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58 -- NATO TENDER: NACMA - DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCS LOC1 SOL. CO-6568-ACCS. DUE 081996. Contact Point: Alexis Kemper 202/482-1512. The NATO Air Command and Control System Management Agency invites qualified U.S. firms to compete on the basis of NATO international competitive bidding for the development, validation and implementation of the initial level of capability for the air command and control system referred to as ACCS LOC1. The ACCS Programme will provide NATO with integrated, automated tasking, battle management and task execution capability to support air operations. ACCS will provide a centralized command and a decentralized execution capability, through a combination of an in place static backbone and a Deployable ACCS Component (DAC). The ACCS LOC1 acquisition will also include options for replication at sites in Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Turkey. The IFB will include NATO classified information, therefore, all interested firms must have NATO Confidential clearance. All applicants must be certified to compete in NATO ICB by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Telecommunications. Submit all nomination requests to Alexis Kemper (fax: 202/482-5834) by COB 19 August 1996. (207)

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