AIRCRAFT CHARTER FROM VICTORIA

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) requires the charter of a fixed-wing aircraft with crew at Victoria, British Columbia to complete two, separate, one-day ship crew changes in the Arctic for the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Sir Wilfrid Laurier during the summer and fall periods.

Each ship crew change will originate and terminate at the Victoria International Airport (YYJ) with a departure from YYJ around 0800. The crew being delivered to the crew change destination must arrive at least one hour before sunset and the ground time there must be a minimum of one hour to ensure adequate handover time is provided for the moving of crews and supplies between the vessel and the aircraft.

The aircraft must have the ability to carry up to 50 passengers and must have a payload capacity equal to or greater than 22,050 pounds.

The period of the Contract is from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 inclusive. The Contractor grants to Canada the irrevocable option to extend the term of the Contract by up to three additional 1-year periods under the same conditions.

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