LONDON, ON (June 24, 2014) - Today, Susan Truppe, Member of Parliament for London North Centre and Parliamentary Secretary for Status of Women, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, announced the launch of the fifth Call for Proposals for the Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP).
The federal Government is helping to bring Canadian businesses one step closer in moving their products and services into domestic and international markets, contributing to job creation and economic growth in Canada.
MP Truppe also announced that the Government of Canada has pre qualified 72 innovations under the fourth round of the BCIP.
Over the coming months, Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) will match the pre-qualified innovations from the fourth call with various government departments.
The BCIP encourages Canadian entrepreneurs to submit innovative designs that can potentially help departments find solutions for achieving their operational objectives. If innovations are successfully matched with a department’s needs, businesses will have their pre-commercial innovative products and services tested within a government environment and will receive valuable feedback.
The federal Government encourages all Canadian entrepreneurs to submit their proposals for the fifth round on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders before the September 16, 2014 deadline.
Quick Facts
• The BCIP was launched in 2010 as a pilot program to connect Canadian companies with federal departments and agencies that have a need for innovative products and services.
• To build on the early success of the pilot program, Economic Action Plan 2012 allocated additional funding for three years, starting in 2013. As of 2016, $40 million will be permanently dedicated to the BCIP annually.
• Since 2010, 1,244 proposals were submitted, 84 innovations were pre-qualified during the pilot phase of the program, of which 72 contracts were awarded to Canadian companies to test their products and services with government departments.
• An additional 72 innovations (61 standard and 11 military) were pre-qualified under the fourth Call for Proposals, which was the first Call for Proposals under the permanent program, and the first to include the military component.
• The fifth Call for Proposals, which includes a military component, is currently available on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. Suppliers have until September 16, 2014, to submit their proposals.
Quotes
“My top priorities are supporting job creation measures and strengthening economic growth right here in London. The BCIP’s purpose is to kick-start Canadian businesses by getting home-grown innovations from the lab to the marketplace. This program helps keep the Canadian economy moving and ensures that Canadian small and medium-sized businesses can grow and prosper not only in Canada, but on the world stage as well. If London businesses have proposals, please do submit them!”
Susan Truppe, M.P.
Member of Parliament for London North Centre
For More Information:
Nicholas Colosimo
Executive Assistant
Office of Susan Truppe, M.P.
613-995-1462
