If you are contemplating challenging the outcome of a public procurement or tendering process, the strict and very short time limitations imposed on such challenges require immediate action as soon as you are informed of the results.
Tereposky & DeRose offers in-depth public procurement expertise. We have acted as counsel on complex procurement issues for both suppliers and purchasers. We have addressed the full range of Canadian procurement issues, from initial formulation of procurement strategies to prosecution or defence of procurement disputes.
Our lawyers work with suppliers that are responding to high-value solicitations. The range of services provided includes analysis of solicitation documents, preparation of teaming agreements and subcontracting agreements, assessments of contractual terms and conditions, and the development of procurement proposals. We offer legal insights that can only be obtained through years of experience.
Our lawyers regularly appear in procurement disputes before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal and the Federal Court of Canada, as well as judicial reviews before the Federal Court of Appeal.
Our federal government procurement advice includes the applicability and implications of the Defence Production Act, the Code of Conduct for Procurement, Canada’s Integrity Regime, security requirements under the Contract Security Program, and the Controlled Goods Regulations (which, in part, allow for the International Traffic of Arms Regulations (ITAR) Canadian exemption).
We regularly advise on government procurement rights and obligations under international and domestic trade agreements, including the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
The Canadian Government has issued a public call to all suppliers who can provide emergency goods or services needed to
While the full extent to which COVID-19 will affect global supply chains on which Canadian industries rely remains unknown, material
For decades, Canada has implemented international trade agreements that require federal government procurement to be conducted in in an open,
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