I guess it depends on what else you're trying to accomplish with those sole-source procurements, whether there are competing demands, and, as Andrew mentioned, if the dollar value and the value for money are part of the procurement decision. Sometimes it's about the timing. Other times it's about the other economic benefits. It might be about ensuring that there's an industry created in Canada.
All of those are trade-offs that impact the price, the delay. It's about what you want to accomplish in a procurement, other than just acquiring a good.