Helicopter Charter Services – Parks Canada National Fire Management Program – Prince Albert National Park

5P420-20-0282/A Helicopter Charter Services – Parks Canada National Fire Management Program – Prince Albert National Park

REQUIREMENT

Parks Canada is requesting exclusive services of one (1), intermediate class helicopter to support wildland fire management operations.

Primary duties of the required aircraft include:

1. Safe, rapid and reliable water delivery for wildfire management;
2. Transport of Parks Canada personnel and equipment in a safe and reliable manner;
3. Performance of other specialized fire management operations including vertical reference work, ignition operations, and fire mapping.

PERIOD OF CONTRACT

The period of the contract is from date of contract to March 31, 2024 inclusive.

The contractor grants to Canada the irrevocable option to extend the term of the contract by up to two (2) additional one (1) year period(s), from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025, and April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, under the same conditions.

INFORMATION:

National Parks Regulations require that all work is to be performed in accordance with the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations set out in the National Park Act.

Bidders that consider themselves qualified to provide this Work and intend to submit bids on this project should obtain documents from the Government Electronic Tendering Service through the Government of Canada tendering service at www.buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders . Addenda, when issued, will be available from the Government of Canada tendering service. Bidders that elect to base their bids on documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk. Late submissions will not be considered.

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Parks Canada has made every effort to provide equivalent documents in both official languages, however, if you find any discrepancies between the English and French documents, please notify the contract officer listed in this opportunity as soon as possible so that we can rectify the situation.