Enhanced SATCOM Project - Polar

Solicitation number W6369-180123/B

Publication date

Closing date and time 2025/10/30 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description
    Trade Agreement: NONE
    Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
    Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
    Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
    Nature of Requirements: 
    
    Enhanced Satellite Communications Project - Polar
    
    W6369-180123/B
    Barreca, Gianni
    Telephone No. - (613) 858-9351 
    
    
    Revision History:
    
    Amendment 23 - This amendment serves to issue the RFI update.
    
    Amendment 22 - This amendment serves to extend the industry engagement period to 30 October 2025.
    
    Amendment 21 - This amendment serves to extend the industry engagement period to 29 September 2025.
    
    Amendment 20 - This amendment serves to extend the industry engagement period to 25 July 2025.
    
    Amendment 19 - This amendment serves to extend the period of response until January 31, 2025, for feedback requested in Amendment 18 related to ground terminals, to allow for more time for industry to respond. The overall engagement period for the ESCP-P requirement remains open until May 1, 2025. 
    
    Amendment 18 - This amendment serves to extend the industry engagement period to 1 May 2025 and add an additional RFI update.
    
    Amendment 17 - This amendment serves to extend the industry engagement period to 1 November 2024.
    
    Amendment 16 - This amendment serves to extend the industry engagement period to 1 May 2024.
    
    Amendment 15 - This amendment serves to extend the industry engagement period to 3 October 2023.
    
    Amendment 14 - This amendment serves to extend the industry engagement period to 31 March 2023.
    
    Amendment 13 - This amendment serves to extend the industry engagement period to 3 October 2022.
    
    Amendment 11 & 12 - This amendment serves to publicize the second Enhanced Satellite Communications Project - Polar (ESCP-P) Summary of Feedback and Outcomes document, which summarizes the feedback received from industry and related outcomes as a result of the industry engagement process under RFI W6369-180123/A and W6369-180123/B.
    
    Amendment 10 - This amendment serves to extend the industry engagement period to 31 March 2022.
    
    Amendment 9 -  This amendment is to extend the ESCP-P RFI industry engagement period until September 30 2021 in order to identify further engagement activities to be announced at a later date. RFI responses provided after March 18, 2021 will still be accepted but Canada, while making a best effort to do so, may not consider these responses in the refinement and revision of the ESCP-P options.
    
    Amendment 8 -  This amendment serves to extend the industry engagement period to 18 March 2021.
    
    Amendment 7 -  This amendment serves to extend the industry engagement period to 16 February 2021.
    
    Amendment 6 -  Amendment 5 was issued in error and is replaced by amendment 6.
    
    Amendment 4 -  This amendment serves to extend the industry engagement period to March 31, 2021.
    
    Amendment 3 -  This amendment serves to extend the industry engagement period to September 30, 2020.
    
    Amendment 2 -  This amendment serves to extend the industry engagement period to March 31, 2020. 
    
    Amendment 1 -  This amendment serves to publicize the Enhanced Satellite Communications Project - Polar (ESCP-P) Summary of Feedback and Outcomes document, which summarizes the feedback received from industry and related outcomes as a result of the industry engagement process under RFI W6369-180123/A and W6369-180123/B.
    
    Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
    The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
    Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
    
    
    Delivery Date: 30/10/2025
    
    The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
    
    Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

    Contract duration

    Refer to the description above for full details.

    Trade agreements

    • No trade agreements are applicable to this solicitation process

    Businesses interested in partnering for this tender opportunity:
    Note: Information may not be available in both English and French. This is because the Official Languages Act does not apply.

    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Public Works and Government Services Canada
    Address
    11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage
    Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Barreca, Gianni
    Phone
    (613) 858-9351 ( )
    Email
    gianni.barreca@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
    Fax
    () -
    Address
    Terrasses de la Chaudière, 4th Floo
    10 Wellington Street
    Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Department of National Defence
    Address
    101 Colonel By Dr
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A0K2
    Canada
    Bidding details
    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
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    008 EN 172 2021/01/29
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    007 EN 165 2020/12/17
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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Information
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Alberta
    ,
    British Columbia
    ,
    Manitoba
    ,
    New Brunswick
    ,
    Newfoundland and Labrador
    ,
    Nova Scotia
    ,
    Northwest Territories
    ,
    Nunavut Territory
    ,
    Ontario (except NCR)
    ,
    Prince Edward Island
    ,
    Quebec (except NCR)
    ,
    Saskatchewan
    ,
    Yukon
    ,
    National Capital Region (NCR)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Selection criteria
    Not applicable
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