Request for Information for the Domestic Arctic Mobility Enhancement Project

Solicitation number WS3493008708

Publication date

Closing date and time 2025/09/25 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description
    AMENDMENT TO CLOSING TIME: Please disregard the Ariba Discovery posting response deadline closing time and Buyandsell posting closing time. All required supporting documentation and bid submission must be submitted on September 25, 2025 by 2:00pm EDT. All bids submitted after 2:00 pm EDT will result in the bid being declared non-responsive. This posting is a Request for Information that will be used to develop the contracts required for the Domestic Arctic Mobility Enhancement (DAME) project. The objective of this project is to obtain a medium size, high mobility, amphibious fleet of vehicles that will provide the mobility, sustainment and communications required by forces employed in support of Domestic Operations (Major Air Disaster, Presence Operations, Humanitarian Operations, Disaster Relief, Whole of Government Operations, Search and Rescue). In particular, DAME fleet will provide a key, unique ground support capability for operations conducted in Northern Canada and the Arctic. The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement (NLCA), Inuvialuit Final Agreement (IFA) and Gwich’in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement are likely to apply to this requirement.

    Contract duration

    Refer to the description above for full details.

    Trade agreements

    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
    • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
    • Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
    • World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
    • Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
    • Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
    • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
    • Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
    • Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)

    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:

    • None

    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
    Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
    Address
    11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage
    Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Levere, Dustin (SPAC/PSPC)
    Email
    dustin.levere@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Department of National Defence (DND)
    Address
    101 Colonel By Dr
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A0K2
    Canada
    Bidding details

    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Information
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Canada
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Selection criteria
    Lowest Price