US Army, CECOM Acquisition Center, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5008

58 -- HTI 2ND GEN FLIR DUE 021199 POC Point of Contact -- John Spadafore, PM Night Vision, Ft. Belvoir, VA. E-MAIL: Click here to EMAIL the POC, manganar@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. The US Army CECOM, Project Manager Night Vision/Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition, Fort Belvoir VA is considering issue of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for procurement of the HTI 2nd Generation FLIR which includes sights for the M1A2 Abrams Tank (Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer (CITV) and Thermal Imaging System (TIS)), the Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance Suite (LRAS3), and NV-80 B-Kits for the Bradley M2A3. The total 2nd Gen FLIR requirements for FY00 through FY08 is in excess of 5000 systems. To begin to assess the industry capability of supporting these requirements, a Government/ Industry conference is scheduled for 9:00 am on 19 February 1999 at the CECOM Research, Development and Engineering (RD&E) Center, Bldg 305, 4th Floor, Looft Conference Room, Ft. Belvoir, VA. One-on-one (face-to-face) sessions with potential offerors will immediately follow the conference. The purpose of the conference/one-on-one sessions is to brief the industry on the details of the planned procurement, ascertain the capability and interest of potential offerors, and receive the benefit of industry comments. The one-on-one sessions will be limited to companies who could be considered as potential prime contractors. These sessions should not be used by potential offerors to market their products. These sessions are not a commencement of negotiations. Each session will be limited to approximately 60 minutes. The performance requirements for these systems will be available on the CECOM Business Opportunity Page no later than 5 Feb 1999. Companies interested in participating in this conference should contact the CECOM POCs listed below no later than 11 Feb 1999. Requests must include company point of contact and number of people attending the conference. Questions or issues that you would like to have addressed at the conference should also be included in the request. CECOM Acquisition Center points of contact are Joseph Manganaro, 732 427-1389 or Deborah Gilligan, 732 532-5454. Note 26. Posted 01/29/99 (D-SN292974). (0029)

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