Canoe Trailer, 12x Capacity

The Department of National Defence is soliciting proposals for the procurement of thirteen 12-canoe trailers to be delivered to Canadian Forces Base Valcartier, CFB Gagetown, St-John’s, and Yellowknife, with a mandatory delivery window of 120 days following contract award. Each trailer must meet stringent technical specifications, including a minimum payload capacity of 680 kg (1,500 lbs) to accommodate twelve canoes measuring at least 0.9 meters in width and 4.9 meters in length, arranged in a four-up stack configuration supported by three longitudinal beam rows. The trailers must be capable of highway operation at speeds of 110 km/h, provide horizontal articulation of up to 60 degrees, feature a two-inch trailer ball hitch, tubeless radial tires with single-piece steel rims and a mounted spare, and include two pad-lockable storage compartments. Permanent markings must include the manufacturer’s name, model, serial number, Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), and trailer capacity rating on the drawbar, while all warning and instruction labels must be bilingual or in ISO symbol format. The trailers must comply with SAE J534 for lubrication fittings and be delivered Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) under Incoterms 2020 to designated locations, with deliveries requiring advance appointment coordination with the delivery points. Proposals must be submitted electronically to DLP53BidsReceiving.DAAT53Receptiondesoumissions@forces.gc.ca by the deadline of July 28, 2026, and are to be structured into four sections: Technical Offer, Financial Offer, Offer Submission and Declaration Forms, and Additional Information. Offers must be submitted in Canadian dollars, inclusive of customs duties and excise taxes but excluding applicable taxes, and are evaluated on a firm quantity basis with pricing assessed in aggregate. Failure to meet any mandatory requirement marked with “must” or “mandatory” results in immediate non-compliance. The contract includes a 10% holdback on payments for all thirteen items, release of which is contingent upon final acceptance of all deliveries. Invoices must be submitted to Marie-Eve Bouchard at marie-eve.bouchard@forces.gc.ca and must detail item and quantity, contract number, financial code, cost breakdown, payment method, and applicable taxes with corresponding registration numbers, accompanied by serial numbers or a New Vehicle Information Statement (NVIS) and release documentation. The Contractor is responsible for maintaining a