Canadian Forces Base Suffield (CFB) – Brief

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CFB Suffield Brief
Presented by
Bernd Trommeshauser
Proc Officer
Outline
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CFB Suffield Overview
Economics at Suffield
Procurement activities
Process of Procurement Suffield
Opportunities
Take aways
Discussion/Questions
Mission
To provide a world class, sustainable Range
and Training Area that enables Canadian
Forces, Defence Research and Development
Canada (DRDC)-Suffield, the British Army
Training Unit Suffield (BATUS), and other
potential users to achieve their mandates
through effective stewardship of all the
Range Training Areas, infrastructure and
equipment.
Overview
2690 Sq Km
660,000 Acres
½ Size of PEI
Comparison to other Cdn Bases
Comparison to other UK Bases
History
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1941
Acquired Joint Cdn/UK Testing Site
1947-71 Defence Research Board
1971
CFB Suffield Established
1972
BATUS established
1975
Alberta Oil industries granted access
1977
PFRA granted access (now AESB)
1992
Environment Canada granted access
2003
NWA established
2006
RSS created
2010
SSMP Project established
Lodger Units and other Users
BATUS
Allies
DRDC
CF
Oil & Gas
Wells and Pipelines
Companies: 12
Wells Total: 12,099
Oil: 1365 Gas: 9500 Other: 1234
Pipelines: 6800 kms
Drill History:
2009: Oil 40, Gas 119, Other 14
2010: Gas 0, Oil 17, Other 33
ECONOMICS
Strength:
125 CF Military stationed at Suffield
1000 Public Civilian Employees
104 Non Public Employees
220 BATUS Military Permanent Staff
350-400 winter temp help during Oct- May
Total: 1849 Full Time Personnel
ECONOMICS
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CF members- approx. 9.5m
UK Mil- approx. 36m
Public service- approx. 42 m
NPF- approx. 4 m
Procurement Activities
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We purchase all products that any city would,
plus….
Variety of ServicesVariety of Goods-
Process of Procurement
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Customer submits need
Buyer determines the solution
Bid requests submitted to vendors
Bids received and evaluated
Contract awarded
OPPORTUNITIES
• Annual average of line items procured32000
• Annual average spent- $24mil, of which
average of $8mil is spent locally.
Take aways
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Identifying your business to us!
Research!
Initiatives!
SOAs
Security!
Read the tenders!
Questions?
Points of contact
• Bernd (Bant) Trommeshauser
– Procurement Officer CFB Suffield
– 403-544-4335
– Bernd.trommeshauser@forces.gc.ca
• Cathy Cooper
– Procurement Officer 2 i/c CFB Suffield
– 403-544-4697
– Cathy.cooper@forces.gc.ca