You raise a very interesting point osm.
Those in MCA aviation were saying 15 months ago that the Gap spec was similar to the spec for the 2007 contract. Now that the outline kit list is published, we can see that there is a big difference (compared to the CHC aircraft which have some difficulty with seeing and hearing). This difference is not just with NVIS but also the comms spec which is very near, or maybe the same as, the Main contract.
The big question is whether this move forward is actually in the Gap contract or a case of contractor intelligence overcoming customer ignorance.