HELICOPTER SERVICES

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS

This amendment is issued to change the closing date of the
solicitation document to August 26, 2015, 2:00 p.m. EDT


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Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders is the sole authoritative source for
Government of Canada tenders that are subject to trade
agreements or subject to departmental policies that require
public advertising of tenders.

Helicopter Services Torpedo Recovery

W2115-155003/A

Campbell, Jeff
Telephone No. - (819) 956-8500
Fax No. - (819) 956-9235


Canada requires a Contractor to provide the Department of
National Defence, the Charterer, with
the exclusive services of one (1) float equipped helicopter for
the movement of personnel and
equipment in support of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and United
States Navy (USN) operations on the
Nanoose Range at the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and
Test Ranges (CFMETR),
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia.  The area of operations includes,
but is not restricted to,
Winchelsea Island, Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca, the
lower mainland and the State of
Washington as specified in Annex A.

The period of the Contract is from October 1, 2015 to September
30, 2017.

The Contractor grants to Canada the irrevocable option to extend
the term of the Contract by up to two additional one year
periods under the same conditions.  The Contractor agrees that,
during the extended
period of the Contract, it will be paid in accordance with the
applicable provisions as set out in the Basis of Payment.

The national security exceptions provided for in the trade
agreements have been invoked; 
therefore, this procurement is excluded from all of the
obligations of all the trade agreements.


Security Requirement

The Contractor must, at all times during the performance of the
Contract, hold a valid Facility Security Clearance at the level
of SECRET, issued by the Canadian Industrial Security
Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada
(PWGSC).

The Contractor personnel requiring access to PROTECTED
information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a
valid personnel security screening at the level of RELIABILITY
STATUS, granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC.

The Contractor personnel requiring access to CLASSIFIED
information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must be a citizen
of Canada and must EACH hold a valid personnel security
screening at the level of SECRET, granted or approved by
CISD/PWGSC.

The Contractor personnel requiring access to FOREIGN CLASSIFIED
information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must be a citizen
of Canada or United States and must EACH hold a valid personnel
security screening at the level of SECRET, granted or approved
by CISD/PWGSC.

The Contractor MUST NOT remove any CLASSIFIED information from
the identified work site(s), and the Contractor/Offeror must
ensure that its personnel are made aware of and comply 	with
this restriction. 

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.