The Army plans a Dec. 16 Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) Technology Development (TD) phase contract pre-proposal conference in Dearborn, Mich.

Registration closes Dec. 9 for the conference to be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

The conference is specifically to address questions potential bidders have submitted regarding the CGV request for proposals released Nov. 30 (Defense Daily, Dec. 1). The conference is not for general program information.

“ONLY those firms seriously considering submitting a proposal to the Government should attend,” the service notice said.

However, the notice made clear that attending the conference is not required for submitting a proposal and will not be considered in the proposal evaluations.

Space is limited to six attendees per offerer, and attendance is limited to U.S. personnel only.

Before the conference, companies may submit questions by using the RFP-question submittal format for e-mail and instructions found as part of the conference notice at the GCV Website: http://contracting.tacom.army.mil/majorsys/gcv/gcv.htm.