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   Fleabagger Harper spending taxpayer money he doesn't have and probably   
   heading to the Chinese for a loan to pay the bills.   Many Conservative   
   Fleabaggers agree that Harper should not only have secured the funding for   
   this massive waste of money from his Chinese friends, he should have given   
   them the job of manufacturing them too because no one works cheaper than a   
   barefooted Chinaman with a blow torch, they're fueled by bowls of maggot   
   filled rice you know.  Something that Harper wants for all Canadians in   
   his Fleabagger race to the bottom!   
      
   The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) Secretariat today   
   announced the results of a Request for Proposals to build large ships for   
   Canada.   
      
   This strategy will create jobs and generate significant economic benefits   
   in shipbuilding and related industries across Canada. This will involve   
   skilled work in a variety of sectors, such as steel manufacturing,   
   information technology, and defence systems development and integration.   
   Small- and medium-sized enterprises across the country will benefit   
   through the construction of large and small vessels, as well as work   
   related to repairing and refitting.   
      
   The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy is the result of extensive   
   consultations with the Canadian marine and shipbuilding industry. Canada   
   is a maritime nation with the longest coastline of any country in the   
   world. The renewal of the federal fleet is essential to sustaining   
   Canada's sovereignty and prosperity by safeguarding international trade,   
   as well as enforcing Canadian law.   
      
   The combat package includes the Royal Canadian Navy's Arctic Offshore   
   Patrol ships and the Canadian Surface Combatants ships. The non-combat   
   package includes the Navy's joint support ships, the Canadian Coast   
   Guard's off-shore science vessels and the new polar icebreaker. Small ship   
   construction (116 vessels), an estimated value of $2 billion, will be set   
   aside for competitive procurement amongst Canadian shipyards other than   
   the yards selected to build large vessels. Regular maintenance and repair,   
   valued at $500 million annually, will be open to all shipyards through   
   normal procurement processes.   
      
   Irving Shipbuilding Inc. has been selected to build the combat vessel work   
   package (21 vessels), and Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. has been selected   
   to build the non-combat vessel work package (7 vessels). The total value   
   of both packages is $33 billion and will span 20 to 30 years.   
      
   The NSPS's selection of the two shipyards represents the largest   
   procurement sourcing arrangement in Canadian history. The approach and   
   selection process are innovative and unique for the following reasons:   
      
      
      
      
   As with all major defence and security procurements, the Industrial and   
   Regional Benefits (IRB) Policy, will apply to the follow-on shipbuilding   
   contracts. The selected shipyards will be required to identify business   
   activities in Canada valued at 100 per cent of the contract value,   
   ensuring a dollar-for-dollar investment into the Canadian economy.   
      
   The next step in the implementation of the NSPS is the finalization of a   
   strategic sourcing arrangement, called an umbrella agreement (UA), with   
   each of the selected shipyards. Once the UAs are signed, individual ship   
   construction contracts will be negotiated with the respective shipyards.   
   First in line will be the Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships in the combat   
   package and the Science Vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard in the non-   
   combat package.   
      
   More information about the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy and   
   the next steps is available at http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/sam-   
   mps/snacn-nsps-eng.html .   
      
   PWGSC news releases are also available on our Internet site at   
   http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/medias-media/index-eng.html .   
      
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