HELICOPTER CHARTER

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods
and/or services
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
HELICOPTER CHARTER

F1045-100129/B
Kolar, Susan
Telephone No. - (819) 956-6386 (    )
Fax No. - (819) 956-9235

This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid
solicitation number F1045-100129/A dated June 30, 2011 with a
closing of July 19, 2011 at 2:00pm EDT for the following two
streams only:
Stream 2 - Base or Bases of Operation Vernon/Salmon Arm BC; and
Stream 3 - Base or Bases of Operation Williams Lake/Quesnel BC.

Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO) conducts multiple aerial
inspections of salmon streams in the interior of British
Columbia (BC) to estimate spawning population sizes for Chinook,
Sockeye and Coho salmon.  DFO also conducts multiple enforcement
patrols. Flying for the purpose of spawner enumeration and
enforcement compliance is very specialized. Therefore, DFO
requires the use of rotary-wing aircraft that meet specific
performance and configuration requirements and requires that the
pilots have related flying experience.

DFO requires the charter of rotary-wing aircraft for aerial
enumeration of spawning salmon in Vernon/Salmon Arm BC and
Williams Lake/Quesnel BC, and also for enforcement activities in
Williams Lake/Quesnel BC.

Pilots are required to fly for extended periods, e.g. up to 7
hours per day, at low speeds and low levels, e.g. less than 200
feet above ground level.  DFO also requires that pilots fly the
aircraft in a "crab" manner, i.e. rear of the aircraft slightly
canted to the centre of the stream, to provide the best possible
view of the river to observers, both of whom are seated on the
passenger side of the aircraft, but without causing fish to flee
due to the presence of the helicopter. In addition, there are
specific requirements for number of pilots and pilot experience
for each Base of Operations.

Due to the nature of DFO specialty flight operations, e.g. often
in mountainous terrain (at altitudes up to 6500 feet above sea
level) and low-level, slow speed flight over water and among
trees, DFO requires the use of rotary-wing aircraft that meet
specific performance and configuration requirements. The
aircraft provided by the Contractor must be equipped with a
two-bladed turbine engine (to minimize downwash and other
stimuli that may negatively affect viewing or scare fish) and
must have a minimum fuel capacity of 345 litres (approximately 3
hours of flight time). The cabin must be configured so that the
pilot is situated on the starboard (right) side of the aircraft,
enabling observers to be seated on the port (left) side of the
aircraft. The aircraft must have a minimum of three passenger
seats to accommodate at least two observers and necessary gear.
In the case of enforcement patrols, this may include transport
of seized items such as fish and fishing gear. In addition,
there are specific requirements for aircraft equipment and/or
door configuration for each Base of Operations.

There may be more than one Contract issued for this requirement,
based on the evaluation. Individual Contracts may be issued for
each of the following Bases of Operations, noting that, for the
purposes of bid submission and evaluation, Vernon/Salmon Arm BC
is considered to be one Base of Operations and Williams
Lake/Quesnel BC is considered to be one Base of Operations:
Vernon/Salmon Arm BC and Williams Lake/Quesnel BC.

The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to March 31,
2013 inclusive. The Contractor grants to Canada the irrevocable
option to extend the term of the Contract by up to three
additional one-year periods under the same conditions.
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.