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LAV Recce Life Extension  –  MERX  –  CF Procurement  –  December  2008 Coyote  LAV  Reconnaissance and  Surveillance System, Life Extension (LRSS LE) – MERX Letters of Interest (LOI) Notice The LAV Reconnaissance and Surveillance System Life Extension is a sensor and  systems upgrade for the Coyote (sometimes referred to as a 'LAV-Recce' platform). The LOI Notice for the LRSS LE identifies four integrated sub-systems: the sensor suite itself, the surveillance system  (vehicle mast- and ground tripod-mounted, right), an Operator Control Station, and a power supply for  'Silent Watch'.  The latter is to allow the Coyote sensors to be used without the LAV's attention-drawing Detroit diesel  running. [1] This LOI is an invitation  to industry to provide options but  the  Operator Control Station suggests a link to a  DND  Technology Development  Program dating back to 2003 – the Advanced Linked  Extended  Reconnaissance and  Targeting project. ALERT was "to combine synergistically geo-referenced  multi-sensor and  tactical data on displays, provide robust automated  target detection and recognition aids, and...[sharing]...information with other network-linked assets." ISR in other words. The producer of  the ALERT demonstrator, GD Canada put it more succinctly: the system goal was collecting and processing intelligence data "as far forward  as possible, and  disseminating it to those who can profit from it accurately and quickly". GDC goes on  to say that  the ALERT "will be folded into the up-coming Coyote 'Life Extension' program" –  ie: this LOI for LRSS LE. It remains to be seen whether GDC is 'counting chickens' prematurely or DND has, once again, written a specification for a pre-chosen product. Of  more interest than the OCS is mention of the "subsequent installation [ of  LRSS ]  in future armoured vehicle platforms of similar size and internal volume". Evidently the planned TAPV (Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle) will be about the same size as current Coyotes. The LOI Notice's text  (as published on the MERX website)  is reproduced below: [1] 'Silent running' is usually accomplished with an encased and  muffled auxiliary power unit but could also be battery packs, photovoltaic solar panels or fuel cells. ________________________________________ Light Armoured Vehicle - Reconnaissance and Surveillance System Life Extension (LRSS LE) – Letters of Interest ( LOI ) Notice ________________________________________ Reference Number                PW-$$BL-291-18017 Solicitation Number              W8476-090915/A Organization Name               Public Works and Government Services Canada                                       Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada Source ID                               FD.DP.QC.10077.C2 Associated Components     Yes Dates Published     2008-12-11 Revised         — Closing         2009-01-30  02:00 PM  Eastern Standard Time  EST Details Category                          Communications, Detection and Fibre Optics GSINS                               N5855: "NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT, EMITTED AND                                            REFLECTED RADIATION" Region of Delivery         Quebec Region of Opportunity   — Agreement Type             Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tender Type                    Letter  of  Interest  ( LOI ) Estimated Value               — Solicitation Method        — Notice Description Light Armoured Vehicle - Reconnaissance and Surveillance System Life Extension (LRSS LE) Trade Agreement:                         Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures:                All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment:                                   None Competitive Procurement Strategy:  N/A - P&A/LOI Only Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement:   No Nature of Requirements: Solicitation Number: W8475-08EB11/B Nature of Requirements: LIGHT ARMOURED VEHICLE - RECONNAISSANCE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM LIFE EXTENSION (LRSS LE) - LETTER OF INTEREST AND PRICE AND AVAILABILITY The Government of  Canada has a requirement  for the provision of  the life exten- sion of  the current Light Armoured Vehicle - Reconnaissance Surveillance System (LRSS) which is presently resident on the Coyote reconnaissance platform. The LRSS LE  [...] will  be a fully integrated system comprising  four  sub-systems: Sensor Suite, Surveillance System Vehicle and  Ground Mounts, Operator Control Station (OCS) and a  Silent Watch Power Supply. The life extended LRSS will be a modular system  whose design will  accommodate both its initial installation in the Coyote and subsequent installation in future armoured vehicle platforms of similar size and internal volume [ the planned TAPV or Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle]. The purpose of  this Letter of  Interest (LOI) / Price and Availability  (P&A)  is  to solicit  information and  feedback  from  industry  regarding  possible provision of LRSS LE.  While  this  project  is  termed  a  life extension, Canada  is interested  in procuring a new system consisting of  new equipment for the LRSS, and  does not intend to upgrade [the] sub-components of  the current equipment held within the Coyote reconnaissance platform. Respondents are therefore requested  to provide information on a ... solution consisting of new equipment. The information may be used  to support  Canada's decision-making  process such as finalizing  its require- ments and determining its procurement strategy. The target date  for the receipt of  manufacturers' responses to this  LOI / P&A  is 30 January 2009. Formal responses to this LOI / P&A and all  inquiries directly concerning the con- tents of  the LOI shall  be  directed  to the  PWGSC  Contracting Authority,  at the following address: Ms. Hélène Perron Manager, Supply Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) Project Public Works and Government Services Canada 105 Hôtel-de-Ville, 3rd Floor, 3-049 Gatineau, Quebec Canada K1A 0S5 Telephone (819) 994-9148 Email: helene.perron@pwgsc.gc.ca Delivery Date: 05/12/2008   [...]