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The federal government is asking the Canadian International Trade Tribunal to set aside its order to prevent it from awarding a contract on the Canadian Surface Combatant project.

The Canadian government had hoped to be in a position to have a contact ready for signature by early next year on the project. But the CITT issued an order for the government not to issue a contract while it examines a complaint from Alion, a U.S.-based firm.

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Alion, one of the firms that submitted a bid on the CSC project, filed a complaint with the trade tribunal alleging the process was flawed and that the ship design selected, BAE’s Type 26, can’t meet Canadian requirements. Alion has also filed a legal challenge in federal court, asking for a judicial review of the decision by Irving and the Canadian government to select the BAE design. Alion argues the Type 26 cannot meet the stated mandatory requirements, including speed, that Canada set out for the new warship and because of that should be disqualified.