{
    "id": "canadabuys:WS5922169330-Doc5922271544",
    "url": "https://outfortender.com/tender/canadabuys-WS5922169330-Doc5922271544",
    "official_notice": "https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities/tender-notice/ws5922169330-doc5922271544",
    "title": "W8703-270059 - Medium Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) RFP",
    "titles": {
        "en": "W8703-270059 - Medium Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) RFP",
        "fr": "W8703-270059 - Système d’aéronef sans équipage (SASE) de moyenne catégorie DDP"
    },
    "description": "Offer submissions must be submitted by 27 October 2026 by 14:00 EDT. The Defence Investment Agency, on behalf of the Department of National Defence, is soliciting bids for the acquisition of a Medium Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) capability. The requirement supports defence and security operations through the provision of deployable medium-range UAS capabilities for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, situational awareness, force protection, training, experimentation, and other operational requirements. The procurement includes the supply and delivery of a minimum of forty (40) UAS Systems, associated payloads, ground control stations, support equipment, technical publications, spare parts, software and firmware support, and train-the-trainer services. The requirement also includes airworthiness support, cybersecurity assurance, supply chain security, spectrum supportability, configuration management, and lifecycle sustainment requirements. This procurement is limited to qualified suppliers holding a Stream 1 Supply Arrangement under the Defence Drone Initiative (DDI).",
    "description_language": "en",
    "buyer": "Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)",
    "country": "CA",
    "country_name": "Canada",
    "category": "Transport equipment",
    "procedure": "Competitive - Selective tendering",
    "published": "2026-10-08",
    "deadline": "2026-10-27T14:00:00",
    "status": "open",
    "source": "canadabuys"
}