Background
Ornge’s air ambulance and critical care land ambulance fleet is made up of PC 12 fixed wing and AW 139 rotor wing aircraft, and Crestline Commander land ambulances, operating out of thirteen base locations across the Province of Ontario.
Ornge will be procuring a fleet of at least eight new aircraft to replace its current fleet of eight PC-12 NG aircraft, which are reaching the end of their operational lifespan. In addition, Ornge may seek to procure up to four additional new aircraft to increase the total of its fleet eight up to 12 aircraft.
Each aircraft is to be equipped with medical interiors. This RFI has been issued by Ornge to gather additional information from qualified suppliers about the medical interiors and is not in any way intended to solicit competitive bids from said suppliers.
Ornge would prefer that the medical interior be installed in the aircraft prior to delivery, and may require the selected medical interior supplier to work collaboratively with the airframe manufacturer to coordinate the installation of the medical interior into the airframe prior to the delivery of each new aircraft at the aircraft suppliers manufacturing facility).
For context, key aircraft requirements (aircraft are still to be procured):
The aircraft must meet or exceed the CAR Part 703 requirements as set out by Transport Canada and the Ontario Standards and Requirements for registered Air Operators (revision #5), as may be amended from time to time.
At a minimum, the aircraft must be a fixed wing, pressurized aircraft capable of departing under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) from a 3500-foot gravel runway carrying a load (excluding crew and fuel) of 1500 lbs to a destination 414 nautical miles from point of departure at a planned cruise speed of 260 KTAS with sufficient minimum fuel reserves to fly to an alternate airport 100 nautical miles distance in calm winds and then for an additional forty-five (45) minutes at normal cruise.
The wingspan of the aircraft plus the Minimum Safety Margin (MSM) must be less than 704 inches and the height of the aircraft no greater than15 ft. with Aft Cargo door minimum dimensions of less than 48"x48".
Eight aircraft installed with medical interior approximate delivery schedule:
Year
Aircraft
2026:Three (3) aircraft with the following delivery dates:
- July 2026
- September 2026
- November 2026
2027:Four (4) aircraft with the following delivery dates:
- January 2027
- July 2027
- September 2027
- November 2027
2028:One (1) aircraft with the following delivery date:
Ornge is interested in learning more about the following Fixed Wing Medical Interior specifications to assist in a future development of an RFP to procure the ideal solution.
