US ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE AND ARMAMENTS COMMAND ADVANCE PLANNING BRIEFING FOR INDUSTRY US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Advance Planning Briefing for Industry (APBI), October 26 -- 28, 1998, Dearborn, Michigan. The 1998 TACOM APBI theme is "Building Partnerships for the 21st Century" and will provide broad based business planning information to industry relating to future tank-automotive and armament plans, programs and acquisition opportunities. TACOM, the Program Executive Officers and other appropriate tank-automotive and armament organizations will present market opportunities and plans to include research and development efforts, procurement of end items, secondary items, maintenance, and other system support business. This event will also describe Acquisition Streamlining initiatives and other topics of special interest. The intent is to encourage and support early and appropriate communication between industry and the government during acquisition planning process. The APBI is designed for industry executives involved in advanced planning, directors and managers of research and development, senior engineers concerned with vehicle systems, smart munitions, small arms, and future artillery projectiles development, engineering and production. The Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Steven Kelman, Weatherhead Professor of Public Management at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Other speakers will include MG Roy E. Beauchamp, Commanding General (CG), TACOM; MG John F. Michitsch, PEO, Ground Combat Support Systems; BG John P. Geis, CG, TACOM Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center; Mr. Jerry L. Chapin, Director, TACOM Research Development and Engineering Center; Mr. Daniel Mehney, Director, TACOM Acquisition Center; Mr. Jimmy C. Morgan, Director, TACOM-ACALA; Mr. Larry D. Scheuble, Director, Integrated Materiel Management Center, TACOM; and COL (P) John M. Urias, Deputy for Systems Acquisition, TACOM. There will also be breakout sessions on the Industrial Committee for Tank and Automotive Producers, Electronic Commerce/Electronic Contracting, Sustainment Contracting Roadmap, Performance Specifications vs. Technical Data Packages, Buying Commercial and How it Affects/Impacts Defense Contractors, National Automotive Center's Broad Agency Announcements, Small Business Innovative Research and Cooperative Research, and Development Agreements, Past performance/Contractor Certification Program, Acquisition Reform, What's Next, Corporate Contracting, Parametric Cost Estimating, Small Business, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. For a copy of the meeting brochure, contact NDIA at 703-522-1820 or Fax 703-522-1885 and refer to meeting #952. WEB: Click here to learn more about the National Defense, http://www.ndia.org. E-MAIL: Click here to learn more about NDIA, fbajowski@ndia.org. Posted 08/14/98 (W-SN237310).

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