CSC procurement strategy
In May 2015, the government
outlined a CSC procurement
strategy that would see Irving
Shipbuilding – as prime contractor
– work with a warship designer
and a combat systems integrator
(as first-tier subcontractors) to
develop the ship design, and then
perform build and integration.
Last November, Public Services
and Procurement Canada
announced that seven companies
had been pre-qualified in each
category, marking the first step
in the competitive procurement
process.
For the combat systems
integrator role, Atlas Elektronik,
DCNS, Lockheed Martin Canada,
Saab Australia, Selex ES, Thales
Nederland and ThyssenKrupp
Marine Systems made the shortlist.
As for the warship designer,
Alion-JJMA, BAE Systems,
DCNS, Fincantieri, Navantia,
Odense Maritime Technology and
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
were pre-qualified.
Earlier this year, however, it
emerged that the new Trudeau
government was rethinking the
CSC acquisition plan.
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