Public Services and Procurement Canada
Third party advice and reviews for the National Shipbuilding Strategy

The National Shipbuilding Strategy is a major initiative to renew Canada's fleet of vessels. To complement internal expertise, we seek third party advice when necessary. Learn about these organizations and the invaluable work they do to support the strategy.

Supply arrangement for technical third party expert assistance

The Government of Canada has established a supply arrangement for technical third party expert assistance. This is a list of suppliers that are pre-qualified to perform work to support NSS projects when required, under the following 4 streams:

Proposals to become qualified on the supply arrangement are evaluated on a rolling basis.

More information about the supply arrangement is available: Supply Arrangement (T3PEA) - Tender Notice.

Third party experts supporting the National Shipbuilding Strategy

Table: Third party experts supporting the National Shipbuilding Strategy
Category Contractor Area(s) of expertise Year contract active until (with options to extend, unless otherwise stated)
Shipyard performance monitoring First Marine International (FMI)
  • Shipyard benchmarking
  • Performance measurement
  • Competitiveness assessments
  • Cost estimates
  • Industry studies
  • Market research
2026
Expert program management support KPMG
  • Cost proposal assessments
  • Procurement and program management
  • Relationship building
  • Due diligence and analysis regarding financial and commercial matters
  • Valuations, regulatory compliance
2025
Cost validation expert advisory services Technomics Inc. Costing analysis used to support government decision-making. 2025
Cost validation expert advisory services SPAR Costing analysis used to support government decision-making. 2025
Independent expert advisory services RAND Ship acquisition advice for senior management and committees upon request. 2025
Independent expert advisory services W. Saltzer Ship acquisition advice for senior management and committees upon request. 2024
Commercial insurance expert advisory services Ashurst Australia Insurance advice related to ship design and construction or service requirements. 2024
Earned value management support Technomics Inc. Earned Value Management and scheduling advice. 2025
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