Literature Review - 3D Printing of Firearms, their components and ammunition
Source: CanadaBuysPublic Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada · Public call for tenders · closed June 23, 2014 (time to be confirmed on the official notice)
Facts
- Type
- Request for Proposal
- Category
- Services
- Delivery
- Canada
- Published
- April 25, 2014
- Time to submit
- 60 days · computed between publication and closing
how it's calculated — Time to submit
Time to submit — where the number comes from
- The calculation
- Days between publication (April 25, 2014) and closing (June 23, 2014), rounded to the day: 60 days.
- What goes in
- The source publishes no duration for this notice: the number comes from its two dates. A gap of less than half a day, or a closing before publication, gives no window.
- Source
- CanadaBuys · Open Government Licence – Canada (OGL-Canada-2.0) · data up to date as of October 3, 2026 · link to this detail
- Value
- — not declared
- End user organisation address
269 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0P8, Canada
- Reference
- Notice no. 201500250
- GSIN
- R199BServices commerciaux divers
- Trade agreements
- None
how it's calculated — Closing time
Closing time — where the number comes from
- The calculation
- Lauréo has no reading of the closing time on the official CanadaBuys page for this notice: the time is to be confirmed on the official notice.
- What goes in
- Lauréo never infers a time zone. The time is shown only if the official page gives its own, the two sources do not conflict and the day matches the published closing date; the day is Montréal's.
- Source
- CanadaBuys · Open Government Licence – Canada (OGL-Canada-2.0) · data up to date as of October 3, 2026 · link to this detail
CanadaBuys, Government of Canada Open Data · data as of October 3, 2026
Description
100%This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number 201402871 dated October 18, 2013 with a closing of November 27, 2013 at 14:00hrs (EST). A debriefing or feedback session was provided upon request to bidders who bid on the previous solicitation.
1. Requirement Summary
The objective of the project is to examine 3D printing technology and its potential implications for the manufacture of firearms, their components and ammunition and for current firearms legislation and policy.
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2 DELIVERABLES
The Contractor must provide:
A Detailed Project Plan outlining the work plan and the proposed approach and methodology for conducting the research to be finalized with the Project Authority.
A Progress Report consisting of an initial bibliography and preliminary outline for the research paper.
A Preliminary Report consisting of final bibliography and initial findings.
A Draft Report – containing an Executive Summary and Conclusions.
A Final Research Report
A full statement of work is detailed in the RFP.
3. Period of Work
The period of the Contract is from date of contract award to approximately March 31st 2015
4. Evaluation Process and Selection Methodology
Basis of selection – Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit 70% and Price 30 %
Detailed in the RFP, Part 5
5. Contracting Authority
Krystal Rockburn
Contracting and Procurement Section
Public Safety Canada
269 Laurier Avenue West, 13th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P9
Tel: (number on the official notice)
Fax: (number on the official notice)
Email: (email on the official notice)
The Contracting Authority is responsible for all matters of a contractual nature.
Enquiries - solicitation stage
All enquiries or issues concerning this procurement must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority named as early as possible within the bidding period.
Enquiries and issues must be received by the Contracting Authority no later than five (5) business days prior to the bid closing date specified on the cover page or this RFP document to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries or issues received after that time may not be able to be answered prior to the bid closing date. To ensure consistency and quality of information provided to Bidders, the Contracting Authority will provide, simultaneously to all bidders to which this solicitation has been sent, any information with respect to significant enquiries received and the replies to such enquiries without revealing the sources of the enquiries.
It is the responsibility of the Bidder to obtain clarification of the requirements contained herein, if necessary, prior to submitting a bid.
6 Intellectual Property
Shall vest with the Contractor
7. Security
There is no security requirement identified.
CanadaBuys, Government of Canada Open Data · data as of October 3, 2026
Precedents — this code at this buyer
Where do these figures come from?Bidders
the source is silent — The open dataset publishes bidders together with the outcome. No outcome published in the open dataset, more than a year after the closing date.
The price to beat
the source is silent — The open dataset publishes no submitted amount for this public tender.
Contracting authority history — most recent awards
Where do these figures come from?Award
the source is silent — No signed contract published in the open dataset, more than a year after the closing date.
Documents
| Document | Language | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Address not published Search on CanadaBuys | — | April 25, 2014 |
| Tender document | FR | April 25, 2014 |
| Tender document | EN | April 25, 2014 |
| Tender document | FR | April 25, 2014 |
| Tender document | EN | April 25, 2014 |
| Tender document | FR | April 25, 2014 |
| Tender document | FR | April 25, 2014 |
| Tender document | EN | April 25, 2014 |
| Tender document | EN | April 25, 2014 |
CanadaBuys, Government of Canada Open Data · data as of October 3, 2026
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