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This Solicitation opportunity from Government of Canada was posted on June 25, 2026. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

Call for Proposals (CFP) Procurement and Operationalization of Innovation and New Technology (POINT)

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W7714-268857International

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AFLCMC Armament Directorate Rapid Response (ADRR) Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) for Innovative Execution
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The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Armament Directorate at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is utilizing the Armament Directorate Rapid Response Commercial Solutions Opening for Innovative Execution as an umbrella competitive solicitation to acquire innovative commercial products, technologies, and services. This vehicle, governed by 10 U.S.C. 3458 and DFARS Subpart 212.70, is designed to rapidly develop novel weapons capabilities through the use of digital engineering, agile software, and open system architectures. The CSO does not commit the government to any specific contract or funding but establishes a framework where specific requirements are posted as Spirals. These Spirals may result in awards via FAR Part 12 contracts or Other Transaction agreements under 10 U.S.C. 4022. The current closing date for the CSO has been extended to June 4, 2027. Technical areas of interest include digital engineering and modeling, software infrastructure such as DevSecOps pipelines, and hardware design and testing. Past and current Spirals have addressed programs such as the ERAM program, Lugged Affordable Cruise Missile, Counter-Air Missile Program, and the Family of Affordable Mass Missiles Beyond Adversary Reach. Proposals are evaluated based on technical merit, importance to agency programs, and funds availability, with price assessed to ensure it is fair and reasonable. Award eligibility requires registration in the System for Award Management and the Wide Area Workflow system for milestone-based invoicing. The government maintains strict security requirements, including the protection of Controlled Unclassified Information and prohibitions on specific foreign software and hardware.
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Public Works and Government Services Canada is issuing a Call for Proposals under the POINT initiative to advance and acquire innovative solutions for the Sentinel Shield challenge, focused on wide-area detection and early warning against uncrewed aerial systems. The initiative targets technology solutions that have reached Technology Readiness Level 5 and are ready to advance to TRL 6 or higher, with procurement structured in two distinct phases: Phase 1 — Build & Test, and Phase 2 — Acquisition. Only Canadian suppliers are eligible to respond, and the requirement is excluded from all international trade agreements under Canada’s Policy on Prioritizing Canadian Suppliers and Canadian Content. Phase 1 has a total estimated budget of $10,000,000 available across multiple contracts, with each individual contract capped at $1,000,000, excluding taxes, travel, living, and shipping costs. Phase 2 has a maximum budget of $20,000,000 for the acquisition of sufficient units to cover up to 27 sites, each requiring a minimum 10 km radius of coverage. The solicitation period closes on June 24, 2026, at 2:00 pm EDT, and all proposals must be submitted exclusively through the Defence Innovation Portal. Proposals must be organized into three sections — Technical Offer, Financial Offer, and Offeror Declaration and Certification Forms — and submitted in Canadian dollars. Evaluation will occur in two stages: first, a pass/fail screening against mandatory criteria, followed by a point-rated evaluation where Alignment of Desired Outcomes carries 71.25% weight, Canadian Value Added 25%, and Additional Technical Features 3.75%. The top 20 highest-rated proposals from Phase 1 will move to a non-scored Strategic Decision Parameters review, assessing Disruptor Potential, Growth Potential, Integration Feasibility within DND/CAF, and compliance with human factors requirements. The award will be made to the compliant offer with the lowest evaluated cost per site per combined ratings point, with Canadian Value Added as the tiebreaker. Ownership of the solution remains with the contractor during Phase 1, including responsibility for operations, maintenance, repairs, and return shipping. Upon acquisition in Phase 2, Canada will own all intellectual property rights related to reproduction, modification, or translation of the foreground and background information tied to the manufactured component. Contractors must establish an accounting system to enable auditability, comply with stringent security protocols including the Security Requirements Check List

General Info

Canadian suppliers invited to develop wide-area drone detection technology, $30M total budget, two-phase contract.

Documents

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Amendment 001 to Solicitation W7714-268857

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Call for Proposals W7714-268857 POINT Initiative

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CFP POINT W7714-268857 Questions and Answers Part 2

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CFP POINT W7714-268857 Questions and Answers Part 2

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Modification 001 to Solicitation W7714-268857

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Solicitation W7714-268857 - AOINT Innovation and New Technology Procurement

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CFP POINT W7714-268857 Questions and Answers

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IDEaS Company and Solution One-Pager Template

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AP AOINT Formulaire de proposition financière - Phase 1 - Réaliser et essai.pdf

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AP AOINT Formulaire de proposition technique - Phase 1 - Réaliser et essai.pdf

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CFP POINT Financial Proposal Form - Phase 1 - Build _ Test.pdf

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CFP POINT Technical Proposal Form - Phase 1 - Build _ Test.pdf

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Solicitation

Deadline changed

Response deadline changed from Jun 24, 2026 to Jun 25, 2026.

Notice updated

Response deadline time changed from 7:00 PM UTC to 2:00 PM UTC on Jun 25, 2026. The notice description changed. The point of contact changed.

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AgencyGovernment of Canada → Department of Public Works and Government Services
Contacts1 person available
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PWGSC IDEaS Team / L'équipe IDEeS de TPSGCPoint of Contact

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Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP) CALL FOR PROPOSALS (CFP) W7714-26885 REQUIREMENT : Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is issuing a Call for Proposals (CFP) for the pilot Procurement and Operationalization of Innovation and New Technology (POINT) initiative under the Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Program, supported by the Bureau of Research, Engineering and Advanced Leadership in Innovation and Science (BOREALIS). *For additional general information on the IDEaS Program, visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/programs/defence-ideas.html _____________ The solicitation for this requirement is seeking offers for solutions to the Challenge titled “Sentinel Shield: Wide-area Detection for Early Warning Against Uncrewed Aerial Systems”. Solutions must have successfully completed Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 5 and be ready to advance to TRL 6 or higher in order to be considered. This procurement is to be carried out in two phases: • Phase 1- Build & Test (TRL 6-9) • Phase 2- Acquisition Steps to apply: Step 1: Read the Challenge Details Step 2: Read the solicitation document: See bidding details section Step 3: Propose your solution here : https://defence-innovation-portal.my.site.com/ _____________ SOLICATION PERIOD : From 2025-03-26 to 2025-06-24 2:00pm EDT Please refer to the solicitation documents for information related to offer preparation and submission instructions, evaluation procedures, basis of selection and other pertinent information. CANADIAN SUPPLIERS: This requirement is solely limited to Canadian Suppliers TESTING DEPARTMENTS: Department of National Defence (DND) / The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) FUNDING MECHANISM: Contract ESTIMATED MAXIUMUM BUDGET The estimated maximum total combined budget available for all resulting contracts under Phase 1 - Build & Test is $10,000,000.00 (applicable taxes, travel, living and shipping excluded). The estimated maximum budget available for each individual Phase 1 - Build & Test contract is $1,000,000.00 (applicable taxes, travel, living and shipping excluded). The estimated maximum budget available for Phase 2- Acquisition is $20,000,000.00 (applicable taxes, travel, living and shipping excluded) for a sufficient number of units to cover up to 27 sites of at least 10 km radius each. This disclosure is made in good faith and does not commit Canada to contract for the total approximate budget. Should fiscal funding no longer be available, Offerors will be notified directly. The Contract Award Process will continue and proposals under contract negotiations will take priority when funding is available. Multiple contracts could result from this requirement. This estimated budget is not a contract guarantee. Conditionally qualified proposals that are matched and selected for contract award may not necessarily receive the total maximum contract value. Individual contract values will be negotiated during the Contract Award Process. QUESTIONS DURING SOLICITATION PERIOD: Frequently asked questions, as well as on-going Offeror questions will be answered and may be published in an amendment to the Notice Document. PERIOD FOR QUESTIONS All enquiries must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority at: contact@example.gov no later than seven business days before the Notice closing date. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered. ____________ Challenge Details: See Annex C - Challenge Statement attachment of the Call for Proposals (CFP) for further details.

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