Supply Chain
1) To get started, we need to make sure you are human and not a bot.
Please type in the code you see below to proceed.*2) How did you first hear about the LaunchPad program? *
3) Please provide your contact details.*
4) Do you have a LinkedIn profile? If so, please provide the link below.
We’d now like to collect some information on your Organization.
5) What is the legal name of your Organization?
6) What is your organization's website?
7) What is the long-term vision of your Organization?
8) Describe your Organization's core capabilities and/or research interests.
9) Is your Organization a publicly traded company?
10) How many people are in your Organization?
a. 1-10
b. 11-50
c. 51-100
d. 101-249
e. 250+
11) In what year was your Organization founded?
Does your organization meet the following definition of Small and Medium Business:
A commercial enterprise that is incorporated pursuant to the federal laws of Canada or the laws of a province or territory of Canada and which has ongoing business activities in Canada;
Fewer than 250 full-time personnel;Not an agent or distributor of foreign goods and services; and,
Not a subsidiary of an Eligible Donor on any contract with Canadian Industrial and Regional/Technological Benefits obligations.12) Is your organization registered on the Government of Canada’s Indigenous Business Directory?
13) Please specify the street Address of your headquarters.
14) Any additional Address details (for example unit, postal box, etc.)?
15) In what City or Town are your headquarters located?
16) Please enter the State or Province where your headquarters are located.
17) Please provide the zip code or postal code of your company's headquarters.
18) Please choose the country where your headquarters are located.
19) Is this survey submission aligned with an existing opportunity within MDA? If so, please enter the opportunity code below.
20) Does your organization have an existing partnership/business relationship with MDA? If so, please provide your MDA partner code if available.
21) Why are you interested in reaching out to MDA?
a. Funding
b. Sponsorship
c. Supply Chain
d. Technology
e. Other engagement
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1) Do you happen to have a presentation you'd like to share with us?
2) You can upload your presentation here.
3) What differentiates your organization from your competitors?
4) Let's review your organization's space experience
a. Does your organization have any space experience?
b. Please choose which options below best align with your organization's space experience.
i. Studying space
ii. Space-based project
iii. Product in GEO, LEO or deep space
c. Was your last mission human critical?
5) What is your organization's strategy towards the space industry?
6) Is your organization familiar with the term 'New Space'?
7) Does your organization have a Code of Conduct in place?
8) Does your organization have an employee training program (and KPI) in place?
9) Does your organization have an approved list of suppliers?
10) Does your organization have a procedure for managing customer owned property?
11) How does your organization operate?
a. Limited Liability
b. Partnership
c. Sole Trader
d. Incorporation
e. Other
12) How are customer’s Intellectual Property (IP) being managed and safeguarded, both internally and with subcontractors you may engage and conduct business with?
13) Do you have NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) with your suppliers?
14) Let's list the key contacts in your organization.
a. Senior Management Contact
b. Other key contact
15) Let's get some details on your current workforce. We are looking for you to provide a breakdown of percentage of employees by business area.
a. Total # of employees
b. % in Management
c. % in Supply Chain
d. % in Marketing/Sales
e. % in Administration
f. % in Design/Engineering
g. % in Production
h. % in Q.A. Inspection and Admin
16) Production capabilities
a. # of plants
b. # of production shifts
c. Days worked/week
d. Union Agreement?
e. Agent/Local
f. Type of business
g. Organization sector
What percentage of your business is aeronautic-based?h. Organization sector
What percentage of your business is space-based?i. Organization sector
What percentage of your business is other?j. Organizational industry focus – Military
k. Organizational industry focus – Commercial
l. Organizational industry focus - Custom made
m. Organizational industry focus - Standard / off-the-shelf
n. % of business with your largest customer
o. What is typical volume produced (lot size)?
p. What percentage of capacity is currently utilized?
17) Please list the services you provide / products you manufacture, their maximum monthly capacity and the type of customer.
a. Major service provided/product manufactured.
b. Maximum monthly capacity
c. Type of customer
d. Would you like to capture another product manufactured or service provided?
(This question repeats a total of 5 times)
22) Let's collect some details around your Organization's registration status with government entities/agencies.
a. Are you CGP (Controlled Goods Program) registered?
b. Are you ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) registered?
c. Has your company performed any work under government contract?
d. If your company performed any work under government contract, please specify the government or agency.
23) Let's collect some information on your production facilities and other details where the work will take place.
You can record up to 5 locations.a. Plant/warehouse/laboratory location
b. Area (square feet)
c. Is the location leased or owned?
d. In what year was this location established?
e. Add another plant/warehouse/laboratory location?
(This question repeats a total of 5 times)
28) Will any scope of work be sub-contracted (including special processes)?
29) Have you changed anything in your processes or materials in the products that you have produced in the last 3 years?
30) Have you moved production facilities in the last 3 years?
31) Will you be moving or transferring production facilities within the next 2 years?
32) Is it possible to extend the production area when necessary?
33) Are storage areas under environmental control?
34) Are production areas under environmental control?
35) Please indicate the type of environmental control used.
a. Temperature
b. Hygrometry
c. Particle controlled
36) Do any areas in your facilities qualify as clean room facilities?
37) If yes, please indicate the level to which they qualified as "clean".
38) Are there any investment programs to improve the facilities?
39) We would like you to provide information on your machinery/equipment involved in the supply chain process.
Do you have detailed information on the machinery/equipment used in the supply chain process?40) Major machine / equipment details
Please provide age, capacity and whether each piece of machinery is leased/owned.
You can capture up to 5 records.a. Machine/equipment description
b. Age of machine/equipment (in years)
c. Machine/equipment capacity
d. Is the machine/equipment leased or owned?
e. Add another major machine or piece of equipment to this list?
(This question repeats a total of 5 times)
45. Is there a preventative maintenance program covering the equipment used to support production?
46. Are you AS9100 registered?
47. If yes, when does your AS9100 certification expire
48. Are you ISO 9001 registered?
49. If yes, when does your ISO 9001 certification expire?
50. Do you have documented procedures for your project management methodology?
51. Do you have PMP-certified project managers on staff?
52. Risk Management
We would like to capture some details around your Risk Management procedures and documentation in the following questions.a. Does your company have a BCP (Business Continuity Plan) in place, to ensure business recovery & continuity in case of a disaster?
b. Does your company have any other documented procedures for Risk Management?
c. Do you have Configuration Management procedures (including of 3D model based definitions, if applicable)?
d. Special Requirements, Key Characteristics & Critical item Control?
e. First Article Inspection (FAI) including control of production process changes?
f. Design & Development verification & validation testing/documentation?
g. Validation of special processes?
h. Supplier assessment including risk mitigation planning and performance monitoring?
i. Calibration recall system?
j. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) prevention?
k. Foreign Object Damage/Debris (FOD) prevention?
53. Do you perform any of the following special processes? Please specify which ones.
a. Fusion & adhesive bonding
b. Sealants
c. Welding
d. Brazing
e. Soldering
f. Heat treatment
g. Chemical processing (etch, anodize, plating)
h. Coatings
i. Material testing (metallography, tensile testing, outgassing)
j. Non-destructive testing (radiographic, liquid penetrant, hardness)
k. Surface enhancement (shot peening, sandblasting, glass bead blasting)
l. Impregnation
m. Composites
n. Electronics
o. Fasteners
p. Fluid Distribution
q. Non-conventional machining
r. None of the above
54. Any other approval(s)/registration(s) to recognized standards (ISO, MIL, NASA, ESA, NADCAP, etc.)?
a. ISO
b. MIL
c. NASA
d. ESA/ASE
e. NADCAP
f. None of the above
55. Does your company have a policy controlling hazardous materials, incl. BeCu?
56. Has the company been audited by Quality Assurance Representatives of a major aerospace customer such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Thales et al?
57. We often request information around past audits of Organizations looking to become a supplier to MDA. Has your Organization ever been audited?
58. Past Audit Information
We often request information around past audits of your Organization. Please fill out the following information if applicable.
You can record up to 3 lines of audit information.a. Customer name
b. Date of the audit
c. Scope and status of the audit
d. Add another customer name, date, scope and audit status line?
(This question repeats a total of 3 times)
61. If you are a distributor, please specify for which manufacturers that you are an ‘authorized’ distributor.
62. Is your organization the exclusive distributor for any manufactured item? If so, please list the items below.
63. Is your company capable of performing first article inspection per AS9102 or equivalent?
64. Is a system maintained to control all drawings, specifications and changes thereto?
65. Is there a procedure which provides adequate workmanship requirements, cleanliness, and handling practices for all areas of fabrication, test and storage?
66. Incoming raw materials
a. Are all incoming raw materials, parts and assemblies inspected?
b. Do you maintain record for materials traceability?
c. Is acceptance & rejection criteria defined?
d. Are rejected items identified and segregated?
67. Is final acceptance inspection and test, as applicable, performed on completed items prior to submission to customer?
68. Do you have a policy for document retention?
69. Does your company have documented procedures to control and maintain inspection/test records?
70. Does your Management conduct scheduled and documented reviews of the quality system?
71. Does your company utilize procedures and instruction to ensure the product conforms to specified requirements?
72. Does your company have documented procedures for contract/purchase order review?
73. Does your company have documented procedures for design control?
74. Does your company have documented procedures for approval, issue, changes and modification of documents?
75. Does your company have documented procedures to control the transfer of 3Dmodel based definitions (CAD/CAM/CATIA/STP/etc.)?
76. Does your company have documented procedures that ensure that purchased products, services or subcontracted operations conform to specified requirements?
77. Does your company have documented procedures that ensure that supplier capabilities are evaluated?
78. Does your company have documented procedures that ensure customer supplied product is verified, stored and maintained prior to use/installation?
79. Does your company have documented procedures that ensure that all product is adequately identified during all stages of production, delivery and installation (or handling and storage in the case of distributors)?
80. Does your company have documented procedures that ensure that all processes that affect quality of product are controlled?
81. Does your company have documented procedures that ensure that all inspection and test operations are accomplished and controlled in a manner that precludes the use of nonconforming materials?
82. Does your company have documented procedures that ensure that prior to shipment, all inspections, test and documentation reviews have been performed?
83. Does your company have a calibration system?
84. Does your company have documented procedures that describe how you identify the inspection and test status of products within your system?
85. Does your company have documented procedures that identify the controls required for control of nonconforming material/product, including segregation, identification and documentation?
86. Does your company have documented procedures that identify your corrective and preventive action system and which assigns responsibility for implementation?
87. Does your company have documented procedures for the handling, storage, packaging and delivery of product?
88. Does your company have documented procedures for identification, collection and filing of quality records?
89. Does your company have documented procedures for planning and scheduling of internal audits?
90. Does your company have documented procedures for the training of all personnel performing activities affecting quality?
91. If deemed necessary, would you agree to provide access to MDA personnel for the purpose of auditing your quality management system?
92. Do you have a system for continuous improvement?
93. How do you ensure the final products meet or exceed customer requirement?
94. How do you ensure purchased products or subcontracted operations meet or exceed your requirement?
95. Do your supplied goods or services require software to operate or use?
96. Is the software open source or closed source?
97. If open source, please describe the open licensing model (e.g. GNU, Apache etc.).
98. Is any data captured by the software?
99. If data is captured by the software, please describe what is captured.
100. In terms of handling data & privacy, please provide details of your organization's privacy policy.
101. MDA may incorporate software into a customer deliverable product and require your organization's assistance in registering the license to our customer. Explain any license transfer arrangements your organization may have.
- Has your company made a commitment to sustainability? This could include your company’s mission statement, vision, values, principles, code of conduct, etc. If so, please provide details.
103. Has your company identified its key sustainability impacts and is your company working to improve its sustainability performance in these key areas?
104. Does your company have policies in any of the following areas:
a. Sustainability
b. Environmental
c. Social responsibilities
105. Are those policies, practices, and expectations communicated to the employees, customers and yours suppliers?
106. Do you have a management system in place to assess environmental, sustainability and social risks?
107. Is your management system in compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations?
108. Does your company meet or have environmental management standards (e.g., Green Office certification, ISO 14001, EMAS)?
109. Does the facility have a program or procedures to manage and dispose of hazardous waste
- Do you have a system in place to reduce the environmental impact of greenhouse gases?