Lease of Patrol/ISR Aircraft for the Danish Air Force Home Guard

Description

DALO is tendering a leasing contract for two ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance) Aircraft for the Danish Air Force Home Guard (DAFHG). The aircraft shall be equipped with mission equipment in terms of sensors, mission consoles and communication, enabling DAFHG to fulfil their missions, such as surveillance, inspection, observation, reconnaissance and SAR, while communicating with assets on the ground. Flight hours per year are expected to be (but not limited to) approximately 1000 in total for both aircraft, a part of which will be included in the fixed leasing price. Additional flight hours will be purchased as needed. The contract entails a long term (8 to 10 years) leasing arrangement, where the lessor shall maintain the aircraft and equipment throughout the entire leasing period. The maintenance (scheduled/unscheduled) shall also be included in the fixed leasing price and the aircraft shall be kept airworthy by the lessor during the entire leasing period. Lot 1: Based on the Requirement Specifications, DALO will require the Tenderer to deliver 2 (two) fully equipped ISR Aircraft between 10-12 months after contract signature. Both aircraft and all equipment therein shall be identical to each other. Aircraft specifications include: - MTOW of less than 5700 KG - Single pilot approved. - Able to operate at a speed of 85 kn (IAS) - High wing mounted construction - Multi engine aircraft Mission equipment includes: - Mission system allowing MSO (Mission System Operator) to locate addresses (street and house number) and coordinates (lat-long/MGRS) - EO/IR Sensor with SWIR, High Definition IR, Laser illuminators etc. - ViDAR Day and night sensor - Systems that allow for recording and export of Mission System data, including EO/IR feed - DVB-T Video Downlink system for the EO/IR feed - ROVER Video Downlink system for the EO/IR feed (L3Harris ROVER system will be provided as GFE – Government Furnished Equipment but build in and certified by the tenderer) Communication equipment includes: - VHF, UHF and Multiband - Satellite phone - SATCOM - SINE radios – Danish Civil Emergency Communication network. (Radios will be provided as GFE – Government Furnished Equipment but build in and certified by the tenderer) Most of the operations will take place in Denmark and over the Baltic Sea, but the aircraft will also be required to participate internationally e.g. in the European theater e.g. FRONTEX. There can also be a possibility for operations in the Faroe Islands and Greenland. As a part of the delivery, Lessor shall carry out training for MSO’s in the use of the mission system, sensors and ground station equipment and for Pilots, training concerning knowledge about the aircraft in general, including sensor capabilities and Ground Support Teams in Pre- and Post-flight checks, Towing, Fueling and Washing. Within the framework of the Danish Air Navigation Act §155 the Tenderer (Lessor/Owner) provides DALO (the Lessee) with at Civil Owned Government Operated state aircraft carrying out its mission within the framework of the civil Aviation regulations. - The Lessor provides the aircraft to the lessee without a crew (dry lease). - The Danish Home Guard operates the aircraft and upholds for the purpose a civil air operators Certificate issued by the Danish Civil Aviation Authority. - The Lessor must deliver mission capable aircraft in a documented, certified and airworthy configuration. - The Lessor must ensure the undertaking of all continuing airworthiness tasks of the aircraft including maintenance. As part of the Offer, Tenderer shall provide documentation for the ability to deliver the aircraft in a documented, certified airworthy configuration and for having access to an approved CAMO in order to ensure the undertaking of all continuing airworthiness tasks of the aircraft, including maintenance. The Tenderer shall at all times in the contract period, be authorized for receiving, storing and handling of ITAR controlled equipment delivered as GFE.