Medevac Air Services

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is initiated by the Athabasca Health Authority jointly with Public Works Government Services Canada (PWGSC) on behalf of Indigenous Services Canada to serve the air medevac needs of all community members in the Athabasca Basin. The objective of this RFP is to award two contracts to one Contractor who can provide the services detailed herein - one contract with the Athabasca Health Authority (AHA) and one contract with Canada. The bidder is invited to submit a proposal for both entities - the Athabasca Health Authority and Canada.

Indigenous Services Canada, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Saskatchewan Region requires the provision of air medical emergency evacuation (Medevac) services on an ?as and when requested? basis, from locations in the Athabasca Basin to medical facilities in Saskatchewan. Medevac Air Service is required by Indigenous Services Canada under the National Medical Transportation Policy Framework to use the most economical mode of transportation. All medevac flights are coordinated through the Provincial Aeromedical Coordination Centre (PACC).

This bid solicitation is to establish a contract with task authorizations (TA). The period of the contract will be from approximately 11 July 2019 to 10 July 2022, with Canada retaining the irrevocable option to extend the term of the Contract by up to two (2) additional one-year option periods.

The requirement is exempt from the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) based on ?V? GSIN for transportation services.

The requirement is limited to Canadian services.

An optional bidders' conference will be held via WebEx online meeting on March 7, 2019. The conference will begin at 10:00am CST. Refer to the Section 4, Part 2. Bidder Instructions, article 2.7 for more information.

The Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity applies to this procurement; refer to Part 5 - Certifications and Additional Information, Part 6 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the annex titled Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Certification.

This bid solicitation allows bidders to use the epost Connect service provided by Canada Post Corporation to transmit their bid electronically. Bidders must refer to Part 2 entitled Bidder Instructions, and Part 3 entitled Bid Preparation Instructions, of the bid solicitation, for further information. 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.