[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7520-7522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02847]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 15-44]


36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to 
fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 
July 21, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell, 
DSCA/LMO, (703) 604-1546/(703) 607-5339.
    The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, Transmittal 15-44 with attached Policy Justification.


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    Dated: February 8, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 15-44
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
    (i) Prospective Purchaser: Taipei Economic and Cultural 
Representative Office in the United States
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............................     $ 0 million
Other...................................................    $120 million
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  Total.................................................    $120 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under

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Consideration for Purchase: Follow-on life cycle support to maintain 
the Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems Low Volume 
Terminals (MIDS/LVT-1) and Joint Tactical Information Distribution 
Systems (JTIDS). The support will include spare and repair parts, 
support equipment, repair and return, publications and technical 
documentation, personnel training and training equipment, software and 
hardware updates, maintenance of a continental United States (CONUS) 
lab, U.S. Government and contracting engineering, logistics, and 
technical support services, and other related elements of program and 
logistics support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy (GOS)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any:

FMS Case GNU-$290M-13JUL10
FMS Case GMK-$277M-10JAN03

    (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be 
Paid: None
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense Article or 
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: None
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 16 December 2015
    * as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United 
States- Follow-On Support

    The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the 
United States has requested a possible sale of follow-on life cycle 
support to maintain the Multifunctional Information Distribution 
Systems Low Volume Terminals (MIDS/LVT-1) and Joint Tactical 
Information Distribution Systems (JTIDS) previously procured. The 
support will include spare and repair parts, support equipment, repair 
and return, publications and technical documentation, personnel 
training and training equipment, software and hardware updates, 
maintenance of a continental United States lab, U.S. Government and 
contracting engineering, logistics, and technical support services, and 
other related elements of program and logistics support. The estimated 
value is $120 million.
    This sale is consistent with United States law and policy as 
expressed in Public Law 96-8.
    This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and security 
interests by supporting the recipient's continuing efforts to modernize 
its armed forces and enhance its defensive capability. The proposed 
sale will help improve the security of the recipient and assist in 
maintaining political stability, military balance, and economic 
progress in the region.
    The proposed sale will enhance the recipient's operational 
readiness and maintenance of its existing systems. The support will 
improve and integrate the recipient's information flow and display of 
tactical aircraft, surface ships, and ground stations. The recipient 
will have no difficulty absorbing this support and equipment into its 
inventory.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not 
significantly alter the basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractor will be selected through a competitive 
procurement conducted by the U.S. Government in accordance with the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation. The purchaser normally requests 
industrial cooperation at forty percent, but at this time there are no 
known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential 
sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require multiple trips to 
the recipient involving U.S. Government and contractor representatives 
to participate in training, program management, and technical reviews.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.

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