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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 14, 2003 FBO #0439
MODIFICATION

10 -- 12th Annual TACOM/Industry Logistics Symposium 8-10 April 03 This event will be held at the Northfield Hilton in Troy, MI.

Notice Date

2/12/2003
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

Contracting Office

US Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Corporate Management/Acquisition Cente, ATTN: AMSTA-CM-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000
 

ZIP Code

48397-5000
 

Solicitation Number

USA-SNOTE-030211-001
 

Response Due

2/12/2003
 

Archive Date

4/13/2003
 

Point of Contact

CARTER CHERICE, (586) 574-4175
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to US Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Corporate Management/Acquisition Cente
(carterch@tacom.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

NA 12th Annual TACOM/Industry Logistics Symposium The theme is Logistics Transformation ? Insuring Relevance for the Soldier Acknowledgement: This event is sponsored by the US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) with administrative support provided by the Michigan Chapter National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). Scope and Objective: The 12th annual TACOM/Industry Logistics Symposium will be held 8-10 April 2003 at the Northfield Hilton in Troy, MI. This Logistics Symposium brings together Government and Industry personnel to discuss issues and concerns relevant to the constant changes in the logistics environment. This forum affords the opportunity for networking and en-hancing lines of communication in a non-adversarial atmosphere. Agenda: The Department of Army is transform-ing its force to be more tactically and strategi-cally responsive across the global spectrum. There is an ongoing revolution in logistical proc-esses to meet the goals of the transformation. There are many chan ges in how equipment will be maintained and sustained. The Army will provide factory to foxhole support, integrated global support and improved logistics situational awareness for the 21st Century Soldier. The top-ics will discuss the Logistics Transform ation Plan, Strategic Readiness, Performance Based Logistics, the Objective Force, Future Combat Systems and Joint Warfighting. The topics will also cover the Defense Logistics Agency's global support to the Army Transformation, the impact of strategic re adiness on war planning, and the 21st Century Truck Partnership. There will be representatives from the government and industry briefing on the logistical and technical support required to meet the current Department of Defense vision and goals. The sym posium will offer formal presentations, workshops, exhibits, demonstrations and open discussion. Symposium Objective: Address a broad range of logistics issues and explore technologies that will transform the U.S. Army for the 21st Century. The Symposium will: Review and demonstrate emerging technology Showcase world-class products and services Identify needs for new management tools, re-search and products Review management and technical solutions now in design and development Who should attend: Logisticians, Inventory Specialists and Engi-neers Maintenance and Supply managers Production, process and information system specialists Commercial product support providers Researchers and product development repre-sentatives Liaison Officers Everyone interested in successful DOD logistics operations Registration: The registration fee is $295.00. Payment will be made upon registration. Send the registration form to the address provided. The fee includes: Continental Breakfasts, Reception, Buffet Lunch, Bev-erages, Refreshments, Morning and Afternoon briefings, Exhibits, and the NDIA Hospitality Suite. A receipt will be provided upon request. The late fee for registration after 25 March 2003 will be $325.00. The point of contact for payment is Ms. Constance Blair, (586) 573-6000, E-mail: cblair@tvihq.com Registration fee - $295.00 Late Registration fee after 25 March 03 - $325.00 Send your completed registration form with the fee to: NDIA, ATTN: Ms. Constance Blair, P.O. Box 337, Warren, MI, 48090-0337, phone (586) 573-6000, FAX (586) 573-6001. Make checks payable to NDIA, Michigan Chapter PLEASE USE ONE REGISTRATION FORM FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL ATTENDING PLEASE IDENTIFY THE TITLE OF THE EVENT IF YOU MAIL OR FAX YOUR REGISTRATION FORM. Registration Form: NAME COMPANY?ORGANIZATION TITLE STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE POSTAL COST (ZIP) TELEPHONE NUMBER FAX NUMBER E-MAIL CITIZENSHIP VISA/PASSPORT NO. NAME OF CREDIT CARD NAME ON CREDIT CARD CREDIT CARD NUMBER AND EXIPRATION DATE PHONE NUMBER OF CARD HOLDER AUTHORIZE D SIGNATURE Send your completed registration form with the fee to: NDIA, ATTN: Ms. Constance Bl air, P.O. Box 337, Warren, MI 48090-0337 Make checks pay-able to: NDIA, Michigan Chapter Hotel Information: A block of rooms has been reserved at the Northfield Hilton, 5500 Crooks Road, Troy, MI, 48098, phone (248) 879-2100, fax (248) 879-3124. The rates are $89.00 for government and $119.00 for industry. In order to ensure the discounted r ate please make reservations early and ask for the symposium reserved room block which will be held for the TACOM/ Industry Logistics Symposium un-til March 28th. Government employees planning to stay at the Northfield Hilton who are unable to reserve a r oom at the govern-ment rate once the government rate rooms are filled can be reimbursed by sub-mitting an Actual Expense Request for reim-bursement to their travel office. If there are any questions on procedures, please contact Mr. Vincent Sammut, (586)5 74-8211. Exhibit Opportunities: TACOM and NDIA invite you to exhibit at the 12th annual TACOM/Industry Logistics Symposium. This symposium continues to be a world class event because of the commitment from government and industry representatives. If your organiz ation or company is involved in some aspect of logistics, you should take this opportunity to exhibit your products and services. As we did last year, we expect to sell all exhibition booth and table top spaces. Each 8' by 10' booth will include back an d side drapes. The fee is $925.00 for the duration of the symposium. This $925.00 fee will also include the availability, on a first come, first served basis, of a business meeting room for exhibitors. Six-foot tabletop space will be available for $300. 00 and poster display areas for $100.00 for the duration of the symposium. Outdoor displays are $925.00 (depending on space requirements). All exhibition space is allocated on a first come, first served basis. NDIA is offering vendor representatives a d iscounted registration fee of $170.00 a person for up to two representatives per booth or outdoor exhibit. This fee will encompass all symposium sessions, meals, snacks, and reception. A booth or outdoor space vendor can also register a maximum of four additional representatives per booth or outdoor space for $130.00 for each person. Table top vendors may register one person per table at the $170 fee and two persons at the $130.00 fee. The $130.00 fee will encompass meals, snacks, and the reception (no symposium sessions). If your organization is interested in being an exhibitor, please contact Mr. Maury Moser, moserm@gdls.com telephone (586) 825-7154, fax (586) 825-4403. Dress Code: Military, Class B or A, Civilians, Business attire or business casual. Agenda 8-10 April 2003 Tuesday, 8 April 03 8:05 Major General N. Ross Thompson III, Commanding General, US Army Tank-automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM), Opening Remarks 8:20 Keynote Address: Lieutenant General Richard A. Hack, Deputy Commanding General, Army Materiel Command (AMC); Topic: Logistics Transformation in AMC 9:10 Major General Ann Dunwoody, Commanding General, Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC); Topic: Implementation of DOD Distribution Management 9:45 Display Review Time 10:45 Major General Peter W. Chiarelli, Director of Operations, Readiness and Mobilization, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G3; Topic: Strategic Readiness System 11:20 Brigadier General Kenneth W. Hunzeker, Deputy Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs, G8; Topic: OPTEMPO Requirements and Funding 12:00 Mr. Larry Hill, Deputy for Integrated Logistics Support, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), (ASA, ALT);Topic: Performance Based Logistics 12:30 Lunch Afternoon Briefings: Future Strategies/Future Warfare, Speaker - Mr. Dennis Bushnell (NASA Langley Research Center) Technical Data Knowledge Management (TDKM) System, Mr. W. J. Bill Rumschlag, Senior Program Manager, AMSEC LLC Update on the Army 2-Level Maintenance, Speaker - COL Carleton Smith (CASCOM) Commercial Opportunities in DOD Maintenance: FY 2003 Update, Mr. Dennis Wightman, Logistics Management Institute Acquisition Policy (5000 series), Speaker - Ms. Yvonne Jackson (OASAALT) Next Generation Test Equipment, Panel Briefing - Speakers from the Army, Navy, Airforce and the Marines Panel Moderator - Mr. Jerome Romania (TACOM-ARDEC) Force Projection in the Army Transformation, COL Genaro Delloracco, PM Force Projection TARDEC Modeling & Simulation Initiatives - Mr. Ramchandra Desai (TARDEC) Wednesday, 9 April 03 8:05 Major General Alan W. Thrasher, Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS) for Combat Developments, US Army Training & Doctrine Command (TRADOC); Topic: The Concepts-Based Requirements System: Future Combat Systems (FCS), Operation & Organization (O&O), Operational Requirements Document ORD) 9:00 Major General Claude V. Christianson, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G4; Topic: Operational Logistics from the Perspective of the Theater Support Command (TSC), J4/G4, and Combined Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC) 9:55 Break - Display Review Time 10:40 Ms. Nancy Moulton, Director for FCS Strategic Logistics and Unit of Action, and Mr. Pat Bennett, Boeing Co., Topic: Objective Force Sustainment: A Government/LSI Team Perspective 11:35 Army J-9, Joint Forces Command, Colonel David Saffold, Command Logistician, Advance Concept Development and Experimentation, Topic: Logistics Challenges For Supporting the Joint Warfighter 12:30 Lunch Afternoon Briefings Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) Proof of Enablers Demonstration briefing, Speaker Mr. John White, JLW & Associates Readiness Based Industry Initiatives, Testability Engineering and Maintenance System Tool Set, Speaker - Mr. Kevin Cavanaugh, Qualtech Systems Inc. Allison Transmission: Overview and demonstration of PC and PDA based diagnostic tools for Allison electronically controlled transmissions-Speaker - Mr. Keith Duner, Allison Transmission Technology Updates to Point-to-Point Wiring & Signal Tracing - (aka TACOM Digital Interactive Training), Speaker -Mr. Rick Williams, Northrup Grumman Corporation National Maintenance Program, POC-Mr. Charles Thomas (TACOM), Speaker TBD Performance Based Logistics (PBL) panel, Implementation of PBL. Moderator ? Mr. Larry Hill (OASAALT) Mr. Larry Hill (OASAALT) Mr. Leonard Konwinski (PM Abrams) IPT PBL Ms. Cathy Leach (HQ-AMC) FCS Lead System Integrator - Speaker TBD Threat Session Panel Briefing - Moderator: Mr. Dick Rumpf, Rumpf Associates International, Speakers TBD Topics Defeating Hard and Deeply Buried Targets: Technology Development Directorate, Defense Reduction Agency Longer-Range Threat to the United States: Office of the Director for Policy Support, Defense Intelligence Agency Defending Againt the Chemical and Biological Threat, Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Counterproliferation/Chemic al/Biological Defense Transportation and Distribution Panel Intermodalism and Supply Chain Management Issues, Moderator - Dr. Russell A. Vacante, Defence Acquisition University (DAU), Speakers TBD Water Generation (Transformation Enabling Technology) - Army/DARPA Partnership, Dr. Jay Dusenbury (TACOM-TARDEC) Power Generation/Fuel Demand Reduction (Transformation Enabling Technology), Speaker from TARDE C/NAC, Speaker Mr. Paul Skalny (TACOM-TARDEC) Thursday, 10 April 03 8:05 Dr. David S. C. Chu, Under Secretary of Defense for Procurement & Readiness, OSD, Topic: Impact of Strategic Readiness on War Planning 8:55 Rear Admiral Alan Thompson, Commander, Defense Supply Center Columbus , DLA; Topic: DLA Support of Ground Systems 9:50 Industry Speaker, Mr. Thomas Vachon, Program Manager, Caterpillar, Inc.; Topic: 21st Century Truck Partnership 10:45 Break - Display Review Time 11:30 Mr. James Ruma, Director GM GDLS Defense Group, Interim Contractor Logistics Support (ICLS) Issues: 12:25 Lunch Afternoon Briefings: Caterpillar - Caterpillar?s Logistics Strategies - Speaker from Caterpillar TBD Global Combat Support System (GCSS)- Army, Mr. Michael Verville, Product Manager for Automated Logistics & Integrated Systems (PM ALIS) Single Stock Fund - Mr. Jerry Figuroa (TACOM) Logistics Modernization Program, Speakers - Mr. Paul Capelli (PM-LMP), Mr. Robert Szydlo (Computer Sciences Corporation) Quality Assurance - Converting from ISO 9001 and Logistics, Speaker - Dr. William Baylis, Northrup Grumman Corp. Commercial and Government Contract Opportunities, Mr. Lark Conatser, Program Manager, Department of Justice - Federal Prison Industries Latest Technology in Fabric for Military Uses, Supreme Protector Fabric, Mr. Dan Nathan, JHRG, LLC Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) depot support to the Army Transformation, Mr. Scott Rosbaugh (DLA) Mission Rehearsal and Synthetic Training - Dr. William Baylis, Northrup Grumman Corp. Sensor Technology - Chemical, Biological and Nuclear, Speaker - Dr. Brent Carman, The Center for Strategic Alliance Inc.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Corporate Management/Acquisition Cente ATTN: AMSTA-CM-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road Warren MI

Zip Code: 48397-5000

Country: US
 

Record

SN00258214-W 20030214/030212213726 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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