Mr. Chair, as I have said, the weighting in this procurement project has given the most significant weighting to economic benefits in our history, and it was a 20% weighting. That was considered in the successful selection of the final bidder.
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Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Mr. Chair, as I have said, the weighting in this procurement project has given the most significant weighting to economic benefits in our history, and it was a 20% weighting. That was considered in the successful selection of the final bidder.
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Mr. Chair, if I understand the question, for the F-35s, we weighted the highest economic benefits to that project, and that was part of the selection of the final bidder.
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Mr. Chair, I am sorry. I had a problem with interpretation, just the last sentence.
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Mr. Chair, in these contracts, we are always looking for the best value that can be provided, and this is based on the production timing as well.
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Mr. Chair, as I said earlier, there are cost pressures because of COVID, but we always attempt to have those budgets respected.
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Mr. Chair, we always try to respect the budgets.
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Mr. Chair, the first two AOPS were delivered in July 2020 and July 2021, and the next three are under construction. The project budget is $4.3 billion.
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, we are asking departments to make the decisions as to how they want to work. We know that it is challenging. We know that work is going to look different, but we are interested in creating safe spaces so that they—
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, no, I am absolutely not saying that. What I am saying is that DND is the client. It tells us what product it wants. We then compete the process, and in the shipbuilding strategy, we are monitoring it throughout.
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, DND tells PSPC what it needs, and we procure what it needs. I would just add that the national shipbuilding strategy contributes $1.54 billion annually to the economy, and it creates and maintains 18,000 jobs per year.