Ateliers régionaux de consultation de l’industrie maritime - Québec

National Program Strategy Development & Procurement Modernization for Sustainment and Small Vessel Construction (SVC) Requirements - Regional Marine Industry Consultation Workshops
Quebec Region – Quebec City, March 20th & 21st, 2018
Hôtel Palace Royal - 775 avenue Honoré-Mercier, Québec (Québec) G1R 6A5
Workshop Objectives
The Government of Canada is hosting a series of four regional Marine Industry workshops with the objective to:

Inform the development of a national strategy for the Federal Government’s sustainment requirements (includes repair, refit and maintenance and in-service support);
Inform the development of a national strategy for the Federal Government’s SVC requirements (those with less than 1,000 tonnes of displacement); and
Collaboratively explore opportunities to streamline and modernize the procurement process.

Background
Public Service and Procurement Canada’s (PSPC) Marine Services and Small Vessel Sector (MSSVS) has established the Marine Procurement Modernization (MPM) Working Group, with membership from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) and Department of National Defence (DND). The MPM Working Group is firmly committed to taking a new approach as to how Government engages the Marine Industry and interested stakeholders and seeks to better understand industry challenges and best practices, in order to jointly identify solutions that benefit both industry and Government.