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Engineering Services and Support Related to the Mission-Tailorable AS-3 Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Pod

The National Research Council’s (NRC) Flight Research Laboratory (FRL) has a requirement to procure a “Mission-Tailorable” Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) sensor pod to support DND-funded research. An AS-3 pod is required to form the basis of this capability as these pods are employed by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) on their aircraft. This commonality provides operational flexibility to leverage existing airworthiness approvals and flight clearances for use on RCAF aircraft, in addition the NRC aircraft. The work will involve a 5 year Standing Offer being created for the order of raw materials, design, engineering and manufacturing of a baseline AS-3 pod, assistance with clearing the pod for operations on NRC aircraft, and integration of initial sensors. Work may encompass engineering, technical support and manufacture/ modification of the pod structure, brackets, wiring, and/or fairings/radomes necessary to support future sensors that DND and/or NRC may wish to integrate. Additional parts/services not listed may be required to support operation and employment of the AS-3 pod at NRC.

  • Engineering & Infrastructure
  • Public sector
  • Canada
Buyer / issuer
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Sector
Engineering & Infrastructure
Country / region
Ontario, Canada
Public or private
Public sector
Closing date
23 Oct 2026, 16:00 SAST
Estimated value
Not stated
Submission method
As per the notice on CanadaBuys
Tender number
26-58179
Status
Closed

Scope summary

The National Research Council’s (NRC) Flight Research Laboratory (FRL) has a requirement to procure a “Mission-Tailorable” Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) sensor pod to support DND-funded research. An AS-3 pod is required to form the basis of this capability as these pods are employed by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) on their aircraft. This commonality provides operational flexibility to leverage existing airworthiness approvals and flight clearances for use on RCAF aircraft, in addition the NRC aircraft. The work will involve a 5 year Standing Offer being created for the order of raw materials, design, engineering and manufacturing of a baseline AS-3 pod, assistance with clearing the pod for operations on NRC aircraft, and integration of initial sensors. Work may encompass engineering, technical support and manufacture/ modification of the pod structure, brackets, wiring, and/or fairings/radomes necessary to support future sensors that DND and/or NRC may wish to integrate. Additional parts/services not listed may be required to support operation and employment of the AS-3 pod at NRC.

Category: SRVTGD

Key requirements

  • Procurement method: Advance contract award notice
  • 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.

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Important dates

Published
08 Oct 2026
First seen by Atlas
10 Oct 2026
Briefing session
Not captured. Check the original notice before relying on this.
Submission deadline
23 Oct 2026, 16:00 SAST

Commercial snapshot

Estimated value
Not stated in the notice
Contract type
Advance contract award notice
Category
SRVTGD
Source
CanadaBuys

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