This "interim contract" is intriguing. It appears that it has definitely been awarded to Careflight. How did they manage to "win" this contract?
It appears that there were none of the usual contract formalities (e.g call for tenders, specifications, closing date). Did anybody else bid for it? How was it decided that Careflight should be the winner?
Why have an interim contract anyway? That just seems like unnecessary complication and expense - given that the final contract may go to a different bidder entirely.
And what about the six month timeframe that the winning bidder has to acquire and fit out a fleet of aircraft - and employ pilots, nurses and doctors?
Six months!