(1) Whether her department selected a certain company (name furnished) as the preferred bidder for the R800 million tender to provide (a) research and (b) maintenance, on state-owned marine vessels; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) why were they the preferred bidder and (ii) what are the further relevant details; (2) what were the reasons for her announcement that the said company had won the tender without the full process being adhered to; (3) whether any measures have been put in place to control any conflict of interest arising from the said company's role as the preferred bidder, given that a certain company (name also furnished) which has interests in not being patrolled is a subsidiary of the said company; (4) whether her department has taken any steps to deal with the concerns raised by the tender committee concerning a potential conflict of interest; if not, why not; if so, what steps?