PUBLIC REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON AIR FORCE TAP IN SUPPORT OF MAP POC: Mr. Bob Peach, PL/XPX, 505/846-1685. Public request for technical information on Air Force Technology Area Planning (TAP) in support of Mission Area Plans (MAP). The USAF Phillips Laboratory invites interested representatives from industry to join us in support of the TAP and MAP process for FY98. Information provided will form the basis of government space concept and technology recommendations for inclusion in the Air Force Science and Technologies Amended Program Objective Memorandum (APOM), AFSPC MAP, AFSPC modernization planning and AFSPC POM. The goals/objectives for the SPR are to: a. Provide PL directorates and industry with an understanding of user deficiencies and technology requirements. b. Specifically identify prioritized mission area deficiencies and most favored system concepts/tech needs that satisfy the deficiencies. c. Provide industry the opportunity to understand customer technology requirements and adjust long term IR&D planning. This year's one and a half day format will be devoted to both space and non-space mission areas. Representatives from AFSPC/XPX and SMC/XR will present a summary status of the space mission areas on Day 1. Representatives from ASC, ESC, and AIA will present areas of interest to PL technical directors on Day 2. We hope to gain some sense of priority among mission area deficiencies as well as potential system concepts and technology needs from development planners. The emphasis on the Strategic Planning Review (SPR) is on technology planning. At the SPR, user and major command planners will present the prioritized mission area deficiencies, solution requirements, concept descriptions, and technology needs. It is requested that industry attendees be the engineers and scientists involved in your company's technology programs and planning. These participants should be knowledgeable of and able to understand the technical issues. This review is for information only, not a request for proposal, and as such does not commit the government to pay for any costs incurred. This is a planning process and in no way is to be construed as a solicitation. As always, contracting opportunities resulting from this planning are presented during the annual PL Briefing For Industry (BFI). The Strategic Planning Review will be held on 2 and 3 October 1996 at the Phillips Laboratory Conference Center, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. AFSPC will provide an overview which covers the following topics: (a) Mission Planning Process; (b) 1996 MAJCOM Planning Schedule; (c) Modernization Planning Process; and (d) for each AFSPC Submission Area: Concept of Operation, Deficiencies, Solutions & Concepts, Roadmap, Mission Needs Analysis Results, Advanced Technology Demonstrations, Prioritized Deficiencies, Constraints/Issues. Development Plans from a large variety of Mission Areas relevant to Phillips Laboratory will cover the following topics: Mission; List of Deficiencies; Concept of Operations; Proposed System Concepts/Solutions; List of Technology Needs; and 25 Year Roadmap. The draft agenda can be found at http://www.plk.af.mil (PL Contracting Office Bulletin Board). The registration fee is $5.00 and should be paid by check to ``PL Protocol Fund.'' This registration fee covers coffee and pastries. For registration information please see the Phillips Lab Home Page (http://www.plk.af.mil) or contact Mr. Bob Peach at the Phillips Laboratory Strategic Plans Division (XPX). The information will be available electronically by the home page, E-Mail and FAX. E-Mail (1st) or FAX (2nd) are the preferred methods of registration and questions due to the volume of correspondence anticipated. We will give our best effort to honor phone requests, but please be advised that manual dissemination of the information requires the most time to transmit. Please plan accordingly. E-Mail ``peach@KAFB.aero.org'', FAX: (505)846-6690, VOICE: (505)846-1685. Requests can also be sent by mail to: Mr. Bob Peach, Phillips Lab (XPX), 3550 Aberdeen Ave, SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776. The meeting will be classified SECRET/NOFORN/WNINTEL. Please ensure that your attendees are U.S. citizens and possess a SECRET clearance or higher. Visit requests with clearance information for the referenced period should be submitted to PL/XPX no later than 27 Sep 96. Please Note: It is possible that Congress may not pass the FY 97 budget or not approve a continuing resolution agreement by 1 Oct 96. Therefore, the SPR could be canceled or postponed. Check the PL Home Page (http://www.plk.af.mil) or contact Mr. Peach on 30 Sep 96 for final verification that the SPR will be held as scheduled.

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