DCC set-aside contracts mandate Indigenous Business Directory registration and Indigenous Benefits Plans, forcing prime contractors to source registered Indigenous partners or lose eligibility.
Defence Construction Canada tender qualifications require any set-aside bid to include Indigenous businesses registered in ISC's Indigenous Business Directory and, where applicable, an Indigenous Benefits Plan with measurable performance standards, creating a persistent compliance gate that non-Indigenous primes cannot clear without pre-vetted Indigenous partners.
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8 days ago
INTERCEPT READOUT
To qualify, the Indigenous business must be registered in Indigenous Services Canada's (ISC) Indigenous Business Directory (IBD). If you are forming a Joint Venture (JV) to bid on a contract set aside for Indigenous businesses, at least one member of the JV must be listed on the OCSL, and the Indigenous business within the JV must also be registered in ISC's Indigenous Business Directory. Failure to meet these requirements will result in the bid being deemed non-compliant
- TARGET STATE
- Prime construction contractors bidding DCC/OCSL work are contractually blocked unless they secure IBD-registered Indigenous subcontractors or JV partners; most have no qualified Indigenous partner pipeline and face removal from the OCSL for failing performance scoring.
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