Canadian American Strategic Review  —  Government Documents  CASR |  Background  Documents  |  In Detail  | Modest Proposal  |  Editorials CASR Docs pages cover Government of Canada procurement documents (both on DND and selected Canadian Coast Guard projects). Procurement documents (published by MERX) are reproduced in full or in part and are accompanied with commentary by CASR on the specific DND project described or a particular approach to procurement illustrated by the document. Other CASR Docs pages cover select Government of Canada press releases and background papers relating to procurement issues. Most such documents are issued by DND but others are from the GoC itself or other government departments. Whenever relevant information is lacking from GoC sources, industry press releases and backgrounders have been included. Another source of CASR Docs pages is 'Foreign Military Sales Notices' from the US DOD. (After approval by the US State Department, DOD's Defense Security Cooperation Agency provides the US Congress with an advance notice of proposed arms sales/military services. CASR Docs can be browsed via the links under specific document types, below. Under each section will also be found a brief description of  the nature of each procurement notice type.  ACANs (Advance Contract Award Notices) — MERX Documents The simplest form of procurement document, an ACAN is a public notice that government has already chosen a supplier. A sole-source purchase will proceed unless any alternative suppliers submit statements of capabilities meeting the requirements set out in the ACAN. •  See: Advance Contract Award Notices Index for annotated, chronological listings  LOI  ( Letters of Interest Notification ) – MERX Documents Letters of  Interest (LOIs) are issued to get feedback from potential suppliers. Normally, the intent is to ensure that a planned procurement is realistic before requirements are finalized. We include under LOIs, the more general procurement documents: Requests for Information (RFIs) and Price and Availability Enquiries (P&A). These information requests can be made to pre-selected suppliers but, those published on MERX are aimed at the industry in general.  •  See: Letters of  Interest  Notification Index  for annotated, chronological listings  NPPs – Notices of Proposed Procurements – MERX Documents Notices of Proposed Procurement (NPPs) are published on MERX when requirements for a planned procurement have been fully established and government is ready to request bids. NPPs are assumed to be part of a competitive bidding process (best offer, lowest offer, etc).  •  See:  Index of  Current  NPP Notices  and   Index of  2008-2006  NPP Notices  RFPs  –  Requests For Proposals – MERX Documents Requests for Proposal (RFPs) are bid solicitations for more complex requirements (ie: where lowest price bids can't be automatically selected). Each RFP has its own evaluation criteria.    •  Land Force CAEn Wargame Interactors   (VR Infantry Simulator Instructors)    •  OPFOR (Opposing Force) Facility,  Wainwright, AB   (Consulting Services)    •  Oily Water Waste Treatment Plant, CFB Esquimalt, BC   (Electro-coagulation)  DND News Releases/Backgrounders Relevant to Procurement  •  See: DND/Government Press Releases Index and DND/Government 2007-2006  Industry News/Press Releases Relevant to DND Procurement  •  See: Current Industry News/Press Releases and Industry Press Release Archive  US  'Foreign Military Sales' (FMS) Notices relating to Canada  •  See: US Foreign Military Sale Notice Index for annotated, chronological listings  Trade Treaties Relevant to DND Procurement Documents •  Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)   Canadian inter-governmental agreement  CASR |  Background Documents  |  In Detail  | Modest Proposal  |  Editorials