Notice2024-10384
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
May 13, 2024
Issuing agencies
Defense Department
Abstract
The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 93 (Monday, May 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41407-41409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10384]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 21-59]
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: Neil Hedlund at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99f7fcf0f5b7feb7f1fcfdf5ecf7fdb7faf0efd9f4f8f0f5b7f4f0f5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f799929e9bd990d99f92939b829993d9949e81b79a969e9bd99a9e9b">[email protected]</span></a> or (703) 697-9214.
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, Transmittal 21-59 with
attached Policy Justification.
Dated: May 8, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 21-59
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: Government of Kuwait
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment*................. $0 billion
Other.................................... $1 billion
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Total................................ $1 billion
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
None
Non-MDE:
Planning, design, construction, and associated procurement of
Kuwait Ministry of Defense (KMOD) Headquarters Complex in Kuwait. This
includes provisions for all physical building and infrastructure
construction costs. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will provide life
cycle design, construction, and project management, engineering
services, technical support, facility
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and infrastructure assessments, surveys, planning, programming, design,
acquisition, contract administration, construction management, and
other technical services. The overall project includes over twenty
facilities, including primary headquarters facilities for both civilian
and military leadership, as well as any and all engineering studies,
designs, construction, and construction management services necessary
in order to provide a fully functioning headquarters complex.
(iv) Military Department: Army (KU-B-HBJ)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: KU-B-BAT
(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: February 22, 2022
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
Policy Justification
Kuwait--Design and Construction of the Kuwait Ministry of Defense
Headquarters Complex
The Government of Kuwait has requested to buy planning, design,
construction, and associated procurement of Kuwait Ministry of Defense
(KMOD) Headquarters Complex in Kuwait. This includes provisions for all
physical building and infrastructure construction costs. The U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers will provide life cycle design, construction, and
project management, engineering services, technical support, facility
and infrastructure assessments, surveys, planning, programming, design,
acquisition, contract administration, construction management, and
other technical services. The overall project includes over twenty
facilities, including primary headquarters facilities for both civilian
and military leadership, as well as any and all engineering studies,
designs, construction, and construction management services necessary
in order to provide a fully functioning headquarters complex. The
estimated total cost is $1 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the
infrastructure of a Major Non-NATO ally that has been an important
force for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East.
This proposed sale will improve Kuwait's capability to meet current
and future threats by modernizing the KMOD headquarters and associated
infrastructure. Kuwait will have no difficulty absorbing this
infrastructure, support, and associated services into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this infrastructure and support will not alter
the basic military balance in the region.
No principal contractor has been identified for this sale.
Contracts funded by this case are likely to be competitive
acquisitions. The host nation has the ability to limit competition if
they so choose, but has not requested to do so at this time. There are
no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential
sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of
as many as ten (10) additional U.S. Government or U.S. contractor
representatives to Kuwait for a duration of up to seven (7) years to
provide construction management and oversight. It may be possible to
utilize locally available labor to provide some oversight services in
lieu of the assignment of U.S. personnel to the program.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
[FR Doc. 2024-10384 Filed 5-10-24; 8:45 am]
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