- National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy
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The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy is a Government of Canada program operated by the Department of Public Works and Government Services.
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Work
The program is reportedly the largest government procurement program in Canadian history and involves selecting two Canadian shipyards to rebuild the fleets of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Coast Guard through two separate packages of work, valued at $33 billion.
- $25 billion for 23 combatant (warships) vessels to serve in the RCN
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- 8 vessels from the Arctic Patrol Ship Project
- 15 vessels from the Canadian Single Class Surface Combatant Project
- $8 billion for 8 non-combatant vessels to serve in the CCG and RCN
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- 3 vessels from the Joint Support Ship Project (for the RCN)
- 1 vessel from the Polar Class Icebreaker Project (for the CCG)
- 1 vessel from the Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel Project (for the CCG)
- 3 vessels from the Offshore Fisheries Science Vessels Project (for the CCG)
Timeline
The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy was announced on June 3, 2010.
A "Solicitation of Interest and Qualification" was issued on September 20, 2010 and closed on October 8, 2010. Five Canadian shipyards were short-listed to build the large vessels.
Between October 2010 and January 2011, the short-listed shipyards were consulted on the content of the "Request for Proposals" (RFP), the umbrella agreements, the proposed schedule, and the evaluation methodology.
The RFP was released on February 7, 2011, and closed on July 21, 2011. Five proposals were received from three bidders (Irving Shipbuilding Inc, Seaspan Marine Corp, and Davie Yards Inc. Two of the proposals were for the combat work package and three for the non-combat work package.
An evaluation organization composed of Canadian Forces and Canadian Coast Guard personnel, as well as public servants from the departments involved (Public Works and Government Services Canada, Industry Canada, National Defence, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada) evaluated the proposals. An independent fairness monitor oversaw the process.
The shipyards were evaluated on a combination of mandatory and rated requirements.
Result
On October 19, 2011 the Government of Canada selected Irving Shipbuilding Inc. for the $25 billion combat work package and Seaspan Marine Corp. for the $8 billion non-combat work package.
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