Future Fighter Capability Project - Suppliers List Invitation

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

NATURE OF REQUIREMENTS:
 
Canada’s project for the replacement of the aging fighter fleet is called the Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP). Canadas current intention for the FFCP is to procure a solution that may include 88 advanced fighter aircraft and associated equipment, training, maintenance and engineering, materiel support, initial weapons, expendables, ammunition, required infrastructure changes, sustainment set-up to enable achievement of full operational capability of the new fleet, and a potential period of sustainment for the new fleet.

Canada’s Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) Policy, including the Value Proposition will apply to the FFCP.

This procurement is subject to national security exception and is, therefore, excluded from all of the obligations of the trade agreements.

SUPPLIERS LIST INVITATION (SLI):

The Suppliers List Invitation (SLI) is a process for the creation of a Suppliers List. This SLI is not an invitation to submit proposals for the FFCP procurement process. No contract or bilateral/ multilateral government agreement for the provision of advanced aircraft and associated elements will be awarded as a result of the activities under the SLI phase.


The FFCP competitive procurement process will require Government or a Defence Organisation (as applicable), and fighter aircraft Manufacturer involvement. As such, each Supplier on the Suppliers List will be composed of several entities, at a minimum a Government or a Defence Organisation (as applicable), and a fighter aircraft Manufacturer. The terms "Supplier", "Government", "Defence Organisation" and "Manufacturer" are defined terms for the purposes of the SLI (see article 2.1 of the SLI). 

A complete response to the SLI consists of:
a) Completed Annex A1 to the SLI-Government/Defence Organisation Response Form;
b) Completed Annex A2 to the SLI-Manufacturer Response Form; and
c) Responses to the Suppliers List Criteria, Annex B to the SLI 
Responses to the SLI may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

SUPPLIERS ON THE SUPPLIERS LIST

An initial Suppliers List was established in February 2018 as a result of this SLI. Entities currently forming the Suppliers on the Suppliers List are:

- Swedish Government - SAAB AB (publ) - Aeronautics with MBDA UK Ltd., RAFAEL Advanced Defence Systems Ltd., and Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG

- United States Government - The Boeing Company with Peraton Canada Corp, CAE Inc., L3 Technologies MAS Inc., GE Canada, and Raytheon Canada Limited Services and Support Division.  

- United States Government - Lockheed Martin Corporation (Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company)and Pratt & Whitney 

NOTIFICATION OF SOLICITATION FOR THE COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR THE FFCP

Canada issued on 22 February 2018 the notification of solicitation for the competitive procurement process for the FFCP. In accordance with Article 1.4 of the SLI, only Suppliers on the Suppliers List at the time of that notification have been invited to participate in subsequent formal supplier engagement and to submit proposals for the FFCP competitive procurement process.  


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Additional information on the Future Fighter Capability Project can be found at the following website: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/amd-dp/air/snac-nfps/CF-18-eng.html

POINT OF CONTACT:

Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP)
Mr. Hugo Lalonde, Senior Director
Telephone: (613) 996-3261
E-mail: TPSGC.PCFAC-FFCP.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca 


DELIVERY DATE:  

To be identified at a later time

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.