- “A new report released (Tuesday) by The School of Public Policy and the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute takes aim at Canada’s defence procurement system, and provides unprecedented research into the effect of that process on the actual state of military procurement in Canada. Needless to say, the report (52 page PDF) comes at a time when Canadians have heightened awareness of the needs and materiel of our armed forces as we prepare to embark on a mission against ISIS ….”
- Wanted: someone to train CF pers in Arctic search and rescue – more details in Statement of Work here
- Wanted by CF: All kinds of snowmobiles …. “Militarized diesel snowmobile, 1 Passenger (for Yellowknife)” – “two (2) snowmobiles, two passengers, heavy duty with a 4 strokes gasoline engine and ancillary items (for CFB Greenwood)”
- …. and utility vehicles – “Eleven (11) all terrain vehicles 6 x 6 and ancillary items, Purchase Description for Single Rider Ride On 6 x 6 All Terrain Vehicle dated 2014-10-07, to be delivered to Richmond and Petawawa, Ontario” – “Three (3) Light Multipurpose Utility Vehicles, 2 seats 4X4 Diesel Engine ECC140297 & three (3) Light Multipurpose Utility Vehicles, 4 seats 4X4 Diesel Engine ECC140350 (for CFB Trenton)” – – “One (1) 8X8 Light, Multipurpose Utility Amphibious Vehicle with Trailer and ancillary items …. to be delivered to 8 Wing Trenton”
- Wanted: someone to figure out how to measure how resistant stuff is to poisons “Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) – Suffield, Medicine Hat, Alberta has a requirement for a contractor to develop a test method that provides a reproducible metric that reflects realistic field exposure conditions for quantifying the repellency performance of a material in terms of its protective capability and ability to minimise direct or secondary harmful exposures to toxic compounds ….”
- Wanted: almost 12K bottles of bug repellent for Gagetown, Trenton and Kingston – specs here
- “The Department of National Defence (DND) has identified a requirement to obtain – Marker Manoverboard (MMOB) Light and Smoke ….”
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