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I million has been earmarked unding the government's share iticipated activities in fiscal year 3.

JRPA issued an industry solici- on in mid-May, inviting inter- :d firms to submit proposals for ; sharing activities, 'reposals are to be submitted by y 23, 1993.

These proposals will be sent to ious government agencies for iew and evaluation. Selected con- ctors will be notified prior to the 1 of September 1993 so that con- cts can be placed in this fiscal ir. »st Sharing Required

Successful bidders will be re- tired to cost share the R&D activi- ;s. All programs have cost sharing quirements of at least 50 percent, lis cost sharing can be in a variety forms: —In-kind contributions may in- ude matchingfunds from non-DOD mrces, if statutes permit. —IR&D maybe included if: using cooperative agreement or other ransaction; and, if proposal would ave been allowed as contractor

R&D had there been no cooperative .greement or other transaction. —The cost of technology transfer nay be included subject to mutually igreed evaluation during contract legotiation. —In-kind value of equipment and software may either be the purchase sost or the depreciation during the period of contribution. Deprecia- tion method shall be the method used internally by the contributing organization.

The value shall be prorated ac- cording to the share of its total use on the proposed project. —In-kind contribution of space shall not exceed the fair rental value and shall be prorated according to the share of its total use on the proposed project. —Profits and fees on government contracts may be included as cash contributions.

Shibuilding Technology Focus

Eleven technology areas have been identified by ARPA as most critical for meeting defense needs and having greatest potential for commercial product development.

Shipbuilding has been identified as one of these areas. According to

ARPA: "While the international ship- building industry is booming, the nation's shipbuilding industry is on the verge of collapse. The U.S. ship- building industry has been assisted by large DOD shipbuilding efforts for many years. Current and pro- jected Navy combatant/auxiliary ship construction is insufficient to maintain the industrial shipbuild- ing capacity required for mobiliza- tion. This effort is intended to assist the U.S. shipyards and related in- dustries to become competitive in international commercial markets and thereby preserve a viable ship- building infrastructure for defense.

The effort will address innovative ship design and construction pro- cesses and ship systems technolo- gies such as propulsion and auxil- iary systems."

It is expected that a number of

U.S. shipyards and marine machin- ery manufacturers will submit pro- posals to ARPA for funding under this program."

Long Term Plan For Ship- building Support

According to an action plan pre- sented at an industry-sponsored con- ference, funding totalling $185 mil- lion is projected to be available for shipbuilding initiatives over the next two years.

The level of funding is to rise to $300 million in 1995 and $400 mil- lion annually between 1996 and 1999.

This plan is, of course, subject to budget constraints and future spending priorities.

Among ideas under consideration is creation of a National Maritime

Center.

The purpose of this center would be to "wire together shipyard and vendors" in an effort to jointly de- velop new technology and share breakthroughs.

The goal of the National Ship- building Initiative is to ultimately enable U.S. shipbuilders to capture ten percent of the world shipbuild- ing market and create 250,000 new jobs.

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