ADVANCE PROCUREMENT NOTICE
Canadian Patrol Submarine Project
Esquimalt, BC
(With Security Requirements)
1. PURPOSE OF THIS ADVANCE PROCUREMENT NOTICE
This is not a bid solicitation nor a request for proposals.
In the context of the major investments announced by the Government and to foster a proactive partnership with industry, DCC is issuing this Advance Procurement Notice (APN) to inform contractors of an upcoming contract opportunity at Esquimalt, BC
The purpose of this APN is to allow contractors to assess their capacity and interest in participating, and to prepare adequately for the potential solicitation process.
This is a preliminary notice regarding a potential contract, which includes security requirements. The purpose of this APN is to allow interested contractors to initiate, if required, the sponsorship process to obtain the necessary clearances or security clearances (if applicable).
Please note that there is no guarantee that this contract will proceed or that security clearances will be granted within the anticipated timelines or at all as part of the sponsorship process.
Please note that this project may include Indigenous businesses participation component in accordance with the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB).
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT AND SERVICES
It is anticipated that the following solicitation will proceed as noted in the table below. This is conditional on the contract receiving approval to proceed from DND.
Contract Number: PC26CPSP;
Title: Canadian Patrol Submarine Project - Infrastructure
Approximate Estimate: $5B-$10B
Anticipated Posting: January 2027
Description:
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 6 July 2026, Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) was selected as the preferred supplier to begin negotiations for delivering Canada’s next fleet of submarines. DND needs to be ready with the appropriate enabling infrastructure synchronized with submarine delivery, with boats arriving 2035 or earlier. To support to the delivery of the new submarines, DND must deliver complex infrastructure at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt in Colwood by 2035 to enable submarine berthing and maintenance beginning in 2036.
The Construction Management (CM) contract will see the construction of jetties, maintenance facilities, training facilities, offices, and a variety of other supporting facilities to support submarine operations and sustainment. This effort will be realized via the execution of a series of successive work packages in Victoria, BC.
3. CONTRACT AWARD AND ANTICIPATED SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible for contract award, a proponent will be required to, among other things, actively hold or obtain all required security clearance(s) prior to the date of the award, as further detailed in the solicitation documents.
The anticipated security clearance level for this contract is FACILITY SECURITY CLEARANCE (FSC) at up to level II (SECRET)
4. Industrial Security Program Sponsorship
Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is providing contractors early access to the security clearance application process through sponsorship under its Industrial Security Program (ISP). Accordingly, contractors that intend to submit a proposal for this project and that do not actively hold the above identified security clearance(s) should begin forthwith the security clearance application process by applying through DCC’s ISP.
Under this program, DCC may, at its entire discretion, provide preliminary assistance to all the potential proponents with their respective security clearance sponsorship process.
To begin the security clearance sponsorship process, please submit a sponsorship request application to DCC by following the steps identified on DCC’s website at: https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/industry/security-requireme…
In their sponsorship request application to DCC, contractors are asked to quote the following information, among other things:
Advance Procurement Notice (APN) number, as identified in Section 2 of this APN; and
Level of clearance requested to be sponsored, as identified in Section 3 of this APN.
5. Sponsorship Process
Upon receipt, DCC will review the sponsorship request application and will communicate directly with the contractors to provide assistance for the completion of the sponsorship request packages.
Once DCC has determined, at its entire discretion, that a contractor:
has started the sponsorship process prior to the solicitation being advertised on MERX,
has met all the material requirements of the sponsorship request package prior to the closing date indicated in the solicitation, and
has submitted a proposal.
DCC will send the documents to the Public Services and Procurement Canada’s (PSPC) Contract Security Program (CSP).
Note – Contractors that do not submit proposal will not be able to attain clearance through this sponsorship process.
Following receipt of the sponsorship request package, the CSP will communicate directly with the proponent or tenderer regarding any further steps or actions to be undertaken or the status of the sponsorship request package processing. At such time, the tenderer or proponent will need to promptly cooperate with CSP to ensure that the process is completed as soon as possible.
6. Questions
Any questions pertaining to the sponsoring process through the ISP can be addressed to:
Telephone Number: (613) 998-8974; or
Email address: I••••••••@•••••••.••.ca
Any questions relating to this Advance Procurement Notice can be addressed to:
Danielle Flynn
Coordinator, Contract Services
Defence Construction Canada
(778) 789-3070
D••••••••@•••••••.••.ca
7. Disclaimer
DCC is only providing assistance, at its entire discretion, for the above stated sponsorship process and does not provide any representations or guarantees that a sponsorship request package or a security clearance application forwarded by DCC to the CSP will be successful or result in the granting of the requested security clearance(s) by the CSP. At all times, the processing of a sponsorship request package or a security clearance application is subject to the respective terms, conditions, and timelines of DCC’s ISP sponsorship process and the CSP security clearance granting process. By applying to either of the aforementioned processes, proponent agrees to bear any fees and risks associated with: (i) the completeness or accuracy, or lack thereof, of its application or related documents submitted under or in connection with either said processes, and (ii) the timeliness, or lack thereof, of any processing or granting of security clearance(s) under or in connection with either said processes. Notwithstanding anything else stated above, DCC shall in no event be liable to proponent for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages arising out or in connection with the above stated sponsorship process.
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