Deepwater Industry Team Issues Broad Industry Announcement Calling Suppliers to Register for Training Innovation Conference
05 Avril 2006 - 7:34PM
PR Newswire (US)
ROSSLYN, Va., April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Integrated Coast
Guard Systems, LLC (ICGS) today has issued a Broad Industry
Announcement seeking innovations in training technology to support
the Integrated Deepwater System program. ICGS will host a Logistics
& Training Technology Innovation Days conference May 3-4, 2006
in Washington, D.C. ICGS is issuing this Broad Industry
Announcement to all potential logistics & training technology
suppliers, including those suppliers which have been previously
interviewed at Deepwater Innovation & Industry Days in the
past. Small businesses of all classes are urged to participate.
"Deepwater is a national program with suppliers from more than
forty states and several overseas countries," said Dr. Leo Mackay,
ICGS president. "We are always in search of new vendors who will
bring innovation and broad expertise to this vital program and to
the Coast Guard." ICGS is seeking information on the best industry
training practices, new training products and techniques, and
distance learning initiatives and services that will reduce cost
and improve the U.S. Coast Guard training process. A Learning
Management System / Learning Content Management System (LMS/LCMS)
has already been selected. Response to this announcement and
registration on the ICGS Web site (link below) will be used to
identify and invite potential suppliers to subject event, now
planned for May 3-4, 2006. Potential suppliers should also submit
an outline and synopsis of their presentation via e-mail to: . The
deadline to register and submit the outline and synopsis is 5:00PM
EDT on April 14, 2006. More detailed information and a supplier
registration form are available online at:
http://www.teamdeepwater.com/. Through its open business model,
ICGS has and will continuously review new products, services and
capabilities with the goal of providing the Coast Guard
best-of-market solutions that bring innovative capabilities to the
fleet at a best value cost to the taxpayer. Through its major
subcontractors, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, ICGS engages
suppliers that offer products and services to accomplish that goal.
About Integrated Deepwater System IDS is a critical multiyear,
multibillion dollar program to modernize and replace the Coast
Guard's aging ships and aircraft and improve systems for logistics
and command and control. It is the largest recapitalization effort
in the history of the Coast Guard. When complete, the interoperable
IDS system will include three classes of new cutters and their
associated small boats, a new fixed-wing manned aircraft fleet,
upgraded helicopters, and both cutter- based and land-based
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). All of these highly capable assets
are linked by C4ISR systems and are supported by an efficient and
progressive integrated logistics system. About Integrated Coast
Guard Systems ICGS is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)
and Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC). ICGS was awarded the Deepwater
contract in June 2002. Headquartered in Rosslyn, Va., core
leadership teams are located in Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. For specific questions from
suppliers, email: . DATASOURCE: Integrated Coast Guard Systems
CONTACT: Margaret Mitchell-Jones, Communications Director of
Integrated Coast Guard Systems, +1-571-218-3352, or Cell,
+1-571-216-5653, or Web site: http://www.teamdeepwater.com/ Company
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