Defense Nuclear Agency, 6801 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22310-3398

A -- FORECAST TO INDUSTRY ON THE COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION (CTR) PROGRAM POC Mr. Thomas McCabe, (703) 325-6961, or Ms. Sheila Kapur, (703) 325- 7137. The Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) will sponsor a series of unclassified Forecasts to Industry on the current status and future contract opportunities under the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (formerly referred to as Safe, Secure Dismantlement (SSD) Nunn-Lugar Program) for the nuclear republics of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakstan). The Forecast will include an overview of the CTR Program's past accomplishments which resulted in over $460 million in obligations through FY 95 in some of the following industries: 1) Heavy/Light Construction Equipment including plasma cutters, intermodal tank containers, forklifts, oxy-petroleum cutting torches, diamond cutting blades, steam generators, flatbed railcars - $8 million; 2) Emergency Response Equipment: radio and computer systems - $2 million; 3) Defense Conversion: $51 million awarded to US companies for joint business relationships with (FSU) defense firms for civilian production including: (Russia) Housing production; (Ukraine) cellular telephones, windows, power station control devices, die casting machinery; (Kazakstan) telecommunication equipment, pharmaceuticals, printed circuit boards, pressure vessels; 4) Weapons Destruction Equipment and Related Activities such as missile defueling, transportation, and storage equipment; construction of a liquid rocket fuel storage facility, silo dismantlement integrating contractor; 5) Studies: evaluation of various technologies for elimination of ICBMs; 6) Environmental Restoration (Belarus); integration of activities, conduct technical training and assistance. These are just a few examples of the many opportunities which have existed under the Defense Nuclear Agency's CTR program. This year's forecast attendees will receive information on current and future requirements, projected contract periods, planned RFP release and contract award dates for opportunities which are connected in the following CTR Program areas: Strategic Offensive Arms Elimination (SOAE), Storage and Handling of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Non-proliferation, and complementary programs. Please note that Defense conversion efforts were not funded by Congress for FY 96. These Forecasts will be held on 23 Februrary 1996 at the Marriott Crystal Forum (affiliated with the Crystal City Marriot), 1999 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, and 26 Februrary 1996 at the Hacienda Hotel, 525 N. Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90045. Check-in at each location will be from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m with conferences beginning immediately thereafter and lasting until 1:00 p.m. Lunch will not be provided at any session. Persons wishing to attend should FAX a letter containing the location and date they wish to attend, the names of persons attending, company name, address, phone number, and fax number to ''DNA Cooperative Threat Reduction Forecast To Industry'', fax no. (703) 325-2955 (Attn: Sandy Short). Pre-registration is required for attendance. All registration correspondence should be received at DNA by close of business four (4) days prior to the session you wish to attend. A conference fee of $5, payable to ''Forecast to Industry'', will be required at conference check-in. Questions regarding this announcement should be directed to Mr. Thomas McCabe (phone 703-325-6961) or Ms. Sheila Kapur (phone 703-325-7137). No telephone reservations will be accepted. (Note: This Cooperative Threat Reduction Forecast to Industry should not be confused with the DNA Agency-wide Forecast to Industry held on 24 Oct. 1995, which focused on DNA programs other than the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program). (0017)

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