Region Aviation, Aerospace and Defense Industry Strategic Growth Study Service

The issuing agency is seeking a qualified vendor to provide a strategic growth study service for the regional aviation, aerospace, and defense industry. The project aims to solve the challenge of regional industry development by creating a robust ecosystem strategy to support cluster growth. Additionally, the agency requires an analysis of the local supply chain to identify actionable steps that will support trade and tariff-impacted businesses. The scope of work covers performing an opportunities assessment for lands, focusing on clustering business development opportunities such as innovation, maintenance, repair, and overhaul, manufacturing, talent generation or training, and aviation companies. The selected vendor will perform all work offsite. Bidders must submit any questions regarding this opportunity no later than July 13, 2026. Eligibility is restricted to onshore Canadian organizations only. Bidders must pay and register on the tendering authority's website in order to obtain the official request for proposals document without a watermark. The agency is looking for proposals to determine the budget, and bidders can submit their responses digitally via email or online.