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Chronology of Events and Milestones

Date Events
June 18, 2015 Harper Government Marks Shipbuilding Milestone
June 18, 2015 AOPS Test Production Module: Cutting of Steel — Speaking Notes
June 12, 2015 National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Technical Briefing on Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel
May 1, 2015 NSPS Technical Briefing on Canadian Surface Combatant - Speaking Notes
November 26, 2013
October 11, 2013
October 7, 2013
September 19, 2013
August 21, 2013
July 12, 2013 New Design Unveiled for Canadian Coast Guard Lifeboats
July 11, 2013 Government of Canada selects third-party expert to support upcoming National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy projects
June 28, 2013 NSPS Technical Briefing
June 26, 2013
June 26, 2013 Procurement Outlook Conference:
June 2, 2013
April 23, 2013
March 7, 2013
February 27, 2013 NSPS Technical Briefing
February 22, 2013
February 21, 2013 Government to Extend the Life of the Canadian Coast Guard Fleet
October 2012 Recap of the First Year of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy
October 19, 2012
July 10, 2012
February 13 and 14, 2012
January 12, 2012 Government concludes agreement in principle with Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. to build non-combat vessels
January 12, 2012 Government concludes agreement in principle with Irving Shipbuilding Inc. to build combat vessels for the Royal Canadian Navy
October 19, 2011 Results of the Request for Proposals to build large vessels for Canada
  1. Storyline
  2. Achieving Best Value in Shipyard Selection
  3. An Independent Process to Select Shipyards
  4. Shipyards Help Define the Procurement and Evaluation Process
  5. Widespread Economic Benefits
  6. A Unique Process
  7. The Ships to be Built
  8. Technical Briefing
  9. Evaluation Results
July 21, 2011 NSPS Media Technical Briefing
February 7, 2011 National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy: Release of the Request for Proposal to build large vessels for Canada
January 27, 2011 Fifth Meeting of Short-Listed Shipyards
January 7, 2011 Fourth Meeting of Short-Listed Shipyards
December 4, 2010 Third Meeting of Short-Listed Shipyards
November 10, 2010 Second Meeting of Short-Listed Shipyards
October 12, 2010 First Meeting with Short-Listed Shipyards
October 8, 2010 Results of Shipbuilding Qualification Process
September 20, 2010 Release of Solicitation of Interest and Qualifications
September 1, 2010 Release of Draft Solicitation of Interest and Qualifications
August 27, 2010 Industry Day
Summer 2010
June 3, 2010 The Department of National Defence and the Government of Canada's National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy
June 3, 2010