LOI - ARCTIC MITT / CWW GLOVE

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This amendment changes the closing date to June 3, 2013.

LETTER OF INTEREST
ARCTIC MITT (AMCW)/COLD WET WEATHER GLOVE (CWWG) PRODUCT
IMPROVEMENT

The purpose of this Letter of Interest (LOI) is to inform
Industry that the Department of National Defence (DND) intends
to make significant changes to the design, materials and
construction of the current in service Arctic Mittens and Cold
Wet Weather Gloves. DND wishes to examine existing Commercial
Off the Shelf (COTS) and Military Off the Shelf (MOTS) designs
and technology in an effort to consolidate its requirements.
This LOI also seeks to investigate what products are currently
available that may be feasible for procurement as a method of
conducting an interim product improvement.

General Considerations

The main components of the AMCW and Cold Wet Weather Mitten
(CWWM) should be based on Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) or
Military Off-The-Shelf (MOTS) designs.

Any materials used in the insulation mittens and or insulation
gloves should if possible be constructed of materials that are
no drip and no melt to protect the user as they may be exposed
to flash fire and flame.

The AMCW and CWWM should be compatible stable with the current
suite of operational clothing and equipment which includes but
is not limited to the Clothe the Soldier Integrated Clothing
Ensemble which consists of a combat coat, parka, fleece and rain
jacket.

The AMCW and CWWM should be able to be worn continuously for up
to 18 hours a day for a period of 9 months without significant
failure. This duration of time and usage is consistent with the
length of current operational deployments.

The sizing tariff for AMCW and CWWM should be adjusted to
account for the fact that the user will be expected to wear in
some cases 3 layers and as a result need to reflect this
increase to bulk width and length due to the number of layers.

The AMCW and CWWM should be constructed in such a way as to look
modern and progressive in effort to enhance user perception.

The AMCW and CWWM design should be balance of comfort,
simplicity, warmth and durability.

The AMCW and CWWM should have a resistance to basic POL such as
gun oil, gasoline, naptha, and diesel etc. This is a result of
the fact they will be exposed to these throughout the course of
soldiers routines in cold weather.

This is not a bid solicitation , and as a result, Canada will
not necessarily respond to enquiries in writing or by
circulating answers to all potential suppliers. However,
respondents with questions regarding this notice may direct
their enquiries to the Contracting Authority identified below.

Technical information can be sent in either official language of
Canada.

Elder, Sylvie
Place du Portage, Phase III, 6A2
11 Laurier St./ 11 rue Laurier
Gatineau
K1A 0S5
(819) 956-3830
sylvie.elder@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.