer on file yet
$586,042median of those jobs

Built from same-trade, same-crew-scale historical jobs: "awarded" rows are executed contract values, "low bid" rows are unofficial bid-opening totals. Similar scope is not identical scope — treat this as the bracket to sanity-check your own takeoff against, never as the estimate itself. Trade-wide, fencing & guiderail low bids run $946,855 median across 109 openings — full history on the board.

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