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

Solicitation number 5P420-20-0282A

Publication date

Closing date and time 2021/02/23 16:00 EST

Last amendment date


    Description

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

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    Emails with links to bid documents will not be accepted. Bid documents must be sent as email attachments.

    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.

    SECURITY REQUIREMENT

    There is a security requirement associated with this bid solicitation.

    New personnel security clearance requests will require mandatory fingerprints to initiate the criminal record check. The validity of an existing personnel security clearance issued by the Government of Canada is not affected by the change in the criminal record check process. Applicants who require a personnel security clearance are responsible for all costs associated with fingerprinting.

    ENQUIRIES

    All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority.

    Enquiries regarding this bid must be submitted in writing and should be received no later than seven (7) calendar days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer NOT being provided.

    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.

    Contract duration

    Refer to the description above for full details.

    Trade agreements

    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Parks Canada
    Address
    30 Victoria Street
    Gatineau, Quebec, J8X 0B3
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    McGraw-Alcock, Andrea
    Phone
    587-436-5908
    Email
    andrea.mcgraw-alcock@canada.ca
    Fax
    1-866-246-6893

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Parks Canada
    Address
    30 Victoria Street
    Gatineau, Quebec, J8X 0B3
    Canada
    Bidding details

    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.

    Tender documents
    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    003
    French
    1
    003
    English
    13
    002
    French
    1
    002
    English
    9
    001
    French
    5
    001
    English
    15
    French
    2
    000
    French
    8
    French
    4
    000
    English
    44
    English
    31
    English
    17

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Proposal
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Saskatchewan
    ,
    Canada
    Region of opportunity
    Saskatchewan, Canada
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding

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