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More than 100 attendees at a recent Marine Machinery Associa- tion (MMA) meeting held at the Sheraton Crystal City in Arlington, Va., heard Alabama Congressman Bill Nichols, chairman of the In- vestigative Subcommittee of the House Committee on Armed Ser- vices, discuss the highly sensitive issue of Rights-in-Data. He ex- plained that it was not the intent of Congress to discourage technical in- novation of private industry by uni- laterally demanding unlimited rights on all procurements. Rather, he said, the rights issue should be examined on each procurement and only where there is significant cost benefit to the Government, such as repeat purchases of large quantities, should the Government purchase the data rights. The meeting was attended by rep- resentatives from the following im- portant industry leaders: Advanced Technology, Inc.; AEROQUIP; ALCO Power; Baker & Mckenzie; Bendix; Blackmer Pump; Buffalo Pump; Byron-Jackson Pump; Ca- meron Pump; CLA-VAL; Colt In- dustries; Dayton T. Brown, EG&G SEALOL; FALK; General Dynam- ics; General Motors; Gimpel; Gould Pumps; Hale Fire Pumps; Hamel & Park; Hardie-Tynes; IBM; Indus- trial Analyzing; Ingersoll Rand; John Crane; KORNYLAK; Leslie; Lynmar Sales; Machinery Repair- DRESSER; Mason Neilan; Marotta Scientific; Pacific Pumps; Rix In- dustries; Roots Dresser; Sargent In- dustries; SESCO; Solar Turbines; Terry Corp.; Transamerica Delaval; Treadwell; Turbodyne; United Technologies Elliott; VACCO; Vik- ing Pump; Warren Pumps; Wash- ington Engineering; Waukesha Bearing; Waukesha Engine; West- ern Electric; Woodward Governor; Worthington Compressor; Wor- thington Pump; XOMOC; and vari- ous consultants to the industry. Following opening remarks by MMA president John E. Flanni- gan and executive director Daniel A. Marangiello, the topic "Quali- ty" was discussed by four eminently qualified panelists. Moderator for the session was Mrs. Hazel Brad- ford of Business Week Magazine. George Landberg, president of Warren Pumps Inc., lead off the presentation. The following are ex- cerpts from his remarks. "The wave of change that has been triggered by the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984, the De- fense Procurement Reform Act of 1984, and the Small Business and Federal Procurement Competition Enhancement Act of 1984, as well as the interpretation and implementa- tion that has followed, has dramati- cally altered the historical industrial intra-structure that has delivered high-quality designs, products, and parts. Historically, manufacturers have provided cradle-to-grave ser- vices for products sold to the mili- tary. For example, Warren Pumps currently maintains drawings, pat- terns, and tooling for pumps fur- nished during World War I, and has supplied parts for such equipment during the current year. "By focusing on one very narrow aspect of a product's total life cycle cost, namely maintenance parts, Congress, with the assistance of the Department of Defense, has begun the process of disassembling the in- tegrated manufacturer who histori- cally has provided the integration of design, prototype development, unit production, parts, repair service, and maintenance of the product's documentation over its planned life. "I will not argue if the breakup of the OEM's (original equipment manufacturer) role into separate and district procurement steps is in the best interest of the U.S. and our (continued) Panel on Rights-in-Data were (L to R): Gordon L. Flynn, president of Hardie-Tynes; Dr. Norman V. Brown, director Compliance Division, Office of the Competition Advocate of the Navy; Colleen Preston, counsel, House Investigations Subcommittee; V. Rock Grundman. government-business affairs counsel, Dresser Industries; and Thomas M. Hopkins, modera- tor. Marine Machinery Association Discusses Quality And Rights-ln-Data Expect Faultless Performance From American Made WCS Release Hooks WCS Electric Hydraulic Release Hooks, manufactured with heat treated American steel, are a positive, labor saving method for mooring or towing. Each hook has a safety locking device that can be operated manually or by remote control with either pneumatic or electric hydraulic release. The hooks can be radio controlled from a distant location. WCS Hydraulic Release Hook The hook can swing 180° horizontally and 45° vertically. Available in single, double, triple and quad mountings in 25, 50, 60, 80, 100 and 150 ton capacities. They are proof tested to 1.6 times their rated capacity. WCS Release Hooks are explosion proof and are U.L. approved. A.B.S. certification can be requested. Illustrated Catalogue and Brochures are Available. Washington Chain and Supply, Inc. 2901 Utah Ave. South P.O. Box ^645, Seattle, WA 98124 (206)623-8500 CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-851-3429 (Washington State Only) 1-800-543-1304 Circle 201 on Reader Service Card Luncheon speaker at recent MMA meeting was Congressman Bill Nichols (D-AL) shown at left. With him are Robert McClory, Congressman from Illinois with 20 years of service, and Colleen Preston, counsel for House Investigations Subcommittee. April, 1986 77
