Replacement Special Purpose Aircraft (SPA) Transport Service - Managing Contractor

The Commonwealth’s objective is to replace the existing SPA Service and associated contracting arrangements by utilising a performance-based service delivery contract framework that facilitates greater industry responsibility for the integration, delivery and management of the various components (i.e. aircraft supply, finance and support) to deliver a safe, secure, responsive, reliable and discreet SPA Service to meet current and future Air Force requirements.

The Commonwealth is seeking innovative industry proposals to achieve this objective and is particularly interested in securing the services of a Managing Contractor (MC) who will manage the establishment, delivery and long-term sustainment of the future SPA Service on behalf of the Commonwealth.

The purpose of this RFP is to identify and assess the feasibility, risk, affordability, value and overall suitability of the range of Capability Options and Managing Contractor methodologies available in order to inform a future pre-qualified procurement process (subject to requisite approvals).

In conducting this RFP, the Commonwealth intends to shortlist Respondents to participate in a subsequent procurement process, the nature of which will depend on the outcome of this RFP. The Commonwealth also intends to use this RFP to shortlist preferred capability solutions for the future SPA Service, with the aim to present tender quality solutions to Government for decision before the end of 2016.