As I indicated, of the 26,000 forms that have been submitted, roughly 16,500 of them are from Canadians or Canadian companies. We're following up with all of these companies to have conversations with them and to gain additional information.
The companies that came forward and submitted forms fall into two broad categories, generally speaking. Category one companies are those who are offering personal protective equipment. Category two companies are those offering other goods or services, which might not be personal protective equipment, but nonetheless might help the Government of Canada. I'll deal with category two for just a moment, and then I'll come back to category one.
When it comes to category two, we as an organization have been pointing out to companies that our department's primary focus right now is to buy personal protective equipment. Many of these companies that have come forward have identified goods or services that we as a government are likely to need moving forward. In this regard, we want to make sure, first, that they are aware of our office and that we can assist them in understanding federal procurement. Second, we want to make sure that they are also aware that they can register on an email notification service in two very simple and quick steps, which will keep them informed every time a tender is issued that is specific to the good or service they're providing.
This situation has given us the opportunity to reach out to a lot of these companies and to make sure they are aware of the services available to them.