Aircraft Charter - Arctic Travel 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: Yes Nature of Requirements:

Aircraft Charter for Arctic Travel Services

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has a requirement, on behalf of the Canadian Coast Guard in St. John’s, NL, for the provision of an aircraft charter for crew changes for the following vessels, locations, and dates:

CCGS Terry Fox Thursday, July 27, 2017 to Resolute, NU and return. Departing from St. John’s, NL for 33 passengers and 5,000 lbs. of cargo.

CCGS Henry Larsen Wednesday, August 2, 2017 to Thule, Greenland and return. Departing from St. John’s, NL for 58 passengers and 5,000 lbs. of cargo.

CCGS Terry Fox Thursday, September 7, 2017 to Resolute, NU and return. Departing from St. John’s, NL for 33 passengers and 5,000 lbs. of cargo.

CCGS Henry Larsen Wednesday, September 13, 2017 to Resolute, NU and return. Departing from St. John’s, NL for 48 passengers and 5,000 lbs. of cargo.

CCGS Louis S. St. Laurent Thursday, October 5, 2017 to Kugluktuk, NU and return. Departing from St. John’s, NL for 65 passengersand 5,000 lbs. of cargo.

CCGS Henry Larsen Wednesday, October 18, 2017 to Resolute, NU and return. Departing from St. John’s, NL for 48 passengers and 5,000 lbs. of cargo.

Mandatory Requirements

Aircraft must be capable of carrying 5,000 pounds of cargo to and from destinations

Fifty (50) pounds of luggage per person to and from destinations must be allowed

Full beverage service and in-flight meals are to be included in the firm price for each flight

As personnel change locations are sometimes subject to change on short notice, service provider must be licensed to transport passengers outside of and back to Canada

Aircraft must be gravel runway equipped since the vessel program may result in a change to thecrew change location

Covered storage for perishables must be provided while waiting for transfer to the vessel in crew change locations

Ground transportation must be provided at Airport Hangers

Please refer to the solicitation document for further details, and for the terms and conditions of this requirement. For any inquiries, pl ease contact the Contracting Authority via telephone at (709) 772-8192 or via e-mail at Nicole.Hoskins@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca.

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Standard terms and conditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference into, and form part of, the tender and contract documents. These may be viewed at https://buyandsell.gc.ca/policy-and-guidelines/standard-acquisition-clauses-and-conditions-manual/all.

Amendments, when issued, will be available on GETS. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to ensure that all amendments issued prior to closing have been obtained and addressed in the submitted bid.

Bids will be received in English, or French, at: Public Works and Government Services Canada, Bid Receiving Unit, 10 Barter's Hill, P.O. Box 4600, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1C 5T2.

GSIN: V202A 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.