LAV Up Interim Crew Gunnery System Hand Controllers

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
ULTRA ELECTRONICS MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC.
50 BARNES PARK NORTH
SUITE 102
WALLINGFORD Connecticut
United States
06492
Nature of Requirements: 
ADVANCE CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE (ACAN):

Light Armour Vehicle Upgrade (LAV Up)
Interim Crew Gunnery System (ICGS) Hand Controller

NOTE:	This ACAN cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation
number 				W8476-145047/A dated June 27, 2014 with a closing of
August 19, 2014 			at 2:00pm EST.  A debriefing or feedback
session will be provided upon 			request to Bidders who bid on
the previous solicitation.

1.	Definition

1.1	Advance Contract Award Notice

An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community
that a department or agency intends to award a contract for
goods, services or construction to a pre-identified supplier,
thereby allowing other suppliers to signal their interest in
bidding, by submitting a statement of capabilities. If no
supplier submits a statement of capabilities that meets the
requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the closing date
stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed
with the award to the pre-identified supplier.

1.2	Requirement 

1.	The purpose of this Advanced Contract Award Notification
(ACAN) is to identify 		the requirements for a Light Armour
Vehicle Upgrade (LAV Up) Interim Crew 		Gunnery System (ICGS)
hand controller that will be used by the Canadian Army 		(CA) as
part of the LAV Up ICGS.  The LAV Up ICGS hand controller will
be a 		replica of the actual hand controller found in the LAV Up
vehicle, with the 			exception that it will be connected to the
ICGS simulator using a USB interface.

2.	A unit of the LAV Up ICGS hand controller must, as a minimum,
consist of the 		following components:

	A)	Hand Controller; and 
	B)	Mounting Mechanism.

3.	The ICGS hand controller must replicate the following model
of the LAV Up hand 		controller:

	Model: Hand Control, Single Grip
	Part Number: 502-G6993.

2.	Criteria for Assessment of the Statement of Capabilities
2.1	Minimum Essential Requirements

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a Statement
of Capabilities that its hand controller meets the following
specifications:

Hand Controller Function

1.	The LAV Up ICGS Hand Controller must replicate the
functionality of the actual 		hand controller found in the LAV
Up in terms of form, fit, button placement, and 		handle
force/deflection and must meet the following criteria:

	A)	2-axis (X/Y) analog joystick with force/deflection of:

		I.	0 - 2lbs (nominal- measured as force placed at midpoint of
hand 				controller shaft, along X or Y axis): no movement;
		II.	2lbs - 5.5lbs (nominal): 0 - 24 degrees from vertical; 
		III.	X-Y values are half-magnitude when joystick is centered,
0,0 when 				the joystick is in the farthest left-forward
extend, X-decreasing 				when moved left, Y-decreasing when
pushed forward; and
		IV.	The LAV Up ICGS Hand Controller physical resistance must
be 				accurate within ± 5% of the actual LAV Up Hand Controller
					Force-Deflection curve, over the full range of motion.

	B)	Trigger button (momentary) with trigger guard.

	C)	AUX button (momentary) mounted on left (as viewed from the
user).

	D)	Palm switch (momentary) mounted on forward side (as viewed
from the 			user).

	E)	Main/MG switch (SPDT toggle switch) mounted on left hand of
hand 			controller top.

	F)	200/100/SS switch (SP3T toggle switch) mounted on the center
of hand 			controller top.

	G)	Primary/Secondary switch (SPDT toggle switch) mounted on the
right 			hand of hand controller top.

	H)	LAY button (momentary) mounted on the left hand of hand
controller 			shaft.

	I)	RNG button (momentary) mounted on the right hand of hand
controller 			shaft.
Physical Form

2.	The LAV Up ICGS Hand Controller physical form must replicate
the physical form 		of the actual LAV Up Hand Controller.

3.	The LAV Up ICGS Hand Controller must be dimensionally similar
to the actual 		LAV Up Hand Controller within ± 2mm.

Hardware Interface

4.	The LAV Up ICGS Hand Controller must provide a Universal
Serial Bus (USB) 		interface, of plug Type "A", which conforms
to the USB 2.0, or more current, 		specification.

5.	The USB cable must be removable from the LAV Up ICGS Hand
Controller 			assembly in order to allow the controller to be
removed from the computer 		system without detaching the USB
cable from the computer.

6.	The LAV Up ICGS Hand Controller must be powered through the
same USB 		connection.

Software Interface

7.	The LAV Up ICGS Hand Controller will be used with Microsoft
Windows 7.  The 		LAV Up ICGS Hand Controller must appear to the
operating system as a USB 		Human Interface Device class (HID
class) Input Device.

8.	The LAV Up ICGS Hand Controller must be recognized by Windows
Operating 		Systems as a joystick device.

9.	The LAV Up ICGS Hand Controller should use drivers which are
contained within 		the Windows 7 driver library, rather than
requiring installation of a proprietary 		driver.

10.	The X/Y analog portion of the LAV Up ICGS Hand Controller
must appear as a 		joystick controller X-Y analog input.

11.	Analog values transmitted by the LAV Up ICGS Hand Controller
must scale 		linearly with LAV Up ICGS Hand Controller
deflection, and must be rendered in at 	least 8-bit precision
for each axis.

12.	Each actuation momentary button on the LAV Up hand
controller must appear as 	a joystick pushbutton event.
13.	Each toggle switch position on the LAV Up ICGS Hand
Controller must appear as 		a separate pushbutton event (e.g.
"Main" appearing as Button1 "On" and 			Button2 "Off", with "MG"
appearing as Button1 "Off" and Button2 "On").

14.	Transition between toggle switch positions should not cause
transient 			pushbutton events (so-called "bouncing") lasting
longer than 10 milliseconds.

Mounting

15.	The LAV Up ICGS Hand Controller must include an integral
means of mechanical 		attachment between the base and a
horizontal surface.  The mounting bracket is 		to be an
extension of the forward edge of the hand controller's bottom
cover 		plate.  The dimensions of the mounting bracket are 2 ½
inches x 2 inches.





















3.	Requirement and Optional Goods and/or Services

3.1	Requirement

	200 ICGS hand controllers.

3.2	Optional Goods

	Up to an additional 100 ICGS hand controllers.

3.3	Optional Services

	Extended warranty for each ICGS hand controller.

4.	Shipping Instructions - Delivery at Destination

Goods must be consigned to the destination specified in the
Contract and delivered:

	A.	Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) Incoterms 2010 for shipments from
a 			commercial contractor.

5.	Justification, Name and Address of the Proposed Contractor

It is the Canada's intention to award a Contract to Ultra
Electronics Measurement Systems Inc., 50 Barnes Park North,
Suite 102, Wallingford, CT 06492, USA, who is the only known
supplier capable of performing this work.

6.	Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)

The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations
is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(d) - "only
one person is capable of performing the work".

7.	Applicability of Trade Agreements

This requirement comes under the Federal Supply Classification
(FSC) 6920, Arnament Training Devices, and, as such, is subject
to the following Trade Agreements:

-	Agreement on Internal Trade (AIR);
-	North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA);
-	World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement
(WTO - 		AGP);
-	Canada - Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); and
-	Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA).

7.1	Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons

The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are
invoked under the section of the trade agreement(s) specified:

-	AIT: Article 506, para. 12(a);
-	NAFTA: Article 10.16.2(b);
-	WTO - AGP: Article XV(b);
-	CPFTA: Article 1409.1(b) - iii; and
-	CCFTA: Article 9(b).

8.	Intellectual Property

Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of
the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor.

9.	Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the goods, services or construction services
described in the ACAN may submit a statement of capabilities in
writing to the contact person identified in this notice on or
before the closing date of this notice. The statement of
capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the
advertised requirements.

10. 	Inquiries and Submission of Statements of Capabilities

Ricardo N. Mastantuono
Supply Team Leader
PWGSC, D&MP Sector, Electronics,
Simulators and Defence Systems Division - QF
Portage III 8C2 - 11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, QC., Canada, K1A 0S5
Tel.: (819) 956-5771
Fax: (819) 956-5650
Email: Ricardo.Mastantuono@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

You are hereby notified that the government intends to negotiate
with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any
questions concerning this requirement, contact the contracting
officer identified above.

An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and
agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen (15)
calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it
intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a
pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or
before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets
the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority
may then proceed with the award.  However, should a Statement of
Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the
ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full
tendering process.

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a
statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person
identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this
Notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate
how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.

The PWGSC file number, the contracting officer's name and the
closing date of the ACAN must appear on the outside of the
envelope in block letters or, in the case of a facsimile
transmission, on the covering page.

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.