Defence Drone Initiative Marketplace for the Department of National Defence

Original titleDefence Drone Initiative Marketplace - RFSA - Round 2-D

Tender submission6 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC-05:0019:00 UTCin 26 days

BuyerDepartment of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · CA

Bought forDepartment of National Defence (DND)

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Procurement context

This tender is open and closes in 26 days (deadline 6 Nov 2026).
The buyer is Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) (CA).
It is categorised as Platforms.
The record comes from an official procurement registry (CanadaBuys, the Government of Canada tender service).

AI summary of the notice

The Defence Investment Agency, on behalf of the Department of National Defence, is inviting Canadian suppliers to qualify for the Defence Drone Initiative Marketplace. Suppliers must submit bids for Round 2 of the Supply Arrangement by 6 November 2026.

CLOSING TIME: Please disregard the Ariba Discovery posting response deadline closing time and the CanadaBuys posting closing time. All required supporting documentation and bid submissions for Round 2 of the Supply Arrangement must be submitted no later than 6 November 2026 at 14:00 EST. Bids received after this date and time will be considered during future qualification rounds. The Defence Investment Agency (DIA), on behalf of the Department of National Defence (DND), is inviting Canadian suppliers to qualify for the Defence Drone Initiative (DDI) Marketplace. An Industry Engagement Event will be held on 15 October 2026 at 11:00 EDT. Registration is mandatory and must be requested through AID.IDD-DIA.DDI@dia-aid.gc.ca. Six separate events are available to submit a bid; suppliers should only submit one bid as capacity is limited to 100 bids per event.

Buyer

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

agency · Location unknown

On behalf of Department of National Defence (DND)

Published

8 Oct 2026

Offering

Platforms

Domain

Air

End use

Military

Reference

CA-WS5802684496-Doc5923773900

Original Source

canadabuys.canada.ca↗

https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities/tender-notice/WS5802684496-Doc5923773900

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Data quality

56/100Medium

Composite of source reliability, field completeness and cross-references.

Source: canadabuys.canada.caOfficial registry
Completeness: 5/7 core fields
Corroboration: 1 source
Updated: 2026-10-11

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