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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 103795-103797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30308]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 23-82]

Arms Sales Notification

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

ACTION: Arms sales notice.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Young at (703) 953-6092, 
[email protected], or [email protected].

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 with attached Transmittal 23-82 
and Policy Justification.

    Dated: December 16, 2024.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 23-82
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
Other...................................  $300 million
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  TOTAL.................................  $300 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    None
Non-MDE:
    Included is follow-on life cycle support to maintain Command, 
Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) capabilities managed under 
the Syun An program. The C4 capabilities consisting of previously 
procured Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems-Low Volume 
Terminals (MIDS-LVT) and Joint Tactical Information Distribution System 
(JTIDS) equipment, as well as procurement of spare and repair parts; 
repair and return of equipment; technical documentation; personnel 
training; software and hardware; software development; maintenance of 
Continental United States (CONUS) technical laboratories; U.S. 
Government and contract engineering and technical support;

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logistics; and other related elements of logistics and program support.

    (iv) Military Department: Navy (TW-P-GPU)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: TW-P-GOS, TW-P-GNU, TW-P-GMK
    (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be 
Paid: None known
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense Article or 
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: None
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: December 15, 2023
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United 
States--Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) Life Cycle 
Support

    The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the 
United States (U.S.) (TECRO) has requested to buy follow-on life cycle 
support to maintain Command, Control, Communications, and Computers 
(C4) capabilities managed under the Syun An program. The C4 
capabilities consisting of previously procured Multifunctional 
Information Distribution Systems-Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT) and 
Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) equipment, as 
well as procurement of spare and repair parts; repair and return of 
equipment; technical documentation; personnel training; software and 
hardware; software development; maintenance of Continental United 
States (CONUS) technical laboratories; U.S. Government and contract 
engineering and technical support; logistics; and other related 
elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost is 
$300 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, and 
economic progress in the region.
    The proposed sale will improve the recipient's capability to meet 
current and future threats by enhancing operational readiness and 
maintenance of its existing C4 capabilities and sustaining capabilities 
that provide secure flow of tactical information required for the 
development of a Joint Common Operation Picture. The recipient will 
have no difficulty absorbing this support and equipment into its 
inventory.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractor(s) will be determined through U.S. 
Government competitive processes. There are no known offset agreements 
proposed in connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require an estimated 
twenty-six (26) U.S. Government personnel and eighty-three (83) U.S. 
contractor representatives to travel to the recipient, as required, to 
provide engineering and technical support services as well as program 
and technical reviews.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.

[FR Doc. 2024-30308 Filed 12-18-24; 8:45 am]
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