National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS)

On June 3, 2010, the Government of Canada announced Canada's National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. Under the strategy,

• For large ship construction, Canada will establish a strategic relationship with two Canadian shipyards, selected through an open and fair national competition, and designate them as sources of supply, one for combat vessels and the other for non-combat vessels.
• For smaller ship construction, Canada will set aside the individual projects for competitive procurements amongst Canadian shipyards other than the shipyards selected to build the large ships and their affiliated companies.
• For ship repair, refit and maintenance, these requirements will be competed through publicly announced request for proposals

The selection of the two shipyards to rebuild the fleets of the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Coast Guard represents the largest procurement in Canadian history. On October 19, 2011, the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Secretariat announced the results of a Request for Proposals to build large vessels for Canada.

The following backgrounders provide information on the process for selection of the two shipyards to build Canada's large vessels

1. Storyline
2. Achieving Best Value in Shipyard Selection
3. An Independent Process to Select Shipyards
4. Shipyards Help Define the Procurement and Evaluation Process
5. Widespread Economic Benefits
6. A Unique Process
7. The Ships to be Built
8. Technical Briefing
9. Evaluation Results

Companies interested in becoming a supplier can register online at:

www.irvingshipbuilding.com/irving-shipbuilding-contact-suppliers.aspx.

http://www.seaspan.com/supplier_registration.php

For media questions, please call PWGSC Media Relations Office at 819-956-2315

NSPS Secretariat contact Information:
Pierre Berthiaume
E-Mail: Pierre.Berthiaume@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
Telephone: 613-943-3692