[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15177-15178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6959]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993; United Defense, L.P. (``UDLP''): Crusader 
Advanced Field Artillery System Program

    Notice is hereby given that, on October 15, 1998, pursuant to 
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), United Defense, L.P. 
(``UDLP''): Crusader Advanced Field Artillery System Program has filed 
written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the 
Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties 
and (2) the nature and objectives of the venture. The notifications 
were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act's provisions limiting 
the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified 
circumstances. Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of 
the parties are United Defense, L.P., Minneapolis, MN; and General 
Dynamics Corporation, Sterling Heights, MI. The nature and objectives 
of the venture are the U.S. Army currently is developing its next 
generation field artillery system,

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which is called The Crusader Advanced Field Artillery System Program 
(``Crusader Program''). Development is being managed by a joint 
government-industry ``integrated product team'' that includes the U.S. 
Army Tank-automotive Armaments Command-Armaments Research, Development 
and Engineering Center (TACOM-ARDEC), Office of the Project Manager--
Crusader (OPM-Crusader), and UDLP as the prime contractor for the 
Crusader Program. GD is a major subcontractor for the Program. The Army 
has approved a non-competitive acquisition strategy for the Crusader 
Program.
    Contracts previously have been awarded to DULP for certain initial 
development phases of the Crusader Program, and additional contracts 
may be awarded for future phases and stages of the Program. The 
objectives of the parties' teaming agreement are to identify their 
respective and mutual roles, obligations and responsibilities 
pertaining to accomplishment of the Crusader Program. By this 
agreement, the parties intend to form an exclusive team for all phases 
and stages of the Crusader Program, including further system 
development and production, and to pursue Program-related sales to the 
U.S. Government and international customers. The parties will jointly 
prepare and submit proposals containing technical, management and cost 
information for implementation of the Crusader Program. UDLP will 
continue to perform as prime contractor under any contracts that have 
been or may be awarded and GD will perform as subcontractor.

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 00-6959 Filed 3-20-00; 8:45 am]
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