Opportunity brief
Closes in 38 daysRequest for Abbreviated Proposals for Geotechnical Consulting Services
English Title: Defence Construction Canada – Request for Abbreviated Proposals (RFAP) for Geotechnical Consulting Services: OR26SO02, Ontario Region English Description: Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is calling for abbreviated proposals from consulting firms to establish a Standing Offer (SO) to provide “as and when required” Geotechnical Consulting Services specific to Department of National Defence (DND) requirements for any location within the Ontario Region and the National Capital Region (NCR). Information provided by the Proponents will be evaluated using the established criteria in the RFAP. The objective of this RFAP is to select the proponent with the highest total score. The SO will be for a period of three (3) years with a maximum estimated value of $ 2,000,000.00. If mutually agreeable between the Consultant and DCC, the SO may be extended for up to two (2) additional one (1) year periods and increased in the order of $3,500,000.00 at any time. Call-ups under the SO are expected to be valued between $ 100,000.00 and $ 350,000.00; the maximum value of a call-up under the SO is $ 500,000.00. Refer to the RFAP document for additional information. This solicitation is being conducted in accordance with the requirements set out in the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Chapter Nineteen of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA). Firms that consider themselves qualified to provide these services are invited to submit their Abbreviated Proposals through the MERX Electronic Bidding System on or before the closing date and time indicated on the Electronic Bidding System. Questions regarding this solicitation are to be directed ONLY to the point of contact identified in this advertisement. Proponents who address their questions to anyone other than the point of contact during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified. Proponents can obtain contract award results from the DCC Website at Contract Activity - Defence Construction Canada (dcc-cdc.gc.ca) description : Project Manager Gestionnaire de projetunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Lead Geotechnical Engineer Ingénieur principalunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Senior Geotechnical Engineer Ingénieur sénior en géotechniqueunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Intermediate Geotechnical Engineer Ingénieur intermédiaire en géotechniqueunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Senior Field Geotechnical Technologist/Technician Technicien ou technologue sénior en géotechnique sur le terrainunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Intermediate Field Geotechnical Technologist/Technician Technicien ou technologue intermédiaire en géotechnique sur le terrainunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Total Classification Rate Taux horaire pondéré totalunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Maximum Upset Travel Rate to Ottawa, ON Coût unitaire de déplacement maximal à Ottawa, ONunitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : Maximum Upset Travel Rate to 8 Wing Trenton, ON Coût unitaire de déplacement maximal à 8e escadre Trenton, ONunitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : Maximum Upset Travel Rate to CFB Borden, ON Coût unitaire de déplacement maximal à BFC Borden, ONunitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : Maximum Upset Travel Rate to CFB Kingston, ON Coût unitaire de déplacement maximal à BFC Kingston, ONunitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : Maximum Upset Travel Rate to Garrison Petawawa, ON Coût unitaire de déplacement maximal à Garnison Petawawa, ONunitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : Maximum Upset Travel Rate to 22 Wing North Bay, ON Coût unitaire de déplacement maximal à 22e escadre North Bay, ONunitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : Total Weighted Maximum Upset Unit Travel Rate Coût unitaire de déplacement maximal pondéré totalunitOfMeasure : DollarBidding and Documents are available on http://www.merx.com. Fees may apply; See https://www.merx.com/public/pricing for more information.
- Other sectors
- Public sector
- Canada

- Buyer / issuer
- Defence Construction Canada / Construction de Défense Canada
- Sector
- Other sectors
- Country / region
- Ontario, Canada
- Public or private
- Public sector
- Closing date
- 15 Dec 2026, 16:00 SAST
- Closes in 38 days
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Submission method
- As per the notice on CanadaBuys
- Tender number
- OR26SO02_88083
- Status
- Active
Scope summary
English Title: Defence Construction Canada – Request for Abbreviated Proposals (RFAP) for Geotechnical Consulting Services: OR26SO02, Ontario Region English Description: Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is calling for abbreviated proposals from consulting firms to establish a Standing Offer (SO) to provide “as and when required” Geotechnical Consulting Services specific to Department of National Defence (DND) requirements for any location within the Ontario Region and the National Capital Region (NCR). Information provided by the Proponents will be evaluated using the established criteria in the RFAP. The objective of this RFAP is to select the proponent with the highest total score. The SO will be for a period of three (3) years with a maximum estimated value of $ 2,000,000.00. If mutually agreeable between the Consultant and DCC, the SO may be extended for up to two (2) additional one (1) year periods and increased in the order of $3,500,000.00 at any time. Call-ups under the SO are expected to be valued between $ 100,000.00 and $ 350,000.00; the maximum value of a call-up under the SO is $ 500,000.00. Refer to the RFAP document for additional information. This solicitation is being conducted in accordance with the requirements set out in the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Chapter Nineteen of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA). Firms that consider themselves qualified to provide these services are invited to submit their Abbreviated Proposals through the MERX Electronic Bidding System on or before the closing date and time indicated on the Electronic Bidding System. Questions regarding this solicitation are to be directed ONLY to the point of contact identified in this advertisement. Proponents who address their questions to anyone other than the point of contact during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified. Proponents can obtain contract award results from the DCC Website at Contract Activity - Defence Construction Canada (dcc-cdc.gc.ca) description : Project Manager Gestionnaire de projetunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Lead Geotechnical Engineer Ingénieur principalunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Senior Geotechnical Engineer Ingénieur sénior en géotechniqueunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Intermediate Geotechnical Engineer Ingénieur intermédiaire en géotechniqueunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Senior Field Geotechnical Technologist/Technician Technicien ou technologue sénior en géotechnique sur le terrainunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Intermediate Field Geotechnical Technologist/Technician Technicien ou technologue intermédiaire en géotechnique sur le terrainunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Total Classification Rate Taux horaire pondéré totalunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Maximum Upset Travel Rate to Ottawa, ON Coût unitaire de déplacement maximal à Ottawa, ONunitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : Maximum Upset Travel Rate to 8 Wing Trenton, ON Coût unitaire de déplacement maximal à 8e escadre Trenton, ONunitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : Maximum Upset Travel Rate to CFB Borden, ON Coût unitaire de déplacement maximal à BFC Borden, ONunitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : Maximum Upset Travel Rate to CFB Kingston, ON Coût unitaire de déplacement maximal à BFC Kingston, ONunitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : Maximum Upset Travel Rate to Garrison Petawawa, ON Coût unitaire de déplacement maximal à Garnison Petawawa, ONunitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : Maximum Upset Travel Rate to 22 Wing North Bay, ON Coût unitaire de déplacement maximal à 22e escadre North Bay, ONunitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : Total Weighted Maximum Upset Unit Travel Rate Coût unitaire de déplacement maximal pondéré totalunitOfMeasure : DollarBidding and Documents are available on http://www.merx.com. Fees may apply; See https://www.merx.com/public/pricing for more information.
Category: SRV
Key requirements
- Procurement method: Competitive - Open bidding
- 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
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Important dates
- Published
- 30 Oct 2026
- First seen by Atlas
- 01 Nov 2026
- Briefing session
- Not captured. Check the original notice before relying on this.
- Submission deadline
- 15 Dec 2026, 16:00 SAST
Commercial snapshot
- Estimated value
- Not stated in the notice
- Contract type
- Competitive - Open bidding
- Category
- SRV
- Source
- CanadaBuys
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