Translation of "Agent d'approvisionnement et de contrats " (French → English) :

Depending on the type and level of the functions performed, a successful candidate shall be offered either a temporary agent contract or a contract agent contract for a period corresponding at least to the time remaining under the contract concluded before the date of application of this Decision.

In observing the legislation, regulations and policies governing contracting, our contracting officers make every effort to promote competition, fairness and transparency.

Question No. 182 Mr. Bill Casey: With regard to the tendering process used for deciding the in-service support contract for the Victoria-class submarines: (a) what policy on industrial and regional benefits was used as a methodology by the government in the evaluation of bids in the procurement process for the in-service support contract to maintain the Victoria-class submarines; (b) when did the government decide not to award the contract for the in-service support contract of the Victoria-class submarines as a major Crown project and did any department formally object to this decision; (c) has the government calculated the loss of em ...[+++]ployment and other economic opportunities to Atlantic Canada as a result of the decision to award the in-service support contract to another region; (d) with regard to (c), what is the estimated loss, in dollars, to Atlantic Canadian companies as a result of the awarding of the in-service support contract; and (e) what is the cost to the taxpayer, for the transit of a Halifax-based Victoria–class submarine to the West Coast of Canada for extended docking work?

Public works, as the contracting agent for the government, will be in defiance of Treasury Board guidelines and its own supply manual if it does not underscore best value in the upcoming helicopter contract documents.

As regards direct expenditure, the Commission is studying the conditions for introducing the existing rules set out in Regulations Nos 2185/96, 1073/99 and 1074/99 in this field, [24] and for implementing a "black list" mechanism for contracts awarded by the Commission to economic agents, or indeed any contracts where Community finance is involved.

(13) Whereas long-term planning may be one means of carrying out those public service obligations, taking into account the possibility of third parties seeking access to the system; whereas Member States may monitor take-or-pay contracts undertaken in order to keep up to date with the situation on supply;