The Build in Canada Innovation Program

The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME)

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

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Program Profile

Background

How it Works

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• Through a competitive

procurement process, the

government buys innovative pre-

commercial goods and services.

• Tests them in government

departments and partners.

• Made permanent in 2012.

• 2016-2017 program funding is

$30 million.

• A win-win for both Canadian businesses and testing

departments:

• Businesses are better able to take the next step and sell

their innovation in the marketplace.

• Government departments test, assess and keep state-of-the-

art goods and services.

The Result

Why Participate in the BCIP

Canadian Innovators Testing Departments

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• Receive feedback on

innovations tested in an

operation setting.

• Make a first “reference sale”

and connect with potential

clients in the federal

government.

• Learn how to sell to the

Government of Canada.

• Find innovations not yet available

in the market to address

departmental challenges.

• Test, use and assess the latest

Canadian innovations, increasing

government efficiency.

• Benefit from a specialized

innovation procurement method.

Learning

Access

Collaboration

awarded to SMEs and large businesses

BCIP by the Numbers

Since program launch in 2010…

pre-qualified innovations

unique companies

contracts awarded valued at over

federal government organizations have

tested innovations

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Eligibility

All Proposals must meet the following Mandatory Criteria and pass the

Screening Criteria of “Innovation,” “Commercialization Capacity,” and

“Test Plan.”

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• Be included in one

of the 4 Standard

Priority areas

• Be valued at

$500K or less

• Be included in

one of the 6

Military Priority

areas

• Be valued at $1

million or less

• Not have been sold commercially

• Be a Canadian bidders

• Include 80% Canadian content

• Show IP ownership or rights

Priority Areas

HEALTH

ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES

ENVIRONMENT SAFETY & SECURITY

Funding limit: $500,000 per innovation

Bidders choose one area 6

Priority Areas

CYBER- SECURITY

COMMAND & SUPPORT

IN-SERVICE SUPPORT

PROTECTING THE

SOLDIER

TRAINING SYSTEMS

ARCTIC & MARITIME SECURITY

Funding limit: $1,000,000 per innovation

Bidders choose one area 7

How the Program Works

Start

Testing is carried out with a

test partner and feedback is

provided Proposals are

submitted via an

online submission

service

NRC-IRAP Evaluates Proposals

Pre-Qualified Proposals

Good/ Service Testing

Matching to Test Partners

Proposal Submission

Contracting Proposal Debriefs

Matched proposals

proceed to negotiations

Military Innovations sent to the

Defence Validation Committee

to facilitate matching with DND

BCIP uses a

continuous intake

process where

suppliers can submit to

the program at anytime.

Call for Proposals

Process

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Technology Readiness Level

Actual technology proven through successful

operations

Actual technology completed and qualified through test and

demonstration

Prototype ready for demonstration in an

appropriate operational environment

System/subsystem model or prototype demonstration in a

simulated environment

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in C

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Innovation P

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ELIG

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NOT ELIGIBLE

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Advance on the State of the Art

Commercially Available Products or Services

Invention, new

technology or process

that is not currently

available in the

marketplace.

Significant

modifications to existing

technologies applied in

a previously impossible

setting or condition.

Improvement to an

existing technology

representing

significant/

patentable progress

in cost, functionality

or performance.

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How a Proposal is Evaluated

INNOVATION

Must demonstrate that the

innovation is an advance on

the state of the art.

TEST PLAN

Must demonstrate that the

test plan is well thought out

with clear objectives, risk

mitigation strategy and

realistic timelines (ready for

test).

COMMERCIALIZATION

Must demonstrate that

there is sufficient market

potential for

the innovation to sustain

profitability.

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Pre-Qualified and Contracting

Interest in

Testing Statement

of Work

ITEA /

MOU

Feedback Testing

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If Pre-Qualified, the BCIP Innovation Management

(IM) team guides innovators through the following steps:

The program covers the following costs :

• Innovation (product/service)

• Shipping

• Installation

• Training

Contract

Testing Departments and Participation Level

Tested 20+ innovations

Tested 1-4 innovations Fisheries and Oceans Canada

National Research Council

Public Services and Procurement

Canada

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Natural Resources Canada

Parks Canada

Environment and Climate Change

Canada

Shared Services Canada

Administrative Tribunals Support Service of

Canada

Correctional Service of Canada

Employment and Social Development Canada

Innovation, Science, and Economic

Development Canada

Transport Canada

Canada Border Services Agency

Canadian Space Agency

Global Affairs Canada

Public Health Agency of Canada

Public Safety Canada

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Health Canada

Office of the Auditor General

Offices of the Information and Privacy

Commissioners of Canada

Privy Council Office

Treasury Board

Veterans Affairs

Department of National Defence

30 participating Testing Departments

Tested 5-9 innovations

Tested 10-19 innovations

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Additional Sales

• For testing limited quantities of the innovation with the same or new testing department.

• Follows the terms, conditions and pricing structure of the initial BCIP contract.

• Innovation tested must be the same innovation that was tested under original BCIP contract.

• Testing department responsible for funding, PSPC responsible for contracting.

• Supplier must agree to the Additional Sales Clauses.

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Success Stories

Innovation: ULS-100

Innovator: 2G Robotics

Testing Partner: Department of National Defence

• An underwater laser scanner that provides

detailed 3-D images

• 2G Robotics used the same technology as

part of the Costa Concordia salvage

operation

• Association with the Government of

Canada (GOC) and the BCIP stimulated

further sales and company growth with

both private and public sector clients.

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Success Stories

Innovation: The Sunlighting System

Innovator: SunCentral Inc.

Testing Partner: Department of

Foreign Affairs, Trade and

Development

• State-of-the-art optics

designed to capture and bend

sunlight

• More than doubled the amount

of natural light in the Canadian

Embassy in Berlin

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• The innovation was profiled at Museum of Science and Technology exhibit

at Library and Archives Canada, and the testing department won the Real

Property Institute of Canada’s (RPIC) Best Practices Environmental Sustainability group award for 2015.

Success Stories

Innovation: Spring Loaded Bionic Knee Brace

Innovator: Spring Loaded Technology Inc.

Testing Partners: Department of National

Defence and Canadian Armed Forces

• Brace that reduces muscle fatigue,

enhances strength and performance,

and protects against knee injuries

• Strengthens Government of Canada

mandate to ensure that soldiers receive

support and care

• Widespread media coverage in CBC,

The National Post, and The Globe and

Mail

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Success Stories

Innovation: Hydrolienne de rivìère Idénergie

Innovator: Idénergie Inc.

Testing Partners: Parks Canada

• An in-river clean technology that is

capable of supplying electricity using

a slow-flowing, shallow watercourse

• Tested in five national parks in

Alberta and British Columbia

• Received media attention throughout

testing

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Outreach

• OSME regional offices hold

BCIP events across the country.

• OSME facilitates discussions on

how industry can meet the

needs

of government departments.

• Businesses and government

departments can discover

events and seminars on the Buy

and Sell events calendar

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BCIP Contact Information

Program Site

For more information visit:

www.buyandsell.gc.ca/innovation

Update List

Subscribe to the BCIP mailing list

Visit the home page of the BCIP

program site

Tenders Site

The proposal form, amendments,

and the online submission process

are found here:

www.buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders

Program E-Mail

Send inquiries to:

Innovation@pwgsc.gc.ca

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