Specifications include, but are not limited to: : For each helicopter offered in the Bid Schedule, the contractor shall list the Daily Availability Rate for that helicopter to perform a charter equal to or greater than 24 hours in length. The state shall pay the Daily Availability Rate for all charters 24 hours or more. Payment for the Daily Availability Rate shall not commence until the helicopter and flight crew arrive at the site required by the state and the helicopter is available for standby. If the site required by the state is not the Designated base of the helicopter, the state shall pay for hourly flight-time and fuel, in accordance with this contract, for transportation of the helicopter from the Designated Base to the site required by the state. On the first day, if a helicopter arrives at the site required by the state and is available for standby before 12:00pm, the contractor shall be paid the full Daily Availability Rate. If the helicopter arrives at the site required by the state and is available for standby after 12:00pm, the contractor shall be paid one-half the Daily Availability Rate. On the last day of the charter, the contractor shall be paid one-half the Daily Availability Rate for a helicopter released from assignment before 12:00pm and shall be paid the full Daily Availability Rate for a helicopter released after 12:00pm. Periods of unavailability of a helicopter or its equipment not caused by the state shall accumulate for the day and be rounded to the nearest full hour. Payment shall be reduced by 1/24th of the Daily Availability Rate for each hour of unavailability accumulated. The Daily Availability Rate listed by the contractor in the Bid Schedule shall include all fixed and variable costs experienced by the contractor, including but not limited to: all contractor employee costs, including labor, profits, applicable taxes, airport usage fees, over-flight permits, de-icing, hangarage, insurance, oil, maintenance, landing fees, parking and ground handling, depreciation, salaries, overhead, and permanent shop facilities, incurred in providing continuous service.
