The U.S. waived the Buy American Act, putting Canadian industry on equal footing with U.S. firms when bidding on U.S. defense contracts.
The DPSA is CCC's core public policy mandate, which enables Canadian exporters to compete for contracts as part of the U.S. Department of Defense domestic supply base.
(c) Setting forth policies and procedures with respect to all contracts for supplies and services placed by the U.S. DoD with the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC).
The CCC is responsible for initiating audits to ensure costs and profits are in accordance with mutually agreed-upon practices, policies and procedures.
[10] Following the establishment of the DPSA, in 1960 the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) signed a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with the CCC.
The LOA institutes a similar level of support to NASA and sets forth policies and procedures with respect to the administration of contracts awarded to Canadian firms through the CCC.