Invitation to Qualify - Medical Evacuation Services

Invitation to Qualify - Medical Evacuation Services In the course of conducting operations globally, members of the Department of National Defence (DND) and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) may, due to illness or injury, need to be transported to a medical facility where they can receive appropriate medical care. The DND/CAF will provide initial treatment in the field and transfer patients to a local airport or medical facility. Contracted support is needed on an as and when required basis to move the patient from that local airport or medical facility to a medical facility that can provide the requisite level of medical care.The purpose of Phase 1 – Invitation to Qualify is to qualify the Suppliers that will be invited to participate in Phase 2 – Engagement and Phase 3 – Request for Proposal of the Medical Evacuation Services solicitation. The expression “Qualified Supplier” identifies those suppliers that have demonstrated, through a formal evaluation conducted during Phase 1 – Invitation to Qualify, their ability to deliver global Medical Evacuation Services.No contract will be awarded at the end of Phase 1 – Invitation to Qualify.Canada reserves the right to modify, change, or terminate, at its sole discretion, any or all of the Phases of the solicitation for the Medical Evacuation Services.