CBC News has learned the federal government is kick-starting the moribund program to purchase new search and rescue planes for the Canadian Forces.
The government Tuesday finally released a request for proposals to purchase aircraft to replace the aging fleet of Buffalo search planes.
That request today comes 10 years after the Liberal government of Paul Martin first announced plans and funding for the program in 2005, and 13 years after the program was officially launched in 2002.
But under the Conservative government, that plan fell apart amid allegations the military had rigged the bid in favour of a specific aircraft.
Government and military officials have spent the past number of years working to develop a process to purchase new planes that both industry and contract workers inside government would certify as fair.
The government hosted a series of so-called industry days over the years to solicit the views of aircraft manufacturers and other defence industry players. That effort appears to have resulted now in an agreement over how the process should be run.
The request for proposal released Tuesday is an official request from the government to the defence industry for their best offer for aircraft, avionics and sensor systems, as well as long-term maintenance and support.
"The intent of the Department of National Defence (DND) is to procure a fleet of new sensor-equipped aircraft, including long-term In-service Support (ISS) for a period up to 20 years, in order to provide an effective response to SAR incidents anywhere in the Canadian area of responsibility," the government documents read.
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