GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY DAY AT AIR FORCE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS CENTER, HANSCOM AFB, MA The Yankee Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is sponsoring, in conjunction with the Electronic Systems Center (ESC) Acquisition Development Office (ADO), a Government and Industry Day on Tuesday, January 19th from 1130 to 1630, at the Officer's Club, Hanscom AFB, MA. This is the Industry day that was originally scheduled for 16 Dec 98. The day will begin with a luncheon at 1130. Senator Edward Kennedy and Representative Marty Mehan have been invited to speak. The NDIA/ESC program will commence immediately following the lunch. The purpose of this day is to discuss ESC progress in defining and developing the program planning phase of the acquisition process as well as to discuss new and ongoing acquisition reform initiatives. A centerpiece of the event will be to unveil and demonstrate a web-based system, the Program Planning Tool, developed to facilitate both government and industry participation in, influence on, and visibility of, the acquisition process from requirements generation to warfighter use. The Program Planning on-line system provides capability for constant government and industry interaction for the purposes of: (1) giving industry early visibility into requirements and opportunities; (2) giving industry the ability to influence the technical and business solutions of procurements; (3) giving government users and acquirers visibility and access to latest technologies and potential solutions to requirements; (4) giving government and industry information to apply towards risk reduction/mitigation tools; (5) assisting the government in reducing cycle time for spirals in the evolutionary acquisition; (6) giving government and industry a constant forum for ideas, technologies, contract vehicles and information to enhance capability to the warfighter. Potential users of the system include the spectrum of industry contractors, government and civilian laboratories, colleges and universities, requirements generators for the warfighter, Pentagon leadership, acquisition agencies, battlelabs, logistics entities and a variety of others. The agenda will also include selected procurement topics. Participating will be representatives from the ESC Command section and staff, and representatives from industry who have been involved in the evolution of the Program Planning system. A briefing and demonstration of the system will be followed by Q&A and government and industry comments and suggestions. The web-based (to be located on HERBB) system will be operational and ready for use immediately after the session. Cost of attendance will be $15 for the lunch, payable at the door. Please RSVP with affiliation, phone number and e-mail address to Susan Curran at (781) 999- 2535, or Susan_F_Curran@res.raytheon.com, NLT 15 Jan 99. Final agendas will be e-mailed. Address questions to either Mr. Bill Flanagan, NDIA, at (781) 238-0262 or Ms. Sharlene Begley, ESC/BP, at (781) 377- 4881. WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, susan_f_curran@res.raytheon.com. Posted 12/17/98 (D-SN281284).

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