Amphibious Airtanker Group for Wildfire Suppression
Forestry and Parks · Alberta, Canada
Time Left to Bid
25d 07h 41m
Basic information
- Reference number
- AB-2026-06150 (27TDRAFD201)
- Issuing organization
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- Government level
- Provincial
- Solicitation type
- Transportation & Logistics
- Title
- Amphibious Airtanker Group for Wildfire Suppression
- Source
- Alberta Purchasing
- Source ID
- AB-2026-06150
Details
- Location
- Alberta, Canada
Summary
Alberta Forestry and Parks seeks a contractor to provide an Amphibious Airtanker Group for wildfire suppression. The fleet must include 2–4 amphibious airtankers with combined capacity ≥10,000 litres (minimum 3,000 litres each), plus one turbine-powered Birddog aircraft. All aircraft must be Transport Canada-approved, fully crewed, and operated under a valid Air Operator Certificate. The contractor will guarantee 120 days of aircraft availability annually over a 10-year contract term. Aircraft may be repositioned within Alberta or exported as needed.
Description
For the primary purpose of wildfire suppression, the Province requires the services of a multiplane Amphibious Airtanker Group supported by one (1) Birddog aircraft. The airtanker group will consist of: • A combined Amphibious Airtanker Group capacity of equal to or greater than 10,000 litres with a minimum of two (2) and up to four (4) purposed designed Amphibious Airtankers; • A minimum capacity per Amphibious Airtanker of 3,000 litres; • Each Amphibious Airtanker must be equipped with a comp...
Dates
- Publication
- 2026/09/04 11:17:01 AM UTC
- Closing date
- 2026/10/12 02:00:59 PM UTC
Estimated value
$5.0M – $15.0M CAD
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