701575803 - The Provision of a Defence Air Passenger Services System (DAPSS)

The Authority provides military air transportation around the world to various destinations and carries in the region of 200,000 passengers and crew each year. These passengers include military personnel deploying to operations worldwide, VIPs and their associates, Civil Servants, civilian contractors, families and other concessionary travellers and, on occasion, fare paying passengers. The Defence Air Passenger Systems Service (DAPSS) capability shall provide a flight scheduling, reservation processing, and aircraft despatch capability to manage air passengers and their baggage. It shall ensure the sustainable, safe and efficient operation of the military Air Transport Force and Authority passenger charter aircraft worldwide. The DAPSS capability will utilise three modular elements from the standard airline industry Passenger Services Systems technology: 1. Scheduling – to support the scheduling of RAF air transport flights and the Authority charter air passenger flights. 2. Airline Reservation System – to allow air passengers to be allocated to a specific flight. 3. Departure Control Systems – to support the air terminal functions of checking-in air passengers and their baggage. The Authority expects this capability to be fulfilled by a Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) product. The DAPSS data has a Privacy Marking not exceeding OFFICIAL SENSITIVE. Quantity or scope: 5 Years plus 3 x 1 Year Options (5 years = 60 Months Each 1 Year option = 12 Months)