Thank you for the question.
We entered into a contract with IBM in 2011 after an open and transparent process. IBM provided a bid that met all of the mandatory requirements and we entered into a contract under authorities from Treasury Board to be able to design, build, and implement Phoenix.
At this point, the task authorization construct of the contract held and IBM performed the required work that PSPC, as the project sponsor-manager, provided to the company to be able to build and implement the system.