How does an organization become eligible to obtain an organization security screening/clearance?
The prospective bidder/subcontractor must be sponsored by an authorized sponsor in support of an existing or impending contract or bid solicitation which calls for access to CLASSIFIED/PROTECTED information, assets and/or certain restricted work sites.12 [Emphasis added] 39. The Tribunal is also of the view that, in this case, P&L reasonably expected the full co-operation of the procuring entity requiring the security clearance, as Statistics Canada had to sponsor P&L. On the contrary, the facts tend to demonstrate that Statistics Canada did not co-operate to the extent that the circumstances would have suggested it did. 40. According to the Tribunal, Statistics Canada applied a unilateral, stringent requirement in this case by requesting that P&L provide its security clearance within approximately 4.5 hours after being advised that it had won the contract, particularly in light of the fact that P&L had advised Statistics Canada, four working days prior to being informed that it was th
