Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, Code AIR-21413, Washington, DC 20361-2140

A -- A -- F/A-18 CONFORMAL ANTENNA SYSTEM PHASE I PROGRAM SOL N00019-94-G-0291 POC Contact, MARINA ATCHISON, Phone (703)604-6100 The Naval Air Systems Command intends to place an order under Basic Ordering Agreement N00019-94-G-0291 for engineering effort required for the F/A-18 Conformal Antenna System Phase I Program. This effort will include defining system and architecture requirements of the conformal antenna, defining antenna outline and installation requirements to ensure compatibility, ensuring the APX-111 is interoperable with the conformal antenna, developing and documenting a maintenance approach for the conformal antenna, initiating an Integrated Product Development (IPD) competition between antenna vendors, performing analyses and testing for each antenna vendor, fabricating a nose barrel mockup for evaluation of the conformal antenna installation and maintainability features, culminating in design and fabrication of long lead items for a prototype (production representative) conformal antenna system for use during follow-on developmental and operational testing on F/A-18 aircraft. NAVAIR intends to negotiate this order with McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, the designer, developer, and sole manufacturer of the F/A-18 aircraft, and as such, the only firm possessing the technical knowledge and expertise, facilities, and unique aircraft data bases necessary to perform the effort within the required timeframe. This synopsis is for informational purposes only. See Note No. 22 - NAVAIR Synopsis No. 40156-95. See note No. 22 - NAVAIR Synopsis No. 40156-95. (0250)

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