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National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Secretariat Secrétariat de la stratégie nationale d’approvisionnement en matière de construction navale National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) Background Technical Briefing July 21, 2011 1 National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Secretariat Secrétariat de la stratégie nationale d’approvisionnement en matière de construction navale Objective • To provide a brief background of the NSPS • To provide an overview of the NSPS Governance Structure • To provide an outline NSPS Large Ship Procurement Process, in particular the evaluation process 2 National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Secretariat Secrétariat de la stratégie nationale d’approvisionnement en matière de construction navale NSPS Background Why a new Strategy? • Navy and Coast Guard fleets require renewal • Government and other studies determined that individual procurements would not sustain the shipbuilding industry • To end the boom and bust in federal shipbuilding • All of our allies have an “NSPS” in some form • Need to maximize limited budgets for fleet renewal – value for money for taxpayers • Requested and supported by industry and associations 3 National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Secretariat Secrétariat de la stratégie nationale d’approvisionnement en matière de construction navale National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Establish a strategic relationship with two Canadian shipyards and designate them as source of supply to build Government ships over 1000 tonnes displacement, where: 1. One shipyard will build the combat vessels package • 2. Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ship, Canadian Surface Combatant The other will build the non-combat vessels package • Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel, Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel, Polar Icebreaker, Joint Support Ship Set-aside smaller vessels for competition by other than the two selected yards and their affiliates Repair, maintenance and refit – Business as usual Web Site: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/sam-mps/snacn-nsps-eng.html 4 National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Secretariat Secrétariat de la stratégie nationale d’approvisionnement en matière de construction navale Enhanced Measures Unprecedented lengths to ensure the fairness, openness and transparency of this historic procurement process •Regular meetings with the shipyards to develop procurement approach and Request For Proposal documents •An internationally recognized third party expert (FMI) has benchmarked the capability and performance of the yards •A leading consulting firm (KPMG) assisted in development of the procurement process •Fairness Monitor involved to provide independent assurance that activities are conducted in a fair, open and transparent manner – interim report at RFP release: “… decisions are made objectively, free from personal favouritism and political influence, and encompasses the elements of openness, competitiveness, transparency and compliance.” •Robust governance, empowered decision making, dispute avoidance and resolution – Arms length from politics 5 National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Secretariat Secrétariat de la stratégie nationale d’approvisionnement en matière de construction navale NSPS Governance Structure DM-Level Governance Committee DM/PWGSC (Chair), DM/DND, DM/DFO, DM/IC plus ex officio membership ADM-Level Interdepartmental Steering Committee ADM/PWGSC (Chair), ADM/DND, ADM/DFO-CCG ADM/IC plus ex officio membership NSPS Interdepartmental Working Group DG/PWGSC (Chair), DG/DND, DG /DFO-CCG, DG/IC plus ex officio membership NSPS Secretariat PWGSC (Lead), DND representatives, DFO-CCG representative, IC representative, PWGSC representatives & other resources 6 National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Secretariat Secrétariat de la stratégie nationale d’approvisionnement en matière de construction navale Overview - Procurement Process A National Competition to select 2 Canadian Shipyards: Issue a Solicitation of Interest and Qualification (SOIQ) to all Canadian shipyards to establish a short list of potential shipyards for the competitive RFP (Sept 2010) Issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to the short-listed shipyards (Feb 2011) Evaluate Proposals and select 2 shipyards (Summer 2011) Finalize an Umbrella Agreement (UA) with each selected shipyard (Fall 2011- Winter 2012) Negotiate Contracts for the individual projects 7 National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Secretariat Secrétariat de la stratégie nationale d’approvisionnement en matière de construction navale Solicitation of Interest and Qualification (SOIQ) • A SOIQ was issued to all Canadian shipyards to establish Short-Listed Respondents (SLR) for the competitive RFP process • The SOIQ used criteria that were simple and concise while comprehensive, fair and open • 5 SLRs were established from the SOIQ Kiewit Offshore Services Vancouver Shipyards Marystown, Newfoundland Vancouver, British Columbia Davie Yards Inc. Lévis, Québec Seaway Marine & Industrial Inc. St. Catharines, Ontario Irving Shipbuilding Inc. Halifax, Nova Scotia National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Secretariat Secrétariat de la stratégie nationale d’approvisionnement en matière de construction navale Request for Proposals (RFP) • RFP documents developed in consultation with Shipyards • One RFP has been released: • Shipyards may submit proposals for one or both work package(s); and • A shipyard may only win one work package, not both • Shipyard selection will be based on best value to Canada 9 National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Secretariat Secrétariat de la stratégie nationale d’approvisionnement en matière de construction navale NSPS Evaluation Plan • Provides direction to the NSPS Evaluation Organization • Focus is on ensuring a fair evaluation • Aligned with criteria & methodology included in RFP • Imposes a structured process which includes: – – – – Verification of compliance to all mandatories Evaluation against rated criteria Tabulation of overall scores Determination of highest-ranking compliant Bid for each work package. National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Secretariat Secrétariat de la stratégie nationale d’approvisionnement en matière de construction navale Proposal Evaluation The final selection of the successful yards will be done within the established governance process approved by Cabinet and in accordance with the published terms of the RFP 1 – Mandatory (Pass/Fail) 1a. Administrative 1b. Legal 1c. Financial 2 – Shipyard’s Current State and Plans (60%) 2a. Current State 2b. Plans 3 – Cost to Canada for Upgrades and Improvements (20%) 4 – Shipyard’s Financial Situation (10%) 4b. Source of funding for 4a. Financial Capability Improvements 5 – Value Proposition (10%) 11 National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Secretariat Secrétariat de la stratégie nationale d’approvisionnement en matière de construction navale Umbrella Agreements (UA) & Shipbuilding Contracts • UAs will be negotiated with the 2 selected shipyards to establish the framework by which Bidders’ productivity improvement and value proposition commitments will be measured and monitored over the duration of the Strategy • Ensuing contracts for shipbuilding projects will be: • Negotiated in accordance with the rules established in the UAs; • Subject to separate Government approval; and • Used by the selected shipyards to deliver the productivity improvement and value proposition commitments detailed in the UAs National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Secretariat Secrétariat de la stratégie nationale d’approvisionnement en matière de construction navale Overall Schedule for NSPS Process Under Contract: - FMI - FM Industry - TAS Day Aug SOIQ Release Sep Oct List of Prequalifiers Nov RFP Release Dec Jul 2010 Jan RFP Closes Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Selection of shipyards Sep Oct Nov Finalize UA Dec Dec 2011 2011 Jan 2011 - Jun 2011 Initial Benchmarking Of Shipyards Milestone Hire 3rd party Experts (TAS, FMI, FM) Complete pre-qualification & issue results Issue Request for Proposals to pre-qualified Shipyards Select 2 Shipyards Complete the Negotiation of the Umbrella Agreements Initiate Contract Negotiations for Initial Projects (Science Vessels, AOPS) 13 Jan 2011 - Jun 2011 Evaluation of Proposals Jan 2011 - Jun 2011 Negotiate Lead Umbrella Projects Agreement Contract Negotiations Planned Completion Date Summer 2011 Fall 2011 Fall 2011 / Winter 2012