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Tender: Supply of 2 Medium-Size Rugged Outdoor Unmanned Ground Vehicles – NRC Center for Drone Innovation (Canada)

Released 4 days ago

Closes17 Nov 2026

Likely valueRough estimate$60K to $400K

LocationCanada

AgencyNational Research Council Canada

SourceCanadaBuys

CategoryResearch & Development

Reference26-58110

19 days leftCloses Tue, 17 Nov 2026

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The NRC’s Center for Drone Innovation (CDI) is seeking a supplier for two medium-size, rugged, outdoor-capable Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) to serve as versatile research and development platforms. This Request for Proposal is open only to Canadian suppliers under the Policy on Reciprocal Procurement, has a closing date of November 17, 2026 at 14:00 EST, and requires delivery of the two UGVs to Canada (Ontario) by March 26, 2027; selection will be based on the highest combined rating of technical merit and price and the NRC applies the Integrity Regime administered by Public Services and Procurement Canada.

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