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Air Charter Services for Whale Monitoring RFP

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Submission Closed05/15/2025, 02:00:00 PM UTC

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The Government of Canada, through the Department of Public Works and Government Services, is soliciting bids for air charter services to support whale surveillance for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The requirement specifically calls for two high-wing, twin turbine aircraft to be utilized for monitoring operations within Canada. Interested parties must submit all required supporting documentation and bid submissions by May 15, 2025, at 2 p.m. EST. This deadline supersedes any closing times previously listed on Ariba Discovery or CanadaBuys, and any submissions received after this strict cutoff will be declared non-responsive.

General Info

Canada seeks two twin turbine aircraft for whale surveillance bids by May 15, 2025.

Agency

Government of Canada → Department of Public Works and Government Services

NAICS

481211 - Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation

Place of Performance

*Canada, CAN

Set-Aside

NONE

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PhaseClosed

PostedMay 12

Solicitation

Response DeadlineMay 15

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

05/15/2025, 02:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyGovernment of Canada → Department of Public Works and Government Services

Contacts1 person available

OfficeN/A

Organization / AgencyGovernment of Canada → Department of Public Works and Government Services

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Contacts

Kazda Ashley (SPAC/PSPCPoint of Contact

Full Description

AMENDMENT TO CLOSING TIME: Please disregard the Ariba Discovery posting response deadline closing time and CanadaBuys posting closing time. All required supporting documentation and bid submission must be submitted by 2025-05-15 at 2 p.m. EST. All bids submitted after 2 p.m. EST will result in the bid being declared non-responsive. Canada is seeking Air Charter Services of two (2) high-wing, twin turbine aircrafts for whale surveillance to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO).