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STDP Enabling Technologies for Future Missions

Solicitation number 9F063-20250303

Publication date

2026/02/19

Closing date and time 2026/03/19 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date

2026/03/10

Status Status
Open

| Time to closing | |
| 8 days | 17:30 hours |

Description

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is issuing this Request for Information to inform the Canadian Space Sector of the Government of Canada’s intention to consider one or more future Requests for Proposal (RFPs) under the Space Technology Development Program (STDP).

The objectives of this RFI are as follows:
· To inform industry of the anticipated posting timeline for any potential future RFP(s);
· To present the draft list of priority technologies currently under consideration for future solicitations;
· To solicit feedback from industry regarding the scope, feasibility, and clarity of the proposed work elements;
· To collect information that may assist the CSA in refining technical requirements, risk considerations, and procurement planning for potential RFP(s).

Preliminary list of priority technologies:
1 Lightweight Athermal Reflecting Telescope Adaptable to Various Sized CubeSats
2 Readout Electronics for Large Mosaic Focal Plane Arrays of Astronomical Low Light Imagers
3 Technologies for Terrestrial Snow Mass Mission
4 Fourier Transform Spectrometer for the Atmospheric Data Continuity and Improvement Mission

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Contract duration

The estimated contract period will be 24 month(s).

Trade agreements

• No trade agreements are applicable to this solicitation process

Reason for limited tendering

A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

• None

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This list does not replace or affect the tendering procedures for this procurement process. Businesses are still required to respond to bid solicitations, and to compete based on the set criteria. For more information please read the Terms of use.

Businesses interested in partnering for this tender opportunity:
Note: Information may not be available in both English and French. This is because the Official Languages Act does not apply.

• Dominant Information Solutions Canada (DISC), Inc
• Stratotegic Inc.
• UptimAI s.r.o.
• Canon Canada Inc.
• Apex Space
• Aro Labs Inc

Contact information

Contracting organization

Organization Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Address 6767 Route de l'Aéroport

St-Hubert, Quebec, J3Y 8Y9 Canada Contracting authority R&D Procurement Team Email rdapprovisionnements-procurements@asc-csa.gc.ca Address 6767 Route de l'Aéroport

St-Hubert, Quebec, J3Y 8Y9 Canada

Bidding details

Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
| Document title | Amendment no. | Language | Unique downloads | Date added |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RFI 20250303 Amdt 002 - STDP 27 - EN.pdf | 001 | EN | 1 | 2026/03/10 |
| RFI 20250303 Amdt 002 - STDP 27 - FR.pdf | 001 | FR | 0 | 2026/03/10 |
| RFI 20250303 Amdt 001 - STDP 27 - EN.pdf | 001 | EN | 35 | 2026/02/26 |
| RFI 20250303 Amdt 001 - STDP 27 - FR.pdf | 001 | FR | 4 | 2026/02/26 |
| RFI 20250303 STDP 27 - EN.pdf | 001 | EN | 124 | 2026/02/19 |
| RFI 20250303 STDP 27 - FR.pdf | 001 | FR | 22 | 2026/02/19 |
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Summary information

Notice type Request for Information Language(s) English, French Region(s) of delivery Longueuil Region of opportunity Canada Contract duration 24 month(s) Procurement method Competitive – Open Bidding Selection criteria Not applicable Commodity - UNSPSC
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