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69 -- OPPOSING FORCES MAIN BATTLE TANK (OPFOR MBT) POC Contact Mrs. Darleen E. La Vanway, Contract Specialist, (407) 380-4037 MARKET SURVEY/INDUSTRY DAY: Refer to CBD Issue No. PSA-1788; Monday, February 24, 1997. Respondents to referenced announcement will be given an opportunity to present their corporate briefs on solutions to the Opposing Forces Main Battle Tank (OPFOR MBT) requirements during an Industry open house on 29 April 1997 by means of interchange meetings. Non-respondents to the referenced announcement may also participate, time permitting. (The 30th of April will be available for presentations, if required.) The US Army STRICOM is conducting a market survey to: arrive at the most suitable approach to acquiring and supporting the OPFOR MBT Program; ensure that legitimate needs are identified and trade-offs evaluated to acquire items which meet those needs; and determine at a minimum, the following: If sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exist; If commercial items or, to the extent commercial items suitable to meet the agency's needs are not available, nondevelopmental items (NDI) are available that (1) Meet the agency's requirements; (2) Could be modified to meet the agency's requirements; or (3) Could meet the agency's requirements if those requirements were modified to a reasonable extent; Determine the extent to which commercial items or NDI could be incorporated at the component level; and Determine the practices of firms engaged in producing and supporting commercial items, such as terms for warranties, buyer financing, maintenance, and packaging and marking. STRICOM will introduce the government's acquisition team at 9:00 A.M. on 29 April 1997 in Orlando, Florida at NAWCTSD in the DeFlorez Building. At approximately 10:00 A.M., prospective offerors shall be given the opportunity to give their presentation to the acquisition team; one company at a time. Companies will be limited to four representatives each and presentations will not exceed two hours per Company which is to include all technical solutions. It is requested that overviews include discussions of producibility, scheduling baselines, management approach, recommended supportability approach, and past performance that directly relates to items similar or of a type to OPFOR MBT requirements. Interested firms are requested to respond to this announcement no later than 16 April 1997. Responses are to be sent to Mrs. Darleen E.La Vanway. STRICOM will be providing additional information on the specifics of Industry Day and the Interchange Meetings, schedule, etc. on their homepage, address http://www.stricom.army.mil, located under the heading Procurement Information, subheading OPFOR MBT on or about 10 April 1997. The homepage will be updated periodically as information becomes available. To access files one must have a web browser capability and at a minimum, Microsoft Excel 5.0, and Wordperfect 6.0. This CBD Notice is anticipated to be the last CBD Notice published for the OPFOR MBT Program, all future information shall be posted to the STRICOM homepage. This is provided as information only. No additional updates are availableat this time. This synopsis is not a Request for Proposal.***** (0086)

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