National Research Council Canada · Awarded contract
AwardedSole-Sourced Engineering Consulting for Autonomous Helicopter Blade Control System Support
Awarded 05 Jul 2017
Awarded05 Jul 2017
Value$24,973.00
SupplierSmart Rotor Systems Inc.
ProvinceCanada
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 9y 4mo ago9d term
Awarded 5 July 2017Expired 14 July 2017
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National Research Council Canada awarded a contract to Smart Rotor Systems Inc.
for engineering consulting services to support the development of an autonomous helicopter individual blade control system.
The contract was sole sourced and valued at CAD 24,973.
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