Success Story
The Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) Program will modernise and renew Canada’s aircrew training capability. Covering pilot training, air combat systems officers, airborne electronic sensor operators, training aircraft, simulators, and supporting maintenance and infrastructure services.
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
25 years
CAD $11.2bn
The Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) Program
Commerce Decisions’ Role
Strategic Objective Discovery; Structured Criteria Development; Weighting; Sensitivity and Testing; Procurement Design.
Key Challenges
- Need for robust rigour, accuracy and independent assurance in a high-risk programme.
- Scale and complexity of one of Canada’s largest defence procurements.
- Balancing value for money with socio-economic and operational requirements.
- Legacy manual processes unable to support programme scale and complexity.
- Requirement for transparent, defensible and accountable evaluation.
Why Commerce Decisions
- Proven track record delivering robust evaluations in Canada.
- Recognised for bringing depth, rigour, and transparency.
- Selected to bring the same expertise to the Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) Program.
Outcomes
Robust Procurement Design
Transparent and Defensible Evaluation
Improved Supplier Engagement
Validated Evaluation Confidence
Strategic Alignment
Consistent Process
“It would have been hard to do this efficiently & in a secure environment without AWARD®.”
Louis Saucier, Program Manager FAcT (2018-2024), Directorate – Air Simulation & Training, RCAF