--New Generation Army Target System (NGATS) Industry Day 5 Forum

GENERAL: The Army Targets Management Office will host the Fifth Industry Day Forum on 20 January 2004 in Huntsville, AL. The purpose of the forum is to discuss the NGATS qualification process procedures, architecture specification and Interface Control Documents ( ICDs). All firms who produce target hardware, battlefield effects simulators, target control systems, and target scoring systems for live fire ranges are encouraged to attend this forum. The ICDs are available for review at http://ngats.redstone.army.mil . The Architecture Specification and Qualification Process Procedures will be posted prior to the Industry Day meeting. All participants are encouraged to become familiar with the documents. Participants are encouraged to submit any questions and comment s in writing to contact@example.gov with a copy furnished to contact@example.gov. BACKGROUND: The Army Targets Management Office is developing a New Generation Army Targetry System to replace existing target systems on live fire ranges. This NGATS target system will be made up of families of targetry components that are interchangeable and provide the required performance at a low life cycle cost. Compatible NGATS components will be deployed on Army training ranges in a sequential or blocked program where each block represents increases in performance, reductions in life cycle cost, or both. The N GATS program is scheduled to begin fielding ranges in late FY06 with a Block I NGATS system. The schedule for fielding Block II and subsequent blocks will be set at a later date. Additional background information may be found at http://ngats.redstone.arm y.mil. REGISTRATION: Reservations must be received by noon on Friday,16 January 2004 in order that we may make arrangements with the security for entrance to the meeting. Foreign national personnel wishing to attend must contact the persons listed below for additional instruc tions. Registration information: Name, Company, Email address, and telephone number(s). Reservations should be either faxed or e-mailed to: Ms. Tonya Whittington, Targets Management Office, Phone #: +1 (555) 000-0000 fax +1 (555) 000-0000 or E-mail address: contact@example.gov. A courtesy copy of the fax or e-mail should also be sent to: Ms. Vickie Beaver, Targets Management Office, Phone #: +1 (555) 000-0000 Fax +1 (555) 000-0000 or E-mail address: contact@example.gov and James Fletcher Acquisition Center, AMSAM-AC-SM-S Phone #: +1 (555) 000-0000 Fax #: +1 (555) 000-0000 E-mail Address: contact@example.gov DATE: DATE 20 January 2004 TIME: 08:30 hrs until 17:00 hrs. LOCATION: The Industry Day will be held at the CSC Inc facilities on South Parkway in Huntsville. Maps to the entrance and to the meeting will be provided via email for registered participants and parking is available adjacent to the buildings. AGENDA: Sign in will begin at 08:00 hrs. Beginning at 08:30, the government will provide a short briefing describing the NGATS qualification process and procedures. A discussion of the architecture specification and ICDs will follow. The government inte nds to provide a tour of the component acceptance test cell on the arsenal. POST INDUSTRY DAY: The Government will publish all briefings presented at this Industry Day and a summary of the technical discussions on the NGATS website at http://ngats.redstone.army.mil. The source of questions, statements and comments that are publis hed will be identified as either government or industry but will not be attributed to a particular participant. Proprietary information provided to the government and identified as proprietary will be protected. INFORMATION SECURITY: The classification for all briefings and discussions will be UNCLASSIFIED. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION REQUIRED ANNOUNCEMENTS: FAR subpart 9.204: The Government is seeking additional products for NGATS Qualification. FAR subpart 9.205: The anticipated date for award of a prime contract requiring the use of qualified targetry components is mid FY 2005. The ICDs and Specification list specific information that is requested of the manufacturer before qualification testing will begin. The Bailment agreement for transfer of the equipment to be qualified contains a statement of the approximate time period following submission of a product for qualification testing within which the applicant will be notified whether the product passed or f ailed the qualification testing.