The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring Canadians stay safe and healthy during the pandemic. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, PSPC has been working with suppliers in Canada and internationally to aggressively purchase much-needed personal protective equipment and medical supplies to meet Canada’s urgent needs as quickly as possible.

“Together with my department, we have been working to increase access to procurement opportunities for Indigenous businesses. These contracts will not only help protect Canadians by providing them with disposable masks, but also increase Indigenous participation in federal procurement.”

The Honourable Anita Anand
Minister of Public Services and Procurement  

• As part of Canada’s plan to ensure a safe restart of the economy, PSPC launched a Request for Proposals to solicit interest strictly from Indigenous businesses to provide disposable masks. 

• The department received 233 proposals and awarded 7 contracts to the following companies:

  •  Kingaunmiut Services Ltd., from Kelowna, British Columbia
  • Akkada Professional Services Inc. & Zernam Enterprise Inc. in joint venture, from Ottawa, Ontario
  • Animal Marketing Inc., from Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Integral Containment Systems, from Edmonton, Alberta
  • Guardian Safety Training, from Trenton, Ontario
  • Dreamline Canada, from Fort McMurray, Alberta
    MiNi TiPi, from Gatineau, Quebec 

• Additional contracts resulting from this Request for Proposals may be awarded in the near future. Winning bids were selected first on lowest price, followed by technical evaluation. This was deemed the fairest and most transparent approach given the volume of the bids. 

• Approximately $68.5 million in contracts have been awarded to Indigenous businesses to date for requirements related to COVID-19. 

• In line with the Government of Canada’s socio-economic objectives and its COVID-19 long-term procurement strategy, PSPC will continue to foster the participation of Indigenous businesses in its procurement processes. 

Associated links

• Supplying Canada’s response to COVID-19
• Essential Services Contingency Reserve
• Supplying goods and services in support of Canada’s response to COVID-19
• Indigenous-owned company delivering essential goods to help all Canadians
• Better Buying

Cecely Roy
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Anita Anand
343-549-7293
cecely.roy@canada.ca

Media Relations
Public Services and Procurement Canada
819-420-5501
media@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

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