Integrated Coast Guard Systems, LLC (ICGS) today has re-issued a Broad Industry Announcement seeking suppliers who may have new technologies and product capabilities to supply the Integrated Deepwater System Program.

Under its open business model, ICGS has and will continuously review new products, services, and solutions, to bring to the Coast Guard best-of-market solutions that provide innovative capabilities to the fleet at a best value cost to the taxpayer. Through its major subcontractors, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, ICGS will engage suppliers that offer products and services to accomplish that goal.

  Specific areas of interest:
  -- Command, Control, Communication, Computing, Intelligence, Surveillance,
     and Reconnaissance (C4ISR)
  -- Integrated Logistics Support
  -- System Engineering and Integration
  -- Aviation Solutions
  -- Surface Solutions (ship system suppliers)

Registration on the ICGS website (link below) will be used to identify potential suppliers for an invitation to the Industry Day 2005 conference hosted by ICGS, now planned for September 19 & 20, 2005. Those who are selected by review committees will be invited to Industry Day 2005.

The deadline to register will be 5:00PM EDT on July 11th, 2005.

More detailed information and a supplier registration form are available online at: http://www.teamdeepwater.com/.

About Integrated Deepwater System

IDS is a critical multi-year, multi-billion dollar program to modernize and replace the Coast Guard's aging ships and aircraft, and improve command and control and logistics systems. 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 air vehicles (UAVs). All of these highly capable assets are linked by Command, Control, Communications and Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (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 and Northrop Grumman . 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, DC.

SOURCE: Integrated Coast Guard Systems, LLC