[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83526-83528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28201]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 20-87]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION: Arms sales notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of an arms sales notification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karma Job at [email protected] 
or (703) 697-8976.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is 
published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-
164 dated July 21, 1996. The following is a copy of a letter to the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 20-87 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: December 17, 2020.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-87
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as Amended
    (i) Prospective Purchaser: Taipei Economic and Cultural 
Representative Office in the United States (TECRO)
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............  $ 0 million
Other...................................  $280 million
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    Total...............................  $280 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: TECRO has requested to buy a 
Field Information Communications System (FICS), consisting of:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None
    Non-MDE: One hundred fifty-four (154) Communications Nodes (CN) 
with S-788 Type III shelter; twenty-four (24) Communication Relays with 
S-788 Type III shelter; eight (8) Network Management Systems (NMS) with 
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788 Type III shelter; Basic Issue Items (BII); program management 
support; verification testing; system technical support; 
transportation; spare and repair parts; communication support 
equipment; communication equipment integration; tools and test 
equipment; personnel training and training equipment; initial repair 
and return program; Additional Authorized List (AAL); technical 
manuals; Quality Assurance Team (QAT); U.S. Government and contractor 
engineering; technical and logistics support services; contractor 
provided training; Field Service Representatives (FSR); and other 
related elements of logistics and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (TW-B-ZAW)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
    (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: See Attached Annex
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: December 7, 2020
    *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States 
(TECRO)--Field Information Communications System (FICS)

    TECRO has requested to buy a Field Information Communications 
System (FICS), consisting of one hundred fifty-four (154) 
Communications Nodes (CN) with S-788 Type III shelter; twenty-four (24) 
Communication Relays with S-788 Type III shelter; eight (8) Network 
Management Systems (NMS) with S-788 Type III shelter; Basic Issue Items 
(BII); program management support; verification testing; system 
technical support; transportation; spare and repair parts; 
communication support equipment; communication equipment integration; 
tools and test equipment; personnel training and training equipment; 
initial repair and return program; Additional Authorized List (AAL); 
technical manuals; Quality Assurance Team (QAT); U.S. Government and 
contractor engineering; technical and logistics support services; 
contractor provided training; Field Service Representatives (FSR); and 
other related elements of logistics and program support. The total 
estimated program cost is $280 million.
    This proposed sale is consistent with U.S. 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 to maintain a credible defensive capability. The 
proposed sale will help improve the security of the recipient and 
assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, economic 
and progress in the region.
    This proposed sale is designed to provide mobile and secure 
communications. It will contribute to the recipient's goal to modernize 
its military communication's capability in support of their mission and 
operational needs. The recipient will have no difficulty absorbing 
these systems into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractor is currently unknown due to a pending open 
competition for selection. The purchaser typically requests offsets. 
Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the 
purchaser and the contractor(s).
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the permanent 
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor 
representatives to the recipient. Contractor representative and U.S. 
Government support teams may be required to travel to the country on a 
temporary basis.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 20-87
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex
Item No. vii
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
    1. The Field Information Communications System (FICS) is made up of 
commercially available, non-program of record components. The FICS 
system (also referred to as ``Syun Lien'') is an area-switched 
communications system which is designed to provide mobile and secure 
communications in a wide range of battle situations. The FICS system 
provides mobile and secure voice and data communications on an 
automatic, discrete addressed, fixed-directory basis to the military 
Tactical Operations Center (TOC)-level command posts (CPs), and remote 
(mobile) users employing technological improvements in radio 
transmissions, data networking and packetized voice, while minimizing 
system footprint (power, size, personnel and logistics train). The 
system supports both mobile and wire subscribers with a means to 
exchange command, control, communications, and intelligence information 
in a dynamic tactical environment.
    2. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is 
UNCLASSIFIED.
    3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the hardware and software elements, the information could be used to 
develop countermeasures or equivalent systems, which might reduce 
system effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with 
similar or advanced capabilities.
    4. A determination has been made that the recipient can provide 
substantially the same degree of protection for the sensitive 
technology being released as the U.S. Government. This sale is 
necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and national 
security objectives outlined in the Policy Justification.
    5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the recipient.

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