Joint Review of Transport Canada’s Aircraft Services

Background: The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and Canadian Coast Guard (Coast Guard), and Transport Canada (TC) require consulting services for a third party analysis to identify an ideal organizational construct(s) for the delivery of Transport Canada’s (TC) Aircraft Services Directorate (ASD) business lines. The resultant proposed construct must optimize the operational effectiveness of existing program mandates and implement fiscal efficiencies, while considering benefits to the whole of government, including the VIP fleet and services.Objective:The objective of the work is to conduct an in-depth evaluation of the sustainability of the current services delivered by Transport Canada (TC) Aircraft Services Directorate (ASD) through the lenses of departmental mandates, appropriate service performance criteria, effective governance, fiscal management, and asset renewal / recapitalization from a whole of government perspective. To accomplish this, an independent third party, with the support of DFO/CCG, Department of National Defence (DND), TC ASD and TC Civil Aviation, will conduct a comprehensive enterprise analysis of TC ASD fiscal and service-delivery structures to provide a recommendation on the way forward for the following business lines, each assessed individually and in combination with each other:Coast Guard Helicopter Operation and Maintenance Services;Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Operations and Maintenance services including the National Aerial Surveillance Program and the Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) program delivery;DND Maintenance and Operations and Training services for Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing Fleets; andTC Civil Aviation operations and Training Services for Fixed Wing, and Rotary Wing fleets.Scope of Work:The analysis is to investigate options for the provision of aviation services, including maintaining the TC ASD status quo or other models of service delivery, which could include partial industry outsourcing for training. To focus the parameters of the effort, the analysis will be characterized by the incorporation of the following five key factors:MandateDetermine if a clarity in mandate for the provision of air services is required.Governance There is a need to evaluate and determine the best governance structure(s) to support departmental mandates.Service Performance / StandardsThe levels of service required to support individual program mandates is to be reviewed and confirmed.Funding / Cost Recovery ModelThis study will determine the appropriate funding / investment levels to sustain effective and efficient current and future organizational construct(s)Asset Renewal / RecapitalizationConsider and assess life-cycle costs to address the present deficit but also the future capital requirements including, aircraft, simulators and infrastructure required to meet the fleet renewal needs.Ownership of Intellectual Property:Fisheries and Oceans Canada has determined that any intellectual property rights arising from the performance of the Work under the resulting contract will belong to Canada, for the following reasons, as set out in the Policy on Title to Intellectual Property Arising Under Crown Procurement Contracts: the material developed or produced consists of material subject to copyright, with the exception of computer software and all documentation pertaining to that software.Security Requirement:Escort required at DFO site(s)The supplier and all individuals assigned to work on the contract or arrangement MUST NOT have access to PROTECTED or CLASSIFIED information/assets.The supplier and all individuals assigned to work on the contract or arrangement MUST NOT have unescorted access to restricted access areas of Fisheries and Oceans Canada facilities, or Canadian Coast Guard vessels.The supplier and all individuals assigned to work on the contract or arrangement MUST NOT remove any PROTECTED or CLASSIFIED information/assets from DFO site(s).Subcontracts or arrangements with a third party are not to be awarded without the prior written permission of the Contracting Authority (i.e. a new SRCL must be submitted and processed following the same procedure as for the initial contract).Period of Contract:The period of contract shall be from date of award to November 30, 2022.