Thank you, Mr. Chair.
With respect to sole-source contracts, there is a requirement for the department wanting the contract to provide a justification. There are a number of reasons for justification in terms of national security or an urgent emergency issue. In this case, as we were dealing with COVID in a pandemic situation, we were trying to move and act on the most urgent basis possible, so we would have had a justification for moving quickly in terms of meeting the needs of the government to respond to COVID.