Basic Information

Reference Number

0000234837

Issuing Organization

Ornge

Solicitation Type

RFSQ - Request for Supplier Qualifications - Prequalifications (Formal)

Solicitation Number

00011455

Title

Air Ambulance Services via Thunder Bay Airport (CYQT)

Source ID

PU.HL.ON.496215.C95353

Agreement Type

Open Bidding (OB)

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, Northwest

Delivery Point

Thunder Bay Airport (CYQT)

Purchase Type

Duration: 2 years
Option: 3 x 1 Year

Description

A. THE DELIVERABLES
1. Background
Ornge is seeking to procure the services of eight (8) aircraft spread out across three (3) air carriers to provide air ambulance service based out of the Thunder Bay Airport, primarily at the Primary Care Paramedic (“PCP”) level of care, with one (1) aircraft per day at the Advance Care Paramedic (“ACP”) level of care. Ornge expects to award up to six thousand (6,000) guaranteed flight hours with an average of seven hundred fifty (750) guaranteed annual hours annually, per contracted aircraft.
Specifically, Ornge seeks to have the following via Thunder Bay Airport:

three (3) air carriers contracted to provide aircraft;
a total of eight (8) aircraft (across three carriers) available every day for dispatch via CYQT, one (1) of which can provide care at the ACP level;
one (1) of the three (3) carriers will be contracted to provide the daily ACP level of care; and
a guaranteed seven-hundred fifty (750) flight hours per year for each awarded “slot” (8 slots x 750 hours = 6,000 guaranteed flight hours per year).

2.         Availability Requirements
2.1       Availability (PCP staffed aircraft)
Ornge is seeking to contract with three (3) air carriers for a total of seven (7) aircraft with maximum possible mission capability.
Each aircraft must be on call, subject to Transport Canada Flight and Duty Limitations, with a crew ready and able to perform at a minimum a 12-hour shift between 04:00 ET and 16:00 ET. During this available period, carriers are expected to be airborne within one (1) hour of receiving a request for a patient transport from the Operations Control Centre.
Carriers will need to ensure adequate staffing to mitigate next-day staffing constraints such as late finish resulting in late start. Further, with notice, carriers will be expected to have staffing available to allow the aircraft to operate back-to-back shifts (allowances will be made for aircraft service items such as: cleaning, restocking and routine maintenance.

2.2       Availability (ACP staffed aircraft)
Ornge is seeking to contract with one (1) carrier for one (1) aircraft staffed at the ACP level of care.
The aircraft must be on call, subject to Transport Canada Flight and Duty Limitations, with a crew ready and able to perform at a minimum a 12-hour shift between 04:00 ET and 16:00 ET. During this available period, carriers are expected to be airborne within one (1) hour of receiving a request for a patient transport from the Operations Control Centre.
Carriers will need to ensure adequate staffing to mitigate next day staffing constraints such as late finish resulting in late start. Further, with notice, carriers will be expected to have staffing available to allow the aircraft to operate back-to-back shifts (allowances will be made for aircraft service items such as: cleaning, restocking and routine maintenance.)

3.         Aircraft Medical Capability Tiers
For the purposes of this procurement, Ornge has specified three (3) levels (tiers) of aircraft capability – Aircraft Medical Capability Tiers – which will provide the framework for proposal submissions.
The Aircraft Medical Capability Tiers define a respondent’s aircraft cabin configuration and capability. “Tier 1” represents the highest level of medical aircraft capability, “Tier 2” and “Tier 3” are adequate, but lower level of capability.
A Tier 1 Aircraft is necessary to provide ACP level of care. Ornge intends to select only one (1) Tier 1 aircraft “slot” to provide ACP-level services.

Dates

Publication

2022/10/25 09:48:34 AM EDT

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance Deadline

2022/11/04 02:00:00 PM EDT

Questions are submitted online

Yes

Closing Date

2022/11/24 02:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Martin Skinner

mskinner@ornge.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Pricing

No Pricing

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Bid Documents	Documents defining the proposal	Yes	No
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