A -- SUBMARINE PAYLOADS PROGRAM BRIEFING TO INDUSTRY Special Notice 99-03, (Technical POC: CDR John J. Polcari, USN, DARPA/TTO; Contractual POC: Mr. Alan Frederick, DARPA/CMD). The Program Manager for the Program to Investigate Payloads and Sensors for the Submarine of the Future ("Submarine Payloads Program") will host a daylong, unclassified review of the Submarine Payloads Program for interested representatives of Government and industry on Thursday, 10 December 1998. The briefing will be held at the Hilton Crystal City at National Airport, 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, starting at 8:30a.m. The Submarine Payloads Program, funded jointly by DARPA and the Navy, will investigate advanced payloads and sensor systems for the attack submarine of the future. The implications for platform design that flow from these advanced concepts will be part of this investigation. The intent of this effort is to enable a revolutionary expansion of capabilities that will allow the submarine to play a more decisive role in future conflicts, including exerting greater influence over events ashore. The program will be conducted over an 18-month period by two or more competing teams selected from proposals received in response to a forthcoming solicitation. Each successful offering team will be awarded an Agreement worth about $5 million per team under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2371, Section 845, as amended. The intent of the industry briefing is to introduce the Program Manager and members of the program staff, specify appropriate channels for communicating with the program, and review the program's history, objectives, current status, schedule, funding, and business structure. The Program Manager will take questions, and encourages input from industry on the Submarine Payloads Program schedule and the structure of the forthcoming solicitation for proposals. Organizations wishing to send representatives should submit attendance requests via e-mail (preferred), by fax or in writing to Syntek Technologies, Inc., Attn: Ms. Wendy Turner, 4301 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 750, Arlington, VA 22203 (Phone: (703) 525-3403 x47, Fax: (703) 525-4921). Requests must specify proposed attendees by name and SSN. Foreign nationals wishing to attend must submit an official foreign visit request through their embassy to be approved by DARPA. Include the visit request case number with your attendance request. If an organization does not wish to have its name released, indicate such at the time of registration. Requests should be received not later than 3 December 1998. Registration will be confirmed by 8 December 1998. The number of representatives for each organization may be limited based on the response to this announcement. E-MAIL: wturner@syntek.org, wturner@syntek.org. Posted 11/13/98 (W-SN271211).

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