National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy

The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy is a Government of Canada program operated by the Department of Public Works and Government Services. The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) was developed in an effort to renew the fleets of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). The strategy was broken into three sections; the combat package, the non-combat package and the smaller vessel package. The smaller vessel package was not able to bid on by those companies who won one of larger ship packages.

The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy was launched on 3 June 2010 and the results for the two larger packages were made public on 19 October 2011. Contracts for smaller vessels under the NSPS were announced as they were awarded.

The NSPS program was charged with selecting Canadian shipyards capable of rebuilding the fleets of the RCN and the CCG through two large packages of work (the projects), valued at about $38 billion. Another package of work for smaller vessels was separate but part of the overall strategy.

The Department of Public Works and Government Services issued a "Solicitation of Interest and Qualification" on 20 September 2010 and closed it on 8 October 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 7 February 2011, and closed on 21 July 2011. Five proposals were received from three bidders:

Two of the proposals received were for the combat work package and three were 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.

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