REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: SMALL ARMS INDOOR TRAINING SIMULATOR MIDLIFE UPGRADE (SAS MLU)

FDFLOGCOM is conducting a market consultation by this RFI. The RFI is not a contract notice or a Request for Quotation (RFQ) initiating a procurement process. This RFI should not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Finnish Defence Forces to implement any procurement, and the decision on initiating a potential procurement process is made after the market consultation. In this RFI the "The Customer" means Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command HQ (FDFLOGCOMHQ). "The Supplier", means the company providing the RFI information. The aim of the RFI is to collect information for evaluation of proposed opportunities and alternatives so that the potential procurement can be implemented as appropriately as possible. The following background information is to be used for the purposes of replying to this RFI. Concept of Operations: Small Arms Indoor Training Simulator MLU (SAS MLU) means software upgrade for existing shooting training system for hand-held (“shoot-and-look”) weapons such as Finnish assault rifles, pistols and light anti-tank weapons. Original equipment manufacturer is SAAB AB, Training and Simulation, Huskvarna, Sweden. SAS MLU shall include new computers, 4K videoprojectors, user training and 68 pcs light anti-tank weapons. Upgrade shall be done to 61 studios in total. There are 61 systems and they are located in military units providing conscript training all over Finland. Existing equipment which will remain in use and must be 100% compatible with new equipment are: 6 pcs assault rifle replica weapons in each studio, 6 pcs 9 mm pistols in every place but in one place 12 pcs. Each studio has 2 light anti-tank weapons, silent air compressor, CO2 filling station, special camera, speaker system and silver screen. Existing equipment shall be 100% compatible to new equipment, software etc. The SAS MLU will be used for: 1. Basic marksmanship training • In this mode have to be able to perform basic shooting exercises to stationary (virtual) targets as in a firing lane. These exercises for teaching the basics of shooting (breathing, aiming, firing and re-aiming) the weapon with none or very little external variables that the shooter needs to take into account (like the wind etc). • These types of exercises have a need for very high level of (automated) feedback to teach the shooter what is currently being done wrong or was done wrong. 2. Advanced weapons training • Dynamic and more challenging shooting exercises in combat-like scenarios that include as part of exercise taking into account the wind speed and direction, distance to target (“bullet drop”), leading to moving target, magazine changes, reloading and the use of different firing positions. Dynamic shooting exercises are done as individuals (1 soldier at a time) and the targets are preferred to be “human-like”. 3. Tactical shooting exercises up to team level (2-4 soldiers) • Tactical shooting exercises are like dynamic shooting exercises but are done with 2 or more shooters at the same time. • With several trainees reacting to the same simulation/scenario, the system needs to make possible of training the use of weapon and tactical skills (calling targets, communicating, using covering fire etc.). All the shooters need to be able to shoot any target on the screen. 4. Decision-making training considering the use of weapons • These types of exercises focus on whether or not the shooter takes or don’t take the shot in different scenarios and was the shot “justified”. In all cases SAS MLU needs either to assist the instructor to provide feedback and possible corrections to the shooter or provide them to the shooter automatically. The SAS MLU is assumed to consist of: • existing indoor shooting range, a “studio” that contains the necessary hardware like screens, tracking systems, speakers etc • upgraded software(s) that simulates the environmental effects and the ballistics, tracks the shots, calculates the effects and visualizes the scenario to the trainees • existing weapon mock-ups/replicas that emulates the use of real weapons and allows the trainees to “shoot” to virtual scenario. The types of weapons are Finnish assault rifles (7.62 RK 62 and 7.62 RK 95), Light anti-tank weapon (M72 Mk II EC) and pistol (9 mm Glock 17). • 68 pcs more light anti-tank weapons (M72 Mk II EC) that are compatible existing light anti-tank weapons • instructor’s assistance, that helps the instructor to select, run and evaluate the scenarios. This should be a traditional workstation. • database of the scenarios • support and maintenance • quarantee for new equipment and software. The Supplier shall agree that quarantee is valid also with using existing equipment. • detailed SAS MLU software and hardware requirements are presented in Appendix 2.

Initial technical and quality requirements: • Existing SAS equipment have one or several original manufacturers IPR’s. FDF has not purchased knowledge to these IPR’s and is not planning to do so. Supplier is totally responsible to do his/her design and manufacturing work in co-operation with original equipment manufacturer. • The SAS MLU -capability is to be built in 2026 - 2027. • The system shall have an ability to train the basic marksmanship weapon and firing drills (=reactive exercises) and tactical shooting exercises up to team level. • The system shall be enable to add another (new) weapon types (such as sniper rifles, light machine guns) as part of different projects. • 6 soldiers shall be able to shoot (in basic assault rifle marksmanship training) virtual targets at the same time. • The studio shall be able to disassemble, relocate and reassemble in one day. • The used weapons are replicas that could not (in legal terms) be considered as fire arms • The new upgraded software and new weapons should be based on existing SAS software (this means graphic engine shall be Unity). • The new SAS MLU capability shall be 100% compatible to old equipment and to studio dimensions (approximately minimun length 7 meters, width 4,5 meters and hight 2,5 meters). Larger area for a single studio is not possible to find. • SAS studios have shaded windows. - All products should be qualified and accepted by an appropriate national authority and be in serial production phase (not prototype). Product qualification and acceptance that is valid for the Finnish national authorities will be accepted by the Customer without a duplicate qualification process. - AQAP 2110 and AQAP 2210 subject to the Customer’s right to conduct pre award audits. The amount of studios: The current number of studios is several dozen systems. Maintenance Concept: The current indoor trainer software and equipment are maintained by original manufacturer with separate Maintenance Contract. Operator level maintenance (= local workshop level): This maintenance is to restore immediately the operational availability of the faulty equipment or system. The maintenance work consists of small or short time equipment repair and spare parts replacements. The operator level maintenance will be carried out according to the corresponding corrective maintenance and repair documentation provided by the manufacturer. The maintenance tasks are performed locally at garrisons. Industry level maintenance: Anything outside operator level maintenance shall be performed by the Supplier. Maintenance Concept: The maintenance concept for the SAS System shall be based on three levels of maintenance. These three levels are defined as below, from the customers perspective it can be considered as a two level maintenance since level 2 & 3 below can be viewed as one. Maintenance Levels  Maintenance Level 1: Maintenance at level 1 shall be performed by the customer’s users or maintenance staff, usually on a daily or weekly basis. The maintenance consists mainly of preventive maintenance and minor repair (such as replacement of consumables), system servicing, cleaning and testing. The main purpose shall be to prepare the system for operation. Maintenance Level 2: Maintenance at level 2 shall be performed by the staff at Suppliers support site. The work consists normally of minor repairs, system troubleshooting and replacement of failed parts. The main purpose shall be to restore non-functional systems / replicas to a fully operational condition. Maintenance Level 3: Maintenance at level 3 shall be performed by OEM Suppliers factory. The work consists of repair of Line Replaceable Units / Replicas or more complex system repairs and tests not possible to perform on level 2 since they require special competence/knowledge or special tools and test equipment. The main purpose shall be to restore non-functional Line Replaceable Units and systems to a functional condition. The Supplier shall be able to provide maintanance and support for the updated products as well as for the existing equipment. The Supplier needs to have knowledge and ability to repair both: the previous equipment and the updated products.  Maintenance contract period: estimated time 2027-2028. Contract includes spare parts, maintenance/repair work and freight from Supplier to customer. In the potential contract the acceptance and verification process shall include Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) at Suppliers Factory, System Acceptance Test (SAT) on-site in Finland and Final Approval (FA). All the Products shall be type tested and qualified prior to any deliveries to the Customer. The Supplier is requested to provide Information on functional and physical description of the proposed architecture and the components of the systems in a separate applicable system specification document. The information of the applicable system specification is requested to include but not be limited to the following: • Introduction • Description of the system and system architecture • Technical characteristics • Main components and functionality of system • Additional information and functionality • Interfaces (external and internal) • Design, constructions and manufacturing • User interface • Environment • Climatic specifications • Mechanical specifications • Electrical specifications (EMC) • Chemical specifications • Safety and security • Reliability, availability and maintainability • Maintenance and spare parts • Life cycle costs • Installation and implementation • Training for operational and maintenance personnel • Constraints • Project management The Supplier is informed that the structure of the applicable system specification must correspond to the structure of the final system specification. Content of the training The Supplier is requested to provide information on training. Such information should include proposal for: • Instructor’s training • Admin training • Maintenance training Each proposal is requested to be supplied with the following data: • Duration (working days) • Location (at Supplier’s site or in Finland) • Prerequisites for participants Production and qualification status: The Supplier is requested to provide information on the production and qualification status of the System. The description of the production status is requested include the phase of the production as follows: • The Product is under development; or • The Product has completed its development and the Prototype exists, but is not officially qualified yet; or • The Product is in low rate initial production; or • The Product is in serial production and has received official qualification for use in the Supplier’s country The description of the production status is requested to include a realistic delivery schedule for the Customer. The description of the status is requested to include an estimate of the number of total deliveries of the System to all existing customers including spare part logistics, a list of European and / or other users (incl points of contact) and an estimate as to when the product support will end. The Supplier is requested to provide the Customer with information about existing “user club” activities of SAS. The Supplier is requested to provide the Customer with any applicable qualification documents as a part of the reply to this RFI. Schedule for the possible project: The Supplier is requested to provide information on the possible project schedule. The Supplier shall describe, what would be the best way to implement the project (for instance, in parts, phases, as a turnkey contract, employing a system and maintenance concept)? Supplier shall give views on different implementation possibilities and the contract concept (for instance, regarding duration and option possibility from year 2027 onwards). The Supplier shall tell what kind of technical solution model or models would you offer for the implementation of the project. The Supplier shall describe how they would be prepared (in terms of staff resources, equipment) to participate in the project within the schedule (performance time, delivery time) presented in the RFI. 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