INDUSTRY DAY ANNOUNCMENT 02 MARCH 2010- 60mm and 81mm Full Range Practice Cartridge Load Assemble Pack (FRPC LAP)

The Rock Island Contracting Center (RICC) and the Project Manager, Combat Ammunition Systems will be hosting an Industry Day to provide information on the planned acquisition of the 60mm M769 and 81mm M879 Full Range Practice Cartridge Load Assemble Pack (FRPC LAP) over the next ten years. An Industry day for this acquisition was previously held on 29 January 2009. However, due to significant changes to the acquisition strategy the USG is holding another industry day to allow additional comments from Industry.

The Industry Day will be held at the Stoney Creek Inn, 101 18th St, Moline IL 61265 on March 2, 2010.

The draft Request for Proposal (RFP) W52P1J-09-R-0216 (formally W52P1J-08-R-0095) will be available at the following internet address no later than 23 February 2010: http://www.aschq.army.mil/ac/aais/ioc/FRPLAP/FRPLAP.aspx .


Please note this invitation is open to all interested parties, and attendance of all interested parties, including small businesses, is strongly encouraged. Firms interested in sending representatives to attend the Industry Day must register by sending their completed registration form (see attached) to ROCK-ACS-AAIS-ACQ-CENTER.

It is requested that all participants review the draft RFP prior to Industry Day, and submit any specific questions and/or comments regarding the draft RFP via email to the point of contact mentioned above. There will be time allowed on Industry Day for any additional questions and/or comments that may arise. Do not ask any questions that disclose proprietary information since all questions and answers will be shared with all participants.

The agenda for Industry Day at Rock Island is as follows:

Time Presentation Topic

0800-0900 Registration
0900-0920 Opening Remarks Welcome/Admin
0920-0925 Intro of Government Participants
0925-0945 PM CAS Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity(IDIQ) Perspective
0945-1045 Draft Request For Proposal (RFP)/Acquisition Process
Pricing Matrix
1045-1130 Technical Program Requirements Overview
Navigating Technical Data Packages (TDPs) - Demo with CD
1130-1200 Responses to questions submitted prior to Industry Day
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1400 Answers to Industry Day Questions



Those contractors needing Hotel lodging can contact Stoney Creek Inn directly at 309-743-0101. Rooms are available under the name FRPC LAP.


ATTACHMENT:
REGISTRATION FORM
INDUSTRY DAY / PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE
SOLICITAION W52P1J-09-R-0216 (formally W52P1J-08-R-0095)
March 2, 2010

Stoney Creek Inn
101 18th St
Moline, IL 61265

US Company Name: _______________________________________
Company Address & Phone_____________________________________
_____________________________________

Name of Representative (1st): _______________________
Phone:_______________ Email:_____________________
Is the Visitor a U.S. Citizen? Yes / No

Name of Representative (2nd): _______________________
Phone:_______________ Email:_____________________
Is the Visitor a U.S. Citizen? Yes / No

ALL ATTENDEES MUST BE REGISTERED. Registration for the conference is scheduled to start at 8:00am and presentations will begin at 8:30am. It is anticipated that the conference will conclude at 3:00pm. You must pre-register for this conference to ensure your admittance. All attendees must email their completed registration form no later than February 26, 2010 to ROCK-ACS-AAIS-ACQ-CENTER. Any specific questions about the Pre-Proposal Conference should also be emailed to this address. Please see the release form below for placing company contact information on our website.

RELEASE OF NAMES OF PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE ATTENDEES - We typically share the company names, attendees names, telephone, and email address with other attendees from the pre-proposal conference to facilitate subcontracting and teaming arrangements. Before releasing the name of your company, your name, telephone and email address to the web, we need your authorization to do so. If you do not want such information to appear, please provide a corporate or general office email and telephone number that may be listed instead. Whatever information you agree to release to the web will be the information we provide to attendees. Please state whether we can release information about your attendance at the Industry Day / Pre-Proposal Conference on March 2, 2010.


RELEASE INFORMATION? YES _______ NO _______
If YES, specify what information we can release:
Company name: _______
Your/Office Name: _______
Telephone: _______
Email: _______

NOTE: Save this as a WORD file and email to the address above.