Commander, U.S. Army Missile Command, Acquisition Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280

A -- A, COMPETITIVE ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING AND DEVELOPMENT (EMD) OF FOLLOW-ON TO TOW (FOTT) MISSILE SYSTEM. SOL DAAH01-96-R-0064 DUE 033197 POC Felicia Jones or Terry Ganoe, Contract Specialist, AMSMI-AC-CBT, 205- 842-7140, 876-7657 James D. Parker, Contracting Officer, AMSMI-AC-CBT, 205-876-4201. Due to contractor's comments and Government initiated changes, the Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for engineering and manufacturing development of the Follow-on-to-TOW (FOTT) missile system has been amended. This amendment will be placed in the FOTT reading room located in the Redstone Scientific Information Center (RSIC), Building 4484, Redstone Arsenal, AL, NLT February 12, 1997, for contractors to receive a copy. (Only the unclassified portion will be available for pickup.) Also available for pickup will be a consolidated response to all contractor comments to the FOTT draft RFP issued in May 1996. To visit the reading room, contractors must submit a visit request providing the necessary information to verify the company's/individual's security clearance to Ms. Felicia Jones, FAX 205-842-7146. Upon approval by the Government, appointments can be scheduled with RSIC by calling Ms. Gwen Wallace at 205-842-8444. Contractors are also to include their cage code and classified mailing address with eachrequest in order to receive the classified portion of the amended DRFP. As with the original DRFP, this amendment is limited to U.S.-owned firms who possess a secret clearance; however foreign industry may participate at the sub-assembly and component level only in relation to the FOTT prime contractor. Subcontracting opportunities must be arranged between primes and potential subcontractors. Foreign industry; non-U.S. citizens or foreign representatives desiring to copy the unclassified portion must submit an official request for information through their respective embassy, Washington D.C. to HQDA, Attn: DAMI-POC, and an official visit request as described later in this notice. Requests received in any other manner will not be honored. The FOTT reading room and amended DRFP contained both classified and unclassified data and data whose export is restricted by the ARMS Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S.C. Sec 2751 et seq) or the Export Administration Act (Title 50, U.S.C. App 2401-2402). Foreign access to the FOTT reading room will be authorized only after an official request for visit authorization has been approved. Visit requests are submitted through respective embassies to HQDA, ATTN: DAMI-POC. The sole purpose of this notice is to announce the release of an amended DRFP to industry for a second iteration of comments and is not a formal solicitation. These comments must be received NLT March 31, 1997. No Government response will be forthcoming after receipt of requested comments. The Government does not intend to pay for any contractor costs associated with visits to the reading room or preparation of comments. (0045)

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