Contact: John Ridgeway, Medium Support Vehicle Systems Project Management Office, National Defence Headquarters,105 Hôtel de Ville, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, K1A 0A2. Phone (819) 997-7181. Fax (819) 997-7252
Application language: English or French
1.1 In June 2006, the Canadian government announced its commitment to strengthen Canada’s military, in part by investing in medium sized logistics trucks needed to ensure the military remains capable of effective training, supporting domestic operations and sustaining deployed forces. This Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) Project is one of the Canada First Defence Procurement initiatives to support the Canada First Defence Strategy. It will enable the Canadian Forces to replace the existing Medium Logistic Vehicle Wheeled truck fleet.
1.2 As part of the Project, the Canadian Forces have a requirement to replace the current fleet of Standard Military Pattern (SMP) medium lift trucks and trailers. This procurement will include the acquisition of a fleet of up to 1500 SMP vehicles, up to 150 armour protection systems kits, and 300 load handling system (LHS) trailers, plus options for additional quantities. This fleet will comprise three variants: cargo, cargo with crane, and cargo with load handling system.
2 PURPOSE
2.1 The purpose of this Letter of Interest is to: a. Confirm the continued interest of potential bidders who have self-identified as a result of an earlier LOI; b. Invite potential bidders to provide more detailed feedback to the MSVS Project on the current draft SMP specifications. c. Allow an opportunity for any other interested bidders who anticipate they have the ability to meet the requirements to come forward; and d. Invite each potential bidder to host an additional information session to discuss in detail the MSVS requirement and their proposed solutions with MSVS Project staff.
2.2 Recipients of this Letter of Interest are hereby advised as follows: a. This is not a Bid Solicitation, Request for Proposal (RFP), or a Call for Tender; Canada will not accept any proposal received as a result of this letter; b. Canada assumes no responsibilities or obligations in respect to the cost of preparing the response to this LOI; and c. Responses to this LOI shall in no way commit or bind Canada or the respondent to enter into any contractual relationship.
2.3 It should be noted by potential bidders that a portion of the technical specifications for the SMP vehicle will be classified at the SECRET level. In order to obtain the classified portion of the technical specifications and prepare their proposals, bidders will be required to meet all the security requirements as per the Security Requirements Check List (SRCL) and contractual security clauses posted on the MSVS Project website. It is therefore imperative to initiate the security process as soon as possible by visiting the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD) website at the following address: http://www.ciisd.gc.ca
3 REQUIREMENT
3.1 Key Mandatory requirements for the SMP vehicle include, but are not limited to, the following: a. The vehicle’s Base Chassis must be in-service with a NATO military force and have accumulated a total of at least 2 million kilometres on the fleet in conditions that are representative of the MSVS Project SMP vehicle mission profile; b. The vehicle must be tactically air transportable by a C-130 Aircraft; c. The vehicle must have a payload capacity of a minimum 4.5 tonnes (Cargo variant) and 8 tonnes (Crane and LHS variant); and d. The vehicle must be capable of having an armour protection system installed (add-on or cab replacement) that protects occupants while located in the cab of the vehicle. Note that when the APS is installed, the vehicle is not specifically required to be tactically transportable by C-130 aircraft;
3.2 Industrial and Regional Benefits will be sought on the MSVS Project SMP procurement. Bidders will be required to commit to 100% of the contract value in direct and indirect Industrial and Regional Benefits.
3.3 All SMP vehicle requirements, including those listed above, have been included in the draft technical specifications for the MSVS Project that have been posted on the MSVS Project website at http://www.forces.gc.ca/admmat-smamat/msvs-svsm/home-accueil-eng. asp, in various iterations since October 2007. Industry feedback was solicited during previous announcements on MERX, and the comments that were received were evaluated and revisions to the technical specification have been posted on the website.
