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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Membership of the Performance
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Defense Finance and
Accounting Service, Department of
Defense.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
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2007.
Jerry
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accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the
following executives are appointed to
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Army Science Board Plenary Meeting
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) and
41 Code of the Federal Regulations (CFR
102–3.140 through 160), the Department
of the Army announces the following
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0700–0800—Registration
0800–0815—Welcome & Administrative
Remarks, Dr. Frank Akers
0815–0900—Commission on Army
Acquisition & Program Management
in Expeditionary Operations, ASB
Sub-Committee Panel.
ASB Business Meeting
—Introduction of New Members
—Introduction of ASB Study
Managers
—State of ASB, FY08 ASB Challenges
—Annual Ethics Briefing, SJA Ft.
Lewis
—Briefing on Defense Travel Service,
COL Ierardi
1200–1300—Lunch on your own
1415–1600—Tour of Microsoft
Technology Division
0800–0815—Welcome remarks from
LTG Charles Jacoby, Jr.
Commanding General I Corp and
Fort Lewis
0815–0845—I Corp and Fort Lewis Brief
0845–0950—I Corp and Fort Lewis
initiatives for support to the Global
War on Terrorism
—Warrior Training Leader
Development Center—Stryker
—Senior Leader Wellness
Enhancement Program
—Soldier Wellness Assessment Pilot
Program
—Family Assessment and Mental
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0950–1005—Break
1005–1045—I Corp and Fort Lewis
initiatives for support to the Global
War on Terrorism
—Raindrops and Rainbows
—Jensen Family Health and Fitness
Center
—Family Center of Excellence (video)
1045–1145—Overview of 3rd Brigade,
2nd Infantry Division Combat
Operations and Lessons Learned
1200–1300—Lunch
1300–1615—Engagement Skills Trainer
2000 and Battle Command Training
Center
Thursday, November 1
0730–1100—FY08 Studies Discussion,
Dr. Akers & Study Chairs
1100–1130—Re-Group and Farewell, Dr.
Akers
1200/Noon—Adjourn/Attendees Depart
for Home
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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Wednesday, October 31
Department of the Army
ACTION:
Name of Committee: Army Science
Board (ASB).
Date(s) of Meeting: October 30–31 and
November 1, 2007.
Time(s) of Meeting:
0800–1700, October 30, 2007.
0800–1700, October 31, 2007.
0800–1200, November 1, 2007.
Place of Meeting: Marriott Seattle
Airport, 3201 South 17th Street, Seattle,
WA 98188.
Due to scheduling difficulties the
Army Science Board was unable to
finalize its agenda in time to publish
notice of its meeting in the Federal
Register for the 15 calendar days
required by 41 CFR 102–3.150(a).
Accordingly, the Committee
Management Officer for the Department
of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102–
3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day
notification requirement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information please contact Ms. Sharon
Harvey at Sharon.harvey1@us.army.mil
or (703) 604–7466 or Wayne Joyner at
wayne.joyner@saalt.army.mil or (703)
604–7490.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
Negotiation of a Reciprocal Defense
Procurement Memorandum of
Understanding With Italy
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
AGENCY:
Request for industry feedback
regarding experience in public (defense)
procurements conducted by Italy.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: DoD has had a Reciprocal
Defense Procurement (RDP)
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
with Italy since September 11, 1978.
DoD is commencing negotiation of an
updated RDP MOU with Italy and is
soliciting input from U.S. industry that
has had experience participating in
public defense procurements conducted
by or on behalf of the Italian Ministry
of Defense or Armed Forces. The current
RDP MOU involves reciprocal waivers
of buy-national laws by each country;
the replacement RDP MOU is expected
to continue these waivers. This means
that Italy will continue to be listed as
one of the ‘‘qualifying countries’’ in the
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) at 225.872–1, and
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that offers of products of Italy would
continue to be exempt from the U.S.
Buy American Act and Balance of
Payments Program policy that would
otherwise require DoD to add 50 percent
to the price of the foreign products
when evaluating offers. This also means
that U.S. products should be exempt
from any analogous ‘‘Buy Italian’’ law or
policy applicable to procurements by
the Italian Ministry of Defense or Armed
Forces. DoD is interested in comments
relating to the transparency, integrity,
and general fairness of Italy’s public
(defense) procurement processes. DoD is
also interested in comments relating to
the degree of reciprocity that exists
between the United States and Italy
when it comes to the openness of
defense procurements to offers of
products of the other country.
DATES: Comments must be received by
November 16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
to: Office of the Director, Defense
Procurement and Acquisition Policy,
ATTN: OUSD (AT&L) DPAP (CPIC),
3060 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–3060; or by e-mail to
nancy.dowling@osd.mil.
Ms.
Nancy Dowling, telephone 703–697–
9352.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
Reciprocal Defense Procurement MOUs
DoD has with 21 countries are signed at
the level of the Secretary of Defense and
his counterpart. The purpose of RDP
MOUs is to promote rationalization,
standardization, and interoperability of
defense equipment with allies and
friendly governments. It provides a
framework for ongoing communication
regarding market access and
procurement matters that affect effective
defense cooperation. Based on the
MOU, each country affords the other
certain benefits on a reciprocal basis
consistent with national laws and
regulations. For 19 of the 21 RDP MOU
countries, including Italy, these benefits
include evaluation of offers without
applying price differentials otherwise
required by the Buy American Act and
the Balance of Payments Program. For
all RDP MOU countries, two additional
benefits are that (1) the specialty metals
restriction in 10 U.S.C. 2533b does not
apply to products manufactured in the
RDP MOU partner country, and (2) the
United States does not include customs,
taxes, and duties in the evaluation of
offers and waives charges for customs
and duties for procurements to which
the RDP MOU applies.
The United States and Italy originally
entered into a RDP MOU on September
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11, 1978. All of the countries with
which DoD has RDP MOUs are
identified in DFARS 225.872–1. If DoD
determines that it would continue to be
inconsistent with the public interest to
apply the restrictions of the Buy
American Act to the acquisition of
Italian defense equipment and supplies,
Italy would remain on the list in DFARS
225.872–1(a).
RDP MOUs generally include
language by which the parties agree that
their defense procurements will be
conducted in accordance with certain
implementing procedures. These
procedures relate to publication of
notices of proposed purchases; the
content and availability of solicitations
for proposed purchases; notification to
each unsuccessful offeror; feedback,
upon request, to unsuccessful offerors
concerning the reasons they were not
allowed to participate in a procurement
or were not awarded a contract; and
providing for the hearing and review of
complaints arising in connection with
any phase of the procurement process to
ensure that, to the extent possible,
complaints are equitably and
expeditiously resolved.
While DoD is evaluating Italy’s laws
and regulations in this area, DoD would
benefit from U.S. industry’s experience
in participating in Italy’s public defense
procurements. Therefore, DoD is asking
U.S. firms that have participated or
attempted to participate in
procurements by or on behalf of Italy’s
Ministry of Defense or Armed Forces to
provide input as to whether the
procurements were conducted in
accordance with published procedures
with transparency, integrity, fairness,
and due process, and if not, the nature
of the problems encountered.
Michele P. Peterson,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Guidance Memoranda for the
Comprehensive Everglades
Restoration Plan
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Army Corps of Engineers
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the six guidance memoranda required
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by the programmatic regulations for the
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration
Plan for approval by the Secretary of the
Army. The public is invited to review
and comment on the revised final draft
of the guidance memoranda prepared by
the Army Corps of Engineers and the
South Florida Water Management
District.
We will accept comments until
December 17, 2007.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment on
the guidance memoranda, you may
submit your comments by either of
these methods:
1. You may submit written comments
to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
ATTN: Stu Appelbaum, P.O. Box 4970,
Jacksonville, FL 32232–0019.
2. You may send comments by
electronic mail (e-mail) to:
GMComments@usace.army.mil.
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format, please submit them in ASCII file
format or Word file format and avoid the
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and return e-mail address in your e-mail
message. Please note that your e-mail
address will not be retained at the
termination of the public comment
period.
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Jacksonville District, P.O. Box 4970,
Jacksonville, Florida 32232–0019,
phone (904) 232–2584; fax (904) 232–
1251.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
On
November 12, 2003 the Department of
the Army published the final rule in the
Federal Register that established the
programmatic regulations required by
the Water Resources Development Act
of 2000 as 33 CFR Part 385. Section
385.5 of the programmatic regulations
requires that the Army Corps of
Engineers and the South Florida Water
Management District develop, in
consultation with the Department of the
Interior, the Environmental Protection
Agency, the Department of Commerce,
the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of
Florida, the Seminole Tribe of Florida,
the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, and other
Federal, State, and local agencies, six
guidance memoranda for approval by
the Secretary of the Army. Guidance
memoranda are program-wide
procedures and processes needed to
guide implementation of the
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration
Plan and to ensure that the goals and
purposes of the Plan are achieved. The
programmatic regulations require that
the Secretary of the Army afford the
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
Negotiation of a Reciprocal Defense Procurement Memorandum of
Understanding With Italy
AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Request for industry feedback regarding experience in public
(defense) procurements conducted by Italy.
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SUMMARY: DoD has had a Reciprocal Defense Procurement (RDP) Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) with Italy since September 11, 1978. DoD is
commencing negotiation of an updated RDP MOU with Italy and is
soliciting input from U.S. industry that has had experience
participating in public defense procurements conducted by or on behalf
of the Italian Ministry of Defense or Armed Forces. The current RDP MOU
involves reciprocal waivers of buy-national laws by each country; the
replacement RDP MOU is expected to continue these waivers. This means
that Italy will continue to be listed as one of the ``qualifying
countries'' in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(DFARS) at 225.872-1, and
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that offers of products of Italy would continue to be exempt from the
U.S. Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program policy that would
otherwise require DoD to add 50 percent to the price of the foreign
products when evaluating offers. This also means that U.S. products
should be exempt from any analogous ``Buy Italian'' law or policy
applicable to procurements by the Italian Ministry of Defense or Armed
Forces. DoD is interested in comments relating to the transparency,
integrity, and general fairness of Italy's public (defense) procurement
processes. DoD is also interested in comments relating to the degree of
reciprocity that exists between the United States and Italy when it
comes to the openness of defense procurements to offers of products of
the other country.
DATES: Comments must be received by November 16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to: Office of the Director, Defense
Procurement and Acquisition Policy, ATTN: OUSD (AT&L) DPAP (CPIC), 3060
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3060; or by e-mail to
nancy.dowling@osd.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nancy Dowling, telephone 703-697-
9352.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Reciprocal Defense Procurement MOUs DoD
has with 21 countries are signed at the level of the Secretary of
Defense and his counterpart. The purpose of RDP MOUs is to promote
rationalization, standardization, and interoperability of defense
equipment with allies and friendly governments. It provides a framework
for ongoing communication regarding market access and procurement
matters that affect effective defense cooperation. Based on the MOU,
each country affords the other certain benefits on a reciprocal basis
consistent with national laws and regulations. For 19 of the 21 RDP MOU
countries, including Italy, these benefits include evaluation of offers
without applying price differentials otherwise required by the Buy
American Act and the Balance of Payments Program. For all RDP MOU
countries, two additional benefits are that (1) the specialty metals
restriction in 10 U.S.C. 2533b does not apply to products manufactured
in the RDP MOU partner country, and (2) the United States does not
include customs, taxes, and duties in the evaluation of offers and
waives charges for customs and duties for procurements to which the RDP
MOU applies.
The United States and Italy originally entered into a RDP MOU on
September 11, 1978. All of the countries with which DoD has RDP MOUs
are identified in DFARS 225.872-1. If DoD determines that it would
continue to be inconsistent with the public interest to apply the
restrictions of the Buy American Act to the acquisition of Italian
defense equipment and supplies, Italy would remain on the list in DFARS
225.872-1(a).
RDP MOUs generally include language by which the parties agree that
their defense procurements will be conducted in accordance with certain
implementing procedures. These procedures relate to publication of
notices of proposed purchases; the content and availability of
solicitations for proposed purchases; notification to each unsuccessful
offeror; feedback, upon request, to unsuccessful offerors concerning
the reasons they were not allowed to participate in a procurement or
were not awarded a contract; and providing for the hearing and review
of complaints arising in connection with any phase of the procurement
process to ensure that, to the extent possible, complaints are
equitably and expeditiously resolved.
While DoD is evaluating Italy's laws and regulations in this area,
DoD would benefit from U.S. industry's experience in participating in
Italy's public defense procurements. Therefore, DoD is asking U.S.
firms that have participated or attempted to participate in
procurements by or on behalf of Italy's Ministry of Defense or Armed
Forces to provide input as to whether the procurements were conducted
in accordance with published procedures with transparency, integrity,
fairness, and due process, and if not, the nature of the problems
encountered.
Michele P. Peterson,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
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