MINERVA Initiative – Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Uncrewed Air System

Open · Buyer: Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Closes: 2026-09-21 · Published: 2026-08-24

*Please note that the ISC website will be available on *August 24, 2026* at 10:30am EST.* This Challenge Notice is issued under the Innovative Solutions Canada Program (ISC) Call for Proposals 004 (EN578-24ISC4). For general ISC information, Offerors can visit the ISC website at: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/101.nsf/eng/home Please refer to the Solicitation Documents Innovative Solutions Canada Program Call for Proposals – 004 - Tender Notice | CanadaBuys https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities/tender-notice/cb-331-17030872 which contains the process for submitting a proposal. Here are a few things you need to know before you get started on your application to this challenge: 1. This challenge is only open to receive proposals for Phase 2 (prototype development) of our Challenge Stream. - Proposed solutions that fall within technology readiness level (TRL) 5 and 9 can be submitted to this challenge: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/innovative-solutions-canada/en/isc-technology-readiness-level-scale 2. We recently made changes to the Challenge Stream; we have outlined the new parameters: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/innovative-solutions-canada/en/chall