Transfer for Contracting and Procuring Defence Supplies

The Government of Canada recognizes the challenges associated with military procurement and is examining every aspect of the procurement cycle to find solutions.
To streamline procurement processes, Public Services and Procurement Canada gave National Defence the authority to internally manage more of its own acquisitions.
National Defence can now buy or acquire defence supplies up to a value of $5 million.
To support these new authorities, Public Service and Procurement Canada is transferring $465,729 to National Defence through these Estimates.
These funds will go towards 6 full-time positions to support the increase in the volume of purchases that we will now be managing.
This additional staff will allow National Defence to manage procurement projects in a timely manner.

Key Facts

In 2019, National Defence’s authorities to buy or acquire defence supplies increased to $5M for competitive contracts and $250,000 for non-competitive contracts.
National Defence now directly manages over 90% of defence contracts.
Since 2015, the Materiel Group has seen a steady growth in personnel of roughly 5% per year, which is aligned with goals included in Strong, Secure, Engaged.
This is the fourth and final transfer from Public Services and Procurement Canada to National Defence to support the Material group’s greater contracting authorities.

Version 5; 2020-02-24 – Source: Director Budget draft tab; D Parl A Supps A 2018-19 note, “Contracting and Procurement,”