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This Solicitation opportunity from Government of Canada was posted on June 1, 2026. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

Aircraft Charter Services Closing July 18 2026

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WS3753315787International

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NAICS: 481211
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Air Transportation Support ServicesThe Department of Homeland Security, through the Incident Support Section (ISS70) under FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery, is conducting market research for Air Transportation Support Services under solicitation number 70FB7026I00000007, with a sources sought notice posted on July 17, 2026, and responses due by July 29, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST. This notice is not a solicitation or promise to issue one but is intended solely to gather industry input to inform future procurement planning. The requirement seeks turn-key air transportation support across all U.S. states, territories, and possessions, including the Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Contractors must provide aircraft across multiple classifications including small, medium, large, and jumbo jets, turboprops, helicopters, and heavy-lift UAS, all FAA-certified and meeting current commercial standards, along with qualified aircrew holding appropriate FAA licenses, training, and currency. Support includes personnel and cargo transport, ground and waterway connections, material handling, hazardous material certification, manifesting, weight and balance control, and full logistics operations with 24/7 availability. Response timelines are critical: aircraft must be ready to fly within three hours for no-notice events, activated and positioned within 48 hours of task order issuance, and destination assets must be in place no more than two hours before landing. Interested parties must submit a statement of capability not exceeding ten pages in 12-point font, 1-inch margins on 8.5” x 11” paper, in .docx or .pdf format, to Kimberly Coakley at Kimberly.Coakley@fema.dhs.gov. Submissions must include company identification, Unique Entity ID, CAGE Code, Tax Identification Number, SAM registration verification, corporate structure, and a description of past relevant performance. Companies must also affirm the adequacy of their accounting and property management systems as determined by DCAA or other federal audit agencies, and disclose their business size under NAICS code 481211 along with any applicable socio-economic certifications such as 8(a), SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, or SDVOSB. Industry respondents are requested to provide pricing data for service types, aircraft classes, per-passenger or per-flight costs, and additional resource
Incident Support SECTION(ISS70)

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NAICS: 481211
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Ibc Acq Svcs Directorate (00004)

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Public Services and Procurement Canada is seeking proposals for a National Master Standing Offer to provide domestic and limited international air charter services using fixed-wing aircraft with up to fifty passengers and rotary-wing aircraft such as helicopters, to be deployed from operational bases across Canada on an as-needed basis. The solicitation, identified as WS3753315787, is open to all government departments, agencies, and Crown corporations listed under Schedules I, I.1, II, and III of the Financial Administration Act, and the contract will serve as a framework for call-ups by authorized users throughout the term of the standing offer. All bids must be submitted by 14:00 Eastern Standard Time on July 18, 2026; submissions received after this time will be deemed non-responsive, and past deadlines indicated on external portals are no longer valid. The solicitation is classified under NAICS code 481211 and is managed by the Travel and Transportation Management Directorate, with Ashley Kazda serving as the primary point of contact for inquiries.

General Info

National Air Charter Services standing offer for up to 50-seat fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, bids due January 18, 2026.

Agency

Government of Canada → Department of Public Works and Government ServicesView Agency

NAICS

481211 - Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air TransportationView NAICS

Place of Performance

Canada, CAN

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AgencyGovernment of Canada → Department of Public Works and Government Services
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Government of Canada → Department of Public Works and Government Services
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Kazda Ashley (SPAC/PSPCContracting Authority

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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 18/07/2026 at 14:00 EST. All bids submitted after 14:00 EST will result in the bid being declared non-responsive. This solicitation is for Aircraft Charter Services. The Travel and Transportation Management Directorate of Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) (previously known as Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)) wishes to establish a National Master Standing Offer (NMSO) for domestic and some international Air Charter Services of Fixed Wing Aircraft (with a seating capacity of up to fifty (50) passengers) and Rotary Wing Aircraft (helicopters) from Bases of Operations across Canada, "as and when requested" by Identified Users. The Identified Users authorized to make call-ups against the Standing Offer include any government department, agency or Crown corporation listed in Schedules I, I.1, II, III, of the Financial Administration Act, R.S., 1985, c. F-11.

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