Air Medical Evacuation Services

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is initiated jointly by the Saskatchewan Health Authority, the Athabasca Health Authority, and with Public Works Government Services Canada (PWGSC) on behalf of Indigenous Services Canada, to serve the air medevac needs of the Northern Administration District of Saskatchewan. The objective of this RFP is to award three contracts to one Contractor who can provide the services detailed herein - one contract with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, one contract with the Athabasca Health Authority (AHA) and one contract with Canada. The bidder is invited to submit a proposal for all entities - the Saskatchewan Health Authority, the Athabasca Health Authority and Canada.

This bid solicitation is to establish a contract with task authorizations (TA) for Canada. 

The period of the contract will be from approximately 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2023, with Canada retaining the irrevocable option to extend the term of the Contract by up to one (1) additional one-year option period.

The requirement is exempt from the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) based on “V” GSIN for transportation services.

The requirement is limited to Canadian services.

An optional bidders' conference will be held via WebEx online meeting on December 16, 2019. The conference will begin at 1:00pm (CST). Refer to the Section 5, Part 2. Bidder Instructions, article 5.2.7 for more information.

The Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity applies to this procurement; refer to Part 5 - Certifications and Additional Information, Part 6 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the annex titled Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Certification.
This bid solicitation allows bidders to use the epost Connect service provided by Canada Post Corporation to transmit their bid electronically. Bidders must refer to Part 2 entitled Bidder Instructions, and Part 3 entitled Bid Preparation Instructions, of the bid solicitation, for further information.

The Phased Bid Compliance Process applies to this requirement.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.