Opportunity brief
ClosedW8703-270059 - Medium Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) RFP
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).
- Other sectors
- Public sector
- Canada

- Buyer / issuer
- Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
- Sector
- Other sectors
- Country / region
- Quebec, Canada
- Public or private
- Public sector
- Closing date
- 27 Oct 2026, 16:00 SAST
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Submission method
- As per the notice on CanadaBuys
- Tender number
- WS5922169330
- Status
- Closed
Scope summary
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).
Category: GD
Key requirements
- Procurement method: Competitive - Selective tendering
- Briefing session: Not captured. Check the original notice before relying on this.
- Eligibility and evaluation: set out in the tender documents. Check mandatory returnables, registrations and scoring before you commit.
Required documents
The tender pack is published with the original notice. Use “Download Tender Pack” to open it.
Important dates
- Published
- 08 Oct 2026
- First seen by Atlas
- 09 Oct 2026
- Briefing session
- Not captured. Check the original notice before relying on this.
- Submission deadline
- 27 Oct 2026, 16:00 SAST
Commercial snapshot
- Estimated value
- Not stated in the notice
- Contract type
- Competitive - Selective tendering
- Category
- GD
- Source
- CanadaBuys
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