What's Canada Buying? August 20, 2012

• F-35 Tug o’ War  “The NDP is holding its own committee-style hearing into the government’s trouble-plagued F-35 stealth fighter jet project this week, inviting expert witnesses to Parliament Hill to provide evidence about the $25-billion acquisition that Conservative MPs would not allow to be heard at a committee inquiry before the Commons adjourned for the summer …. An NDP source said the party has scheduled a “roundtable” to be held on Parliament Hill Tuesday, Aug. 21, so MPs can gather information they were unable to obtain during the Public Accounts Committee hearings, which the Conservative majority attempted to end prior to the summer adjournment. The NDP roundtable will feature experts such as Alan Williams, the former procurement chief at National Defence who has spearheaded a campaign against the sole-sourced F-35 acquisition ….”
• “…. Defence Construction Canada (DCC), on behalf of the CFHA is calling for the submission of tenders for maintenance and minor improvement services on married military quarters at CFB Petawawa, Ontario. The following services are included in this package of work: Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning. The work will be done under Standing Offers (SO) on an “as requested” basis. The SOs will be in place from September 10, 2012 to March 31, 2013, with an option to extend for two additional one-year period …. The estimated amount that could be called up against the proposed standing offer would be approximately $500,000.00 for one year of the SO ….”
• “…. The Department of National Defence (DND) has identified a requirement for tactical Headquarter Shelter Systems (HQSS). The HQSS project emphasizes the need for a modular, spacious and environmentally protective shelter from which unit and brigade headquarters can command. The project will provide a new System of tactical soft-walled shelters and ancillary equipment to support the functions of digitized headquarters command posts, accommodations and field hospitals.  Upon completion, the project will provide a common, CF-wide capability of a scalable, tactically mobile, shelter system providing full environmental protection and control in a wide range of climatic conditions ….” – more in an extract from the bid document here.

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