Setting up Made to Spec as a vendor
Adding a new supplier is usually the slowest part of getting a part made. This page has what your procurement or supply-chain team needs to approve Made to Spec as a vendor without a week of back-and-forth. For any document below, email vendors@madetospec.ca and we will return it the same day.
How the engagement works
Made to Spec is a Canadian custom-parts sourcing service. You send one RFQ with your spec and drawing; we match it to vetted Canadian machining, fabrication and finishing shops and return quotes. You choose the shop. We can contract as the single vendor of record and manage the shop relationship for you, or introduce you directly to the shop, whichever your procurement process prefers.
Documents we provide
These are the standard artifacts an enterprise vendor-setup process asks for. Request any of them at vendors@madetospec.ca:
- Legal entity name, business number and registered address (W-9 / W-8BEN equivalent as applicable).
- Certificate of insurance (commercial general liability), naming your entity where required.
- A signed mutual NDA. Send us yours, or use ours.
- Completed supplier and security questionnaires.
- Banking and remittance details for payment setup.
- Diversity, sustainability or supplier-code attestations where your program requires them.
Payment and terms
We work on standard commercial terms and can accommodate purchase orders, net payment terms and your preferred remittance method. Quotes are firm for the stated validity window. Volume and repeat-order pricing is available once a part is established. Tell us your standard terms and we will confirm what we can meet.
Compliance, security and controlled goods
Your drawings stay on Canadian infrastructure, governed by Canadian law, and controlled work is routed only to CGP-registered shops. The full detail a compliance officer needs, data sovereignty, controlled goods, certification verification, file access and retention, is on the trust and compliance page. For cross-border programs, see cross-border manufacturing for CUSMA and freight.
What we need from you to start
- Your vendor-setup packet or supplier questionnaire.
- Your MNDA, if you require your own.
- A first RFQ, so we can quote real work while setup completes.
Setup and your first quotes run in parallel: you do not have to finish vendor onboarding before you see whether the pricing works.