Notice of Intent To Obtain Information Regarding Organizations Who Are Assisting African Governments To Increase Healthcare Institution Capacity To Maintain Complex Medical Equipment, 37886 [2012-15386]

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ACTION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:55 Jun 22, 2012 Jkt 226001 their respective Embassy Country Team in Africa, will begin to entertain requests for excess complex medical equipment from African Government health facilities provided they submit an acceptable sustainability plan for such requested equipment and meet all other traditional requirements of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA) Overseas Humanitarian Disaster Assistance and Civic Aid (OHDACA) program. This new policy of proactively seeking organizations who are involved in similar efforts is called the Next Level Up. Information partnerships do not necessarily lead to fulfillment of requests of excess complex medical equipment and only African governmental health institutions such as hospitals, clinics, and laboratories may request potential donations of excess complex medical equipment through their local U.S. Embassy. In addition, not all U.S. Embassies in Africa entertain requests for excess property. Requests for such equipment must meet all traditional requirements in accordance with law and DSCA policy guidance. The information sought will be used to more effectively identify potential recipients. Dated: June 20, 2012. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2012–15386 Filed 6–22–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Air Force Notice of Public Meetings for the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona United States Air Force and United States Marine Corps. ACTION: Notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGENCY: AFRICOM J9—Outreach Directorate, +49 711 729 4439 or at Rebecca.balogh@usafricom.mil. Alternative contact: Richard Parker, +49 711 729 2000 or Richard Parker at richard.parker@usafricom.mil. [FR Doc. 2012–15317 Filed 6–22–12; 8:45 am] AGENCY: This notice announces that the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) is seeking information about organizations, both public or private, which are currently helping African government hospitals, clinics, laboratories, and other African governmental health institutions put in place trained and certified biomedical technicians, sustainable maintenance and supply capabilities, and/or standards and training for the maintenance and use of complex medical equipment. The organizations sought are of two types: (1) Organizations which are sustainably involved in enhancing the long term ability of African government health institutions to maintain complex medical equipment or (2) African government health institutions with the ability to substantiate their capability to maintain complex medical equipment. This information is being solicited to inform AFRICOM of potential capacity to improve the impact of AFRICOM’s Excess Property Program. Information provided to AFRICOM is not for the purposes of obtaining a contract, nor would the information provided guarantee an excess property donation to any African country. DATES: Submission of information is continuous on or before September 30, 2012. ADDRESSES: Entities wishing to inform AFRICOM of their work in Africa and their interest in sharing information may write or email Rebecca Balogh at Rebecca.balogh@usafricom.mil or call +49 711 729 4439 or Ms. Rebecca Balogh, Senior Lead, Public Private Partnerships, Plieninger Strasse 289, Stuttgart Moehringen, 70567. Additional instructions will be provided after contact. SUMMARY: SUMMARY: There are no fees involved and no funding will be provided. 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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Intent To Obtain Information Regarding Organizations 
Who Are Assisting African Governments To Increase Healthcare 
Institution Capacity To Maintain Complex Medical Equipment

AGENCY: United States Africa Command, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of intent to obtain information regarding organizations 
active in this area, for the purpose of information sharing.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) 
is seeking information about organizations, both public or private, 
which are currently helping African government hospitals, clinics, 
laboratories, and other African governmental health institutions put in 
place trained and certified biomedical technicians, sustainable 
maintenance and supply capabilities, and/or standards and training for 
the maintenance and use of complex medical equipment. The organizations 
sought are of two types: (1) Organizations which are sustainably 
involved in enhancing the long term ability of African government 
health institutions to maintain complex medical equipment or (2) 
African government health institutions with the ability to substantiate 
their capability to maintain complex medical equipment. This 
information is being solicited to inform AFRICOM of potential capacity 
to improve the impact of AFRICOM's Excess Property Program. Information 
provided to AFRICOM is not for the purposes of obtaining a contract, 
nor would the information provided guarantee an excess property 
donation to any African country.

DATES: Submission of information is continuous on or before September 
30, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Entities wishing to inform AFRICOM of their work in Africa 
and their interest in sharing information may write or email Rebecca 
Balogh at Rebecca.balogh@usafricom.mil or call +49 711 729 4439 or Ms. 
Rebecca Balogh, Senior Lead, Public Private Partnerships, Plieninger 
Strasse 289, Stuttgart Moehringen, 70567. Additional instructions will 
be provided after contact.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AFRICOM J9--Outreach Directorate, +49 
711 729 4439 or at Rebecca.balogh@usafricom.mil. Alternative contact: 
Richard Parker, +49 711 729 2000 or Richard Parker at 
richard.parker@usafricom.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There are no fees involved and no funding 
will be provided. Organizations sought are both public and private and 
are sustainably involved in enhancing the long term ability of African 
government institutions to maintain complex medical equipment or will 
be the African government institutions themselves with the ability to 
prove their capability to maintain complex medical equipment. AFRICOM, 
through U.S. Embassies' Offices of Security Cooperation and in 
coordination with their respective Embassy Country Team in Africa, will 
begin to entertain requests for excess complex medical equipment from 
African Government health facilities provided they submit an acceptable 
sustainability plan for such requested equipment and meet all other 
traditional requirements of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency's 
(DSCA) Overseas Humanitarian Disaster Assistance and Civic Aid (OHDACA) 
program. This new policy of proactively seeking organizations who are 
involved in similar efforts is called the Next Level Up.
    Information partnerships do not necessarily lead to fulfillment of 
requests of excess complex medical equipment and only African 
governmental health institutions such as hospitals, clinics, and 
laboratories may request potential donations of excess complex medical 
equipment through their local U.S. Embassy. In addition, not all U.S. 
Embassies in Africa entertain requests for excess property. Requests 
for such equipment must meet all traditional requirements in accordance 
with law and DSCA policy guidance. The information sought will be used 
to more effectively identify potential recipients.

    Dated: June 20, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-15386 Filed 6-22-12; 8:45 am]
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