Agenda - June 19, 2013

Shaping procurement together

9:30 am – 11:30 am (Place du Portage, Phase III, 11A1-101)

Agenda

Welcome and opening remarks
(9:30 am – 9:40 am)

• Setting the context and providing information and updates which are of interest to members, including an update on the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) 2012 Small and Medium Enterprise Study and the launch of the new Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

Lead

• Pablo Sobrino,
  Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Acquisitions Branch
• Hicham Adra,
  President, Ardan Fitzroy Enterprises
  Co-Chairs, Supplier Advisory Committee (SAC)

Procurement transformation
(9:40 am– 10:00 am)

• Seek input and feedback on the Smart Procurement Approach

Lead

• Pablo Sobrino,
  Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Acquisitions Branch
• Vicki Ghadban,
  Director General, Business Management Sector and Acquisitions Program Transformation Office, Acquisitions Branch

Military Procurement – update
(10:00 am – 10:40 am)

• Provide update: 2013-2014 priorities and major projects, including business volumes.
• Military Spend Analysis provided before the meeting

Lead

• Cathy A. Sabiston,
  Director General, Defence and Major Projects Sector, Acquisitions Branch
• Christopher Boyle,
  Senior Director, Major Projects Directorate – Sea, Marine Sector, Acquisitions Branch

Military Procurement – leveraging
(10:40 am – 11:10 am)

• Provide update: Tom Jenkins' "Canada First: Leveraging Defence Procurement Through Key Industrial Capabilities" (PDF  3.3M B) (Help with Alternative Formats) report (February 12, 2013) & the 2012 aerospace review undertaken by the Emerson Panel "Canada's Interests and Future in Aerospace" (www) (Links to both reports provided before the meeting)
• Discussion: The government's commitment to developing a leveraging strategy to ensure Canada First Defence Strategy procurements have maximum impact in support of the competitiveness of Canada's defence-related industries and the economy.

Lead

• Pablo Sobrino,
  Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Acquisitions Branch
• Christopher Baird,
  Senior Director, Client Engagement Coordination Directorate, Office of Small and Medium Enterprises and Strategic Engagement, Acquisitions Branch

Forward agenda:
(11:10 am – 11:15 am)

• Topics of interest to members: Setting the agenda for the next meeting at the end of 2013

Lead

• Pablo Sobrino,
  Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Acquisitions Branch
• Hicham Adra,
  President, Ardan Fitzroy Enterprises

Roundtable & closing remarks
(11:15 am – 11:30 am)

Lead

• Pablo Sobrino,
  Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Acquisitions Branch
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