Transponder Landing System (TLS)
Solicitation number W8475-279457/A
Publication date
Closing date and time 2026/06/23 14:00 EDT
Last amendment date
Description
The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for the supply of one (1) deployable precision approach system to support Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) domestic and expeditionary operations at 8 Wing Trenton. The system must provide Category I Instrument Landing System (ILS) equivalent precision approach guidance or better to multiple aircraft types without requiring aircraft modification. The capability must be rapidly deployable, mobile, all weather, and suitable for sustained operation in austere and Arctic and or desert environments. This requirement addresses an urgent operational gap caused by the temporary unavailability of fixed precision approach infrastructure at 8 Wing Trenton and aims to support ongoing North American Aerospace Defence (NORAD), Search and Rescue (SAR), Air Mobility, and Agile Combat Employment (ACE) operations.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 3 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2026/07/01.
Trade agreements
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Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Reason for limited tendering
A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:
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Exclusive Rights
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Department of National Defence (DND)
- Address
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101 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 1K2Canada
- Contracting authority
- Fawaz Awan
- Email
- Fawaz.Awan@forces.gc.ca
- Address
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101 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 1K2Canada
Bidding details
| Document title | Amendment no. | Language | Unique downloads | Date added |
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| W8475-279457 ACAN for 8 Wg Precision Approach System.pdf | 001 | EN | 23 | 2026/06/08 |
| W8475-279457 PAC pour le système d'approche de précision de la 8e Escadre.pdf | 001 | FR | 4 | 2026/06/08 |