Government Operations committee  That is correct. I believe the payments to date to the SNC-PAE consortium is just over $82 million for their portion of the mobile health unit contract and then there was a larger effort with Weatherhaven, the other contract. Both of those were identified, as the member noted, through analysis across government and with provinces and territories on the need for the surge capacity, as the member highlighted, and it was done through a competitive tender.

Government Operations committee  Thank you. We have indeed seen an increase in the backlog. The number of cases, beyond our normal workload, that have a financial impact on employees has grown to be in excess of 200,000, which is much higher than we're comfortable with. As the minister noted, we are making significant progress.

Government Operations committee  If I could help clarify, I believe the member is referring to the contract for the mobile hospital units with SNC-Lavalin PAE. In that case, PSPC was funded directly for emergency acquisitions in support of the pandemic. PSPC became the responsible department to execute that procurement with the advice of other partners.

Government Operations committee  I would have to check on all the specifics, but it's my understanding that those would be included in the statement of work that the department has. It would be matched against the capabilities of a company on a supplier arrangement list.

Government Operations committee  On that one, I think I would undertake to get back to the member with the technical details on how that is managed.

Government Operations committee  With respect to the submission of our departmental results report, we did submit in line with the required timelines.

Government Operations committee  We have actually produced a regular report that is available online with all the PPE production the department has supported over the course of the pandemic. I would be happy to refer the member to that source of information.

Government Operations committee  That's an exemption that is applied by PSPC to authorize its use. It was used over the course of the pandemic in numerous cases, particularly when there was an urgent need for health and safety, as was the case here with the Canada Border Services Agency.

Government Operations committee  There is an annual refresh of the pre-qualification of companies in the supplier arrangements that I referred to. There's an opportunity every year for new companies to apply and for existing companies to re-establish their interest in staying on a supplier list. We have contract security arrangements that align with the statements of work.

Government Operations committee  No. We don't have any. It would require the funding to be provided and the department to give us a specific requisition for the procurement of services—

Government Operations committee  Over the next seven years, we plan to convert the fleet. We're now working on having either hybrid or battery electric vehicles as the preferred purchases. There's a plan over the next seven years to convert to a 100% zero-emissions vehicle fleet by 2030.

Government Operations committee  There may be situations where the work package is altered so that the contractor in question doesn't have access to the data. Those kinds of adjustments could be made during the course of a project to make sure that the work aligns with the security clearances of the individual in question.

Government Operations committee  We wouldn't allow access to secret information or classified information if the contractor didn't have the required authorizations.

Government Operations committee  I would be happy to. There were eight that were not competitive. There were two categories. Some had the national security exception applied to them, and some had other sole-source justifications—for example, the ability to provide intellectual property that was unique to one supplier.

Government Operations committee  It would be the procurement branch that would administer these contracts, and some of them involved pre-existing supply arrangements whereby contractors would have pre-qualified. Those would have been developed in advance of when the call-ups were made against those existing supply arrangements.