Government Operations committee  That's the current schedule as I just outlined.

Government Operations committee  I will just add that the ships are complex and large, and they do come with warranties, so anything that happens during the warranty period is absolutely covered by the shipyard. Beyond the warranty period is obviously a different question.

Government Operations committee  I want to clarify that it is the first vessel in this class.

Government Operations committee  If there are problems, the shipyard will fix them. It is important to examine the vessels to make sure everything is working properly.

Government Operations committee  The second AOPS for the Royal Canadian Navy is currently scheduled to be delivered in the spring of 2021, and it's the second in class. Then we will be hitting a schedule of roughly one per year as we go forward.

Government Operations committee  I would like to add that—

Government Operations committee  When there's a long-term supply arrangement in place, it often contains a fixed price for a certain period of time, with a chance to revisit this in the future. For a short-term arrangement, they've signed up for a specific price, which was the going rate at the time. For most ar

Government Operations committee  I'll get my colleague Ms. Reza to clarify or correct that, but of the bids received so far on the first one, I believe we're at over 200 bids from indigenous businesses. Ms. Reza, would you mind elaborating?

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, could I just offer one thing? Apparently I can't count. I said there were 12 essential services. There are 10. I apologize for my poor counting. I just wanted to correct that.

Government Operations committee  The only thing I will add to that, because I expect we're about to run out of time, is the updated numbers on N95. We're up to just over 50 million masks on a total order of 150 million or so, which roughly at about one-third.

Government Operations committee  The other thing I should add is that we do have Medicom, a Canadian company, coming on board with N95s as well, which is our first foray into domestic manufacturing in this area. I think a really important part of this question as well is domestic manufacturing ability.

Government Operations committee  In terms of an update on the joint supply ship, a contract was recently signed, as you are aware, which gives us some certainty on the way forward on the build. We're still looking at 2023 for the first one and 2025 is pencilled in for the second one. While we're on the topic of

Government Operations committee  The member raises an interesting point. Yes, we are looking to compete more and more now as markets regularize a bit. We are seeing less urgency because the warehouses are getting full. We have organized a few procurements that will be competitive. The member flagged the one open

Government Operations committee  In normal times, our go-to would be a Canadian supplier. Under the COVID crisis, we have done more dealings directly with the manufacturer to order at scale, but in the normal case, the member is quite right.

Government Operations committee  Under the current environment, we have about 10 to 12, probably 10. Let's say 10—