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B -- NATO FEASIBILITY STUDY SOL DAAH01- POC Jerry M. McMurry, Supervisory Contract Specialist, AMSMI-AC-CB (205)876-8406. (PCB) SYNOPSIS NO.: 0001-95. A. Future Very Short Range Air Defense System/Short Range Air Defense Systems (VSHORADS/SHORADS) Feasibility Study. Reference: CBD, Section A, Page 1, ''NATO Feasibility Study Industry Briefing.'' The NATO Joint Project Group (JPG) 28/30 Feasibility Study Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was recently signed by the National Armament Director's of France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States, thereby authorizing the Eigth Nation Activity which will undertake the VSHORADS/SHORADS Feasibility Study. The final feasibility study Request for Proposal (RFP), which incorporates industry comments, is scheduled to be released to industry on or about 26 January 1995. Any United States corporation which is interested in joining with industry from MOU signature nations to form an International Consortium and bid as a prime contractor should make its intentions known to the United Kingbom's (UK) management office not later than 13 January 1995. The UK Management Office address and requried information follows: 1. Mr. David I. Olney, Head of Management Office, room 905, Fleetband House, 2-6 Salisbury Square, London EC4Y 8AT, United Kingdom, TEL: (44) (71)305-3050, FAX: (44) (71)305-3258. 2. Data required to be provided by the prespective prime contractor: Name and address of the prime contractor; prime contractor point of contact; telephone and fax number. Also provided company name, address, telephone/fax number and the name of the point of contact for each of the consortium subcontractors; security clearance and cage code for US prime and subcontractors. US Industry which previously registered as a prime contractor with the management office or are registered as a US subcontractor to an International Consortium need not respond. The UK Ministry of Defense, the Contracting Authority for this procurement, has limited the distribution of the RFP to only those prime and subcontractors registered with the management office. The Feasibility Study RFP will be released to management office registered US Prime and Subcontractors on/about 1000 hours, 26 January 1995 by the US Principal Representative to the future VSHORADS/SHORADS Steering Committee (Previously JPG 28/30 on VSHORADS/SHORADS) as directed by the UK Ministry of Defense Contracting Officer. Any questions that arise as a result of this CBD Announcement should be directed to the UK Management Office. The US POC is Colonel Micheal I. Howell, PEO, Tactical Missiles, Redstone Arsenal, AL, TEL: (205)842-2395, FAX (205)842-0559. (0006)

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