A--Israeli Test Bed

The U. S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command is anticipating negotiating with TADIRAN, Electronic Systems, Ltd of Holon Israel on a sole source basis for a six month extension to contract DASG60-97-C-0032. This exte nsion will provide for the continuation of enhancements to the Israeli Test Bed, O&M support and support for experiments conducted in the Israeli Testbed. In addition to continued enhancements/upgrades to the ITB, this action will also provide for renewin g the software licenses for the commercial off-the-shelf software, provide for rent and upkeep of the ITB facility and renew the maintenance contracts for the ITB hardware and software. See note 22.