APN - Canadian Patrol Submarine Project, CFB Halifax, NS

Please note that there is no guarantee that this contract will proceed or that security clearances will be granted within the anticipated timelines or at all as part of the sponsorship process.

Please note that this project may include Indigenous businesses participation component in accordance with the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB).

2. description of the project and services

It is anticipated that the following solicitation will proceed as noted in the table below. This is conditional on the contract receiving approval to proceed from DND.

Contract Number: HX26CPSP; Title: Canadian Patrol Submarine Project - Infrastructure Approximate Estimate: $5B-$10B Anticipated Posting: January 2027

Description:

Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 6 July 2026, Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) was selected as the preferred supplier to begin negotiations for delivering Canada’s next fleet of submarines. DND needs to be ready with the appropriate enabling infrastructure synchronized with submarine delivery, with boats arriving 2035 or earlier.

To support the delivery of the new submarines, DND must deliver complex, multi-site infrastructure at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax at Wright’s Cove by 2033 to enable submarine berthing and maintenance beginning in 2034.

The Construction Management (CM) contract will see the construction of jetties, maintenance facilities, training facilities, offices, and a variety of other supporting facilities to support submarine operations and sustainment. This effort will be realized via the execution of a series of successive work packages in Halifax, NS.

3. contract award and anticipated security requirements

This opportunity is restricted to Canadian, German, and Norwegian firms that meet the security clearance requirements.

To be eligible for contract award, a proponent will be required to, among other things, actively hold or obtain all required security clearance(s) prior to the date of the award, as further detailed in the solicitation documents.

The anticipated security clearance level for this contract is FACILITY SECURITY CLEARANCE (FSC) at up to level II (SECRET)

4. Industrial Security Program Sponsorship Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is providing contractors early access to the security clearance application process through sponsorship under its Industrial Security Program (ISP).

Accordingly, contractors that intend to submit a proposal for this project and that do not actively hold the above identified security clearance(s) should begin forthwith the security clearance application process by applying through DCC’s ISP.

Under this program, DCC may, at its entire discretion, provide preliminary assistance to all the potential proponents with their respective security clearance sponsorship process.

To begin the security clearance sponsorship process, please submit a sponsorship request application to DCC by following the steps identified on DCC’s website at: https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/industry/security-requirements.

In their sponsorship request application to DCC, contractors are asked to quote the following information, among other things:

Advance Procurement Notice (APN) number, as identified in Section 2 of this APN; and Level of clearance requested to be sponsored, as identified in Section 3 of this APN.

5. Sponsorship Process Upon receipt, DCC will review the sponsorship request application and will communicate directly with the contractors to provide assistance for the completion of the sponsorship request packages.

Once DCC has determined, at its entire discretion, that a contractor:

has started the sponsorship process prior to the solicitation being advertised on MERX, has met all the material requirements of the sponsorship request package prior to the closing date indicated in the solicitation, and has submitted a proposal.

DCC will send the documents to the Public Services and Procurement Canada’s (PSPC) Contract Security Program (CSP).

Note – Contractors that do not submit proposal will not be able to attain clearance through this sponsorship process.

Following receipt of the sponsorship request package, the CSP will communicate directly with the proponent or tenderer regarding any further steps or actions to be undertaken or the status of the sponsorship request package processing. At such time, the proponent will need to promptly cooperate with CSP to ensure that the process is completed as soon as possible.

6. Questions Any questions pertaining to the sponsoring process through the ISP can be addressed to:

Telephone Number: (613) 998-8974; or Email address: ISP.Sponsorship@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Any questions relating to this Advance Procurement Notice can be addressed to:

Veronica Mendoza Team Leader, Contract Services Defence Construction Canada 902-943-1204 Veronica. Mendoza@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

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