Tenders/Wheel Force Transducers and Unmanned Ground Vehicle

Wheel Force Transducers and Unmanned Ground Vehicle

National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Published: Oct 23, 2026

Updated: Oct 24, 2026

Source: CanadaBuys - Government of Canada

About This Opportunity

This is a supplies contract in the Research, health and medical services, information and communication technology, governance and public administration and transport and logistics sectors, with a focus on Laboratory, Hardware, artificial intelligence and Laboratories. Located in Canada, North America, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through CanadaBuys - Government of Canada, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for the supply of goods in the Research sector. Supply contracts typically require bidders to demonstrate product compliance with technical specifications, delivery capacity, and relevant certifications. This contract has already been awarded. The information is published for transparency and market intelligence purposes.

Description

The Department of National Research Council Canada has a requirement for the supply of: 2.1. Four (4) wheel force transducers (WFTs), acquisition modules, and accompanying hardware The wheel force transducers are required by the NRC to conduct terrain sensing and vehicle mobility research in Arctic environments. 2.2. One (1) Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) for Offroad Robotics Research The required UGV will function as a configurable research platform for the development, integration, validation, and demonstration of technologies including autonomous navigation, localization and mapping, perception, sensor fusion, path planning, mobility in complex and unstructured environments, human-machine teaming, remote operations, edge computing, and other physical artificial intelligence and field robotics applications. The end result of this procurement will be the delivery of a complete, operational, research-ready UGV platform that can be integrated into the existing technology ecosystem developed and maintained by the Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) team of the NRC. This procurement has been set-aside under the federal government's Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB). Only Indigenous businesses as defined under PSIB are eligible to challenge the proposed procurement strategy to award the contract to the named Indigenous business.. UNSPSC: *Laboratory and scientific equipment (*41100000). Method: Advance contract award notice. Selection: Not applicable. Trade Agreements: *Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents. Regions: *Canada

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from CanadaBuys - Government of Canada and was originally published on October 23, 2026. Last refreshed today. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has issued 243 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 22 currently open and 5 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Governance & Public Administration, Research & Innovation, and Information & Communication Technology. All notices are published for Canada. Notices are distributed via CanadaBuys - Government of Canada. Most recent publication: October 21, 2026.

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What type of contract is this?

This is a Supplies contract in the Research & Innovation sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.