HELICOPTER SERVICES

Trade Agreement: LCSA/AIT
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: 
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

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This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation #W2115-155003/A dated 2015/08/12 with a closing of 2015/08/26 at 2:
00pm.

Helicopter Services Torpedo Recovery

W2115-155003/B
Carriere, Gerry
Telephone No. (819)956-6260

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 Ba
y, 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.

Period of the Contract:

Initial Period:

From January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017

Option Period:

From January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018

From January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019

Utilization

a) Due to the unpredictable nature of when services are required, exclusive use of the helicopter is 
required e.g. must be either onsite or available to be called on site, from Tuesday through Friday, 0700 to 1730 hours.
b) Of the “Estimated Flying Hours per Month”, payment for 10 hours per month 
are guaranteed.
c) Range operations may be conducted at times outside of 0700 to 1730 hours and may include Statutory Holidays and weekends. As such, upon being given 24-hour notice for required service, the Contractor must be available 
for these extra hours of operation.


Security Requirements.


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 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.