# CanadaBuys #BC234484

BC Wildfire Services seeks three helicopters and crews for rappel and wildfire support

**Posted:** September 29, 2026
**Respond By:** November 10, 2026
**Identifier:** BC234484
**NAICS:** 481219

The Province of British Columbia is seeking helicopter crews and aircraft to support BC Wildfire Services’ rappel and wildfire operations.
- **Government buyer:** Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Forests, BC Wildfire Services (BCWS).
- **Requested service:** Three Rappel Helicopters, each supplied with a pilot and maintenance crew, based at the Provincial Rappel Operations Centre in Salmon Arm, British Columbia.
- **Mission requirements:** Rappel and hoist insertion and extraction of crews and equipment; initial attack and large-fire support; reconnaissance; personnel and cargo transport, including dangerous goods; and suppression activities such as bucketing and tanking.
- **Aircraft requirements:** Each proposed helicopter must satisfy the tender’s technical and minimum performance requirements. Respondents must identify a designated aircraft and demonstrate a qualifying ownership, lease, or purchase/lease arrangement. Selected respondents must have the helicopter available for possession and initial inspection by the required milestone.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No helicopter manufacturer, OEM, or commercial vendor is named in the notice.

### Description

The Province invites responses for Rappel Helicopter Services to support BC Wildfire Services (BCWS), including crew insertion and extraction, initial attack, large-fire support, reconnaissance, transportation, cargo transport, and fire suppression activities. The solicitation seeks three helicopters meeting the requirements and performance parameters specified in the tender documents, based at the Provincial Rappel Operations Centre in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Respondents must identify a designated helicopter and meet one of the stated ownership, lease, or purchase/lease arrangement conditions by the closing date. If selected, the respondent must possess the proposed helicopter by March 1, 2027, and make it available for initial inspection.

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