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Negotiation of a Reciprocal Defense
Procurement Memorandum of
Understanding With the Ministry of
Defense of Latvia
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Department of Defense (DoD).
Notice.
On behalf of the U.S.
Government, DoD is contemplating
negotiating and concluding a Reciprocal
Defense Procurement (RDP)
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
with the Ministry of Defense of Latvia.
DoD is requesting industry feedback
regarding its experience in public
defense procurements conducted by or
on behalf of the Latvian Ministry of
Defense or Armed Forces.
DATES: Comments must be received by
May 13, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to
Defense Procurement and Acquisition
Policy, Attn: Lt Col Judy Anderson,
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 5E621,
Washington, DC 20301–3060; or by
email to
judy.p.anderson1.mil@mail.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lt
Col Judy Anderson, Senior Analyst,
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition, Technology and
Logistics (OUSD (AT&L)), Defense
Procurement and Acquisition Policy,
Contract Policy and International
Contracting; Room 5E621, 3060 Defense
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3060;
telephone 703–695–7197.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD has
concluded RDP MOUs with 23
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qualifying countries, as defined in the
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) 225.003, at the
level of the Secretary of Defense and his
counterpart. The purpose of an RDP
MOU is to promote rationalization,
standardization, and interoperability of
conventional defense equipment with
allies and other friendly governments.
These MOUs provide a framework for
ongoing communication regarding
market access and procurement matters
that enhance effective defense
cooperation.
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
• Provision 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.
Based on the MOU, each country
affords the other country certain
benefits on a reciprocal basis consistent
with national laws and regulations. The
benefits that the United States accords
to the products of qualifying countries
include—
• Offers of qualifying country end
products are evaluated without applying
the price differentials otherwise
required by the Buy American statute
and the Balance of Payments Program;
• The chemical warfare protection
clothing restrictions in 10 U.S.C. 2533a
and the specialty metals restriction in
10 U.S.C. 2533b(a)(1) do not apply to
products manufactured in a qualifying
country; and
• Customs, taxes, and duties are
waived for qualifying country end
products and components of defense
procurements.
If DoD (for the U.S. Government)
concludes an RDP MOU with the
Ministry of Defense of Latvia, then
Latvia would be listed as one of the
qualifying countries in the definition of
qualifying country at DFARS 225.003,
and offers of products of Latvia or that
contain components from Latvia would
be afforded the benefits available to all
qualifying countries. This also means
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that U.S. products would be exempt
from any analogous ‘‘Buy Latvia’’ and
‘‘Buy European Union’’ laws or policies
applicable to procurements by the
Latvian Ministry of Defense or Armed
Forces.
While DoD is evaluating Latvia’s laws
and regulations in this area, DoD would
benefit from U.S. industry’s experience
in participating in Latvia’s public
defense procurements. DoD is, therefore,
asking U.S. firms that have participated
or attempted to participate in
procurements by or on behalf of Latvia’s
Ministry of Defense or Armed Forces to
let us know if the procurements were
conducted with transparency, integrity,
fairness, and due process in accordance
with published procedures, and if not,
the nature of the problems encountered.
DoD is also interested in comments
relating to the degree of reciprocity that
exists between the United States and
Latvia when it comes to the openness of
defense procurements to offers of
products from the other country.
Amy G. Williams,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System.
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The following invention is
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Secretary of the Navy and made
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Department of the Navy: U.S. Patent
Application No. 13/584934—‘‘Multiple
radios per node network architecture.’’
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Martin Machniak, Office of Research
and Technology Applications, Space
and Naval Warfare Systems Center
Pacific, Code 72120, 53560 Hull St, Bldg
A33, Room 2308, San Diego, CA 92152–
5001, telephone 619–553–6416, Email:
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C. Pan,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General’s Corps,
U.S. Navy.
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nonassignable, partially exclusive
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the Government-Owned inventions
described in U.S. Patent Application
No. 13/584934—‘‘Multiple radios per
node network architecture.’’
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grant of this license must file written
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2016.
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Technology Applications, Space and
Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific,
Code 72120, 53560 Hull St, Bldg A33,
Room 2531, San Diego, CA 92152–5001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Martin Machniak, Office of Research
and Technology Applications, Space
and Naval Warfare Systems Center
Pacific, Code 72120, 53560 Hull St, Bldg
A33, Room 2308, San Diego, CA 92152–
5001, telephone 619–553–6416, E-Mail:
martin.machniak@navy.mil.
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Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR part 404.
Dated: April 7, 2016.
C. Pan,
Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General’s Corps,
U.S. Navy, Alternate Federal Register Liaison
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
[Docket No. DARS-2016-0013]
Negotiation of a Reciprocal Defense Procurement Memorandum of
Understanding With the Ministry of Defense of Latvia
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On behalf of the U.S. Government, DoD is contemplating
negotiating and concluding a Reciprocal Defense Procurement (RDP)
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Defense of
Latvia. DoD is requesting industry feedback regarding its experience in
public defense procurements conducted by or on behalf of the Latvian
Ministry of Defense or Armed Forces.
DATES: Comments must be received by May 13, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Defense Procurement and Acquisition
Policy, Attn: Lt Col Judy Anderson, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 5E621,
Washington, DC 20301-3060; or by email to
judy.p.anderson1.mil@mail.mil">judy.p.anderson1.mil@mail.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lt Col Judy Anderson, Senior Analyst,
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology
and Logistics (OUSD (AT&L)), Defense Procurement and Acquisition
Policy, Contract Policy and International Contracting; Room 5E621, 3060
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3060; telephone 703-695-7197.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD has concluded RDP MOUs with 23
qualifying countries, as defined in the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 225.003, at the level of the Secretary of
Defense and his counterpart. The purpose of an RDP MOU is to promote
rationalization, standardization, and interoperability of conventional
defense equipment with allies and other friendly governments. These
MOUs provide a framework for ongoing communication regarding market
access and procurement matters that enhance effective defense
cooperation.
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
Provision 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.
Based on the MOU, each country affords the other country certain
benefits on a reciprocal basis consistent with national laws and
regulations. The benefits that the United States accords to the
products of qualifying countries include--
Offers of qualifying country end products are evaluated
without applying the price differentials otherwise required by the Buy
American statute and the Balance of Payments Program;
The chemical warfare protection clothing restrictions in
10 U.S.C. 2533a and the specialty metals restriction in 10 U.S.C.
2533b(a)(1) do not apply to products manufactured in a qualifying
country; and
Customs, taxes, and duties are waived for qualifying
country end products and components of defense procurements.
If DoD (for the U.S. Government) concludes an RDP MOU with the
Ministry of Defense of Latvia, then Latvia would be listed as one of
the qualifying countries in the definition of qualifying country at
DFARS 225.003, and offers of products of Latvia or that contain
components from Latvia would be afforded the benefits available to all
qualifying countries. This also means
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that U.S. products would be exempt from any analogous ``Buy Latvia''
and ``Buy European Union'' laws or policies applicable to procurements
by the Latvian Ministry of Defense or Armed Forces.
While DoD is evaluating Latvia's laws and regulations in this area,
DoD would benefit from U.S. industry's experience in participating in
Latvia's public defense procurements. DoD is, therefore, asking U.S.
firms that have participated or attempted to participate in
procurements by or on behalf of Latvia's Ministry of Defense or Armed
Forces to let us know if the procurements were conducted with
transparency, integrity, fairness, and due process in accordance with
published procedures, and if not, the nature of the problems
encountered.
DoD is also interested in comments relating to the degree of
reciprocity that exists between the United States and Latvia when it
comes to the openness of defense procurements to offers of products
from the other country.
Amy G. Williams,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
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