LETTER OF INTEREST (LOI) – DETERMINATION OF V50 VELOCITIES FOR SELECTED PROJECTILES

Organization

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Closes

November 12, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

Category

services

Notice type

Request for Information

Delivery

Ontario, Quebec

Estimated value

Not stated

Reference

202700859/A

Trade agreements

Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA), World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA), Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA), Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement

Closing time as published by the source; time zone assumed: America/Toronto.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Specialized Firearms Support Services (SFSS) supports firearms classification activities, including determining whether certain devices meet the definition of a firearm under section 2 of the Criminal Code. A recurring challenge in the technical assessment of low-velocity projectile devices is determining whether a device is capable of causing serious bodily injury and therefore meeting the Criminal Code definition of a firearm. These assessments require scientifically defensible data regarding the performance and injury potential of projectiles fired from such devices. To support these assessments, SFSS is exploring a means of experimentally determine V50 ballistic limit velocities for a variety of projectiles commonly used in airguns, airsoft devices, and similar low-velocity projectile devices. The resulting information may support firearms classification activities and contribute to our broader technical understanding of projectile performance and injury potential. Canada is particularly interested in research that expands upon the methodology and findings presented in AD3, AD4, and AD5. Unlike the referenced studies, which focused on a limited number of airguns and projectile types, the potential requirement may involve testing a broader range of projectiles and devices commonly encountered in firearms-classification activities, including airguns, airsoft devices, and other low-velocity projectile devices.

Source

CanadaBuys (Government of Canada) · Open Government Licence – Canada

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Last updated: November 13, 2026 at 1:15 a.m.

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