Basic Information

Reference Number

0000201422

Issuing Organization

Ornge

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

00011357

Title

Flight Planning Services

Source ID

PU.HL.ON.496215.C95353

Agreement Type

Open Bidding (OB)

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario

Delivery Point

5310 Explorer Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada L4W 5H8

Purchase Type

Duration: 3 years
Option: 2 x 1 Year

Description

APPENDIX D – RFP PARTICULARS

A. THE DELIVERABLES
Ornge Global Air Fixed Wing Flight Operations requires a comprehensive electronic flight planning solution to support Instrument Flight Rules (“IFR”) air ambulance operations in Ontario.

The service provider’s solution must be able to support all aspects of automated IFR flight planning including automatic route generation and optimization, performance calculations, and electronic submission to Air Traffic Control (“ATC”). A web-based solution is critical to ensure access anywhere an internet connected computer or device exists.

The service provider’s solution must generate an operational flight plan for use by flight crews with all data as required by the Canadian Aviation Regulations (“CAR”). Additionally, the system must store copies of generated operational flight plans for later retrieval and audit in accordance with regulation.

The following requirements are highly desirable in the chosen solution:

Ability to specify STS special handling messages on flight plan;
Ability to create, update, and delete aircraft profiles as necessary including all data required on International Civil Aviation Organization (“ICAO”) flight plan (equipment, PBN, etc.);
Customizable operational flight plan with all data required for 30 item flight plan per CASS 724.17 Operational Flight Plan;
Visual route depiction on IFR charts;
Satellite/RADAR weather overlays on visual route depiction;
Weather data within the application including Aviation Routine Weather Report (“METAR”), Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (“TAF”), imagery;
Ability to produce a printable weather package for in-flight reference;
Notices to Airmen (“NOTAM”) data within the application;
Airport/runway data within the application;
Performance calculations (takeoff/landing) based on runway and weather conditions;
Receipt of flight plan filing messages from Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network (“AFTN”);
Electronic Advance Passenger Information System (“EAPIS”) functionality for cross-border flying;
Weight and balance calculation based on managed aircraft profiles;
Mobile application supporting iOS that syncs data from web interface and allows creation, modification, and filing of flight plans;
Training material for administration and flight crew operation of the service;
Route generation to include:
- Worldwide navigation database;
- Preferred IFR routing;
- Previously cleared IFR routing;
- North American high level wind modelling;
- Intelligent altitude selection based on time/fuel optimization; and
- IFR alternate recommendation based on weather/distance.

Dates

Publication

2021/06/04 11:53:57 AM EDT

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance Deadline

2021/06/11 02:00:00 PM EDT

Questions are submitted online

Yes

Closing Date

2021/06/30 02:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Martin Skinner

mskinner@ornge.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Envelope 1 - Mandatory and Rated Requirements

Pricing

No pricing in this envelope

Bid Documents List

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

Additional Bidding Instructions

Do not include any pricing details in this part of the proposal.

Envelope 2 - APPENDIX C – PRICING

Pricing

In attached document

Bid Documents List

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

Additional Bidding Instructions

Use the form as shown in Appendix C - Pricing

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