PWGSC Koblenz Office

Portrait of the Region

The PWGSC Europe Office located in Koblenz, Germany, was opened in 1957 and serves as European headquarters. Besides its European business coverage, it includes other continents, such as, Africa and Asia. PWGSC Europe reports to the Land, Aerospace, Marine Systems and Major Projects Sector (LAMS/MPS), PWGSC.

The Europe Office provides the Government of Canada with procurement of goods and services, and assets disposal, mainly for the Department of National Defence (DND) and its Deployed Operations overseas. The Office is also involved in the Reconstruction effort of the Canadian Government in Afghanistan. Annually, the Region issues 900 contractual Documents with a Business Volume of $170M .

PWGSC Europe provides services for military requirements in the following areas: procurement of goods and services, integrated services, post contract management, project management, crown assets disposal, after sales service and support, turnkey projects and operations, construction, and assistance for Canadian exporters.

If a client department needs anything in Europe, PWGSC Europe is the point of contact for all requirements, from simple off-the-shelf products, or services, to complex engineering solutions.

Success Stories

Total support services such as Logistics, Constructions, Food, etc. for the Canadian Deployed Operation abroad for Army, Air Force and Navy.

Procurement and Services for Canadian war memorials (67) in France and Belgium, in co-operation with Veterans Affairs Canada and/or Real Property Services-PWGSC; including a Visitation Center at Beaumont Hamel and the Restoration of Vimy Ridge Memorial.

Procurement and Services for the modifications of two Airbus 310 aircraft into a Strategic Air-to-Air Refueling (SAAR) configuration for the Department of National Defence.

Procurement of many new re-configurations of Wheeled and Tracked vehicles, including Life-Time-Extension Projects for DND.

On-going requirements for the support of the Victoria Class Submarines.

By virtue of its location of PWGSC Europe, being in the same time zones, and having immediate access to Africa and Asia, PWGSC Europe, as an one-stop shop, has an outstanding performance. It accomplishes up to $27M procurement savings per year with an extremely short turn-around-time for its contracts with just a staff of twelve.

Contact Person

Bill Troupe
Manager, Europe Office
Telephone: 011-49-261-982-5211
Fax: 011-49-261-982-5228
E-mail: bill.troupe@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca