This article is an excerpt from Government Procurement, which is available for purchase.
In its January 2016 determination in Raytheon Canada Limited v. Department of Public Works and Government Services, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal rejected a complaint involving a Department of Defence RFP for integrated solider suits. Instead of proving its allegations of bias, the Tribunal determined that the complainant had “substituted unsubstantiated allegations of impropriety for evidence”. The Tribunal found it “shameful” that the complainant had targeted government personnel and had “cast aspersions on their work and personal integrity.” The Tribunal was also critical of the complainant’s lawyers for advancing the complaint in the absence of evidence.
