# CanadaBuys #W0117-270121

In-Person Welding Training for DND Aircraft Structures Technicians

**Posted:** November 04, 2026
**Respond By:** November 23, 2026
**Identifier:** W0117-270121
**NAICS:** 611519

Canada’s Department of National Defence is seeking a provider for hands-on welding training for aircraft structures technicians in Winnipeg.
- **Government buyer:** Department of National Defence (DND), Canada; 17 Wing 402 Squadron, 17 Mission Support Squadron, 17 Wing Winnipeg – Supply.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, manufacturers, or vendors are named in the solicitation.
- **Requested service:** Develop, coordinate, and deliver in-person Basic Welding Course training for two cohorts of 6–8 Canadian Armed Forces Aircraft Structures technicians.
- **Training scope:** Each cohort completes three non-consecutive, five-day modules, with at least 35 instructional hours per module and 105 hours total.
  - Module 1: two deliveries, five days each.
  - Module 2: two deliveries, five days each.
  - Module 3: two deliveries, five days each.
- **Curriculum:** Safety, oxy-acetylene cutting and brazing/torch welding, plasma arc cutting, SMAW/stick welding, and GMAW/MIG welding, including supervised hands-on practice.
- **Provider responsibilities:** Supply instructors, training facilities, equipment, materials and consumables, course materials, participant evaluations, and completion reporting. DND supplies participant PPE and transportation.
- **Performance period:** From contract award through March 2028. Module dates are to be arranged; no options or annual subscription are indicated.

### Description

The Department of National Defence is seeking development, coordination, and delivery of in-person welding training for technicians at a training facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Basic Welding Course includes core safety, oxy-acetylene cutting, oxy-acetylene brazing/torch welding, plasma arc cutting, SMAW/stick welding, and GMAW/MIG welding. The contract period runs from award through March 31, 2028. Bidders must provide the required Offeror Declaration Form information concerning contracts awarded to former public servants.

[View original listing](https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities/tender-notice/cb-445-11510159)