Regarding the IRBs and the ISS, that's how it was initially done with the F-18 program too.
McDonnell Douglas went around the country and scoured Canadian industry for the industrial offsets and in-service support. The coordinated package on the in-service support and IRB sides, which were part of what we're talking about here, was done by McDonnell Douglas, in conjunction with the department, which had a different name then.