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16 -- 16 - F/A-18 AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES SOL N00019-94-G-0086 POC Contact, Kevin H. Faughnan, Phone (703)604-6100 Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to issue an order on behalf of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00019-94-G-0086 for F/A-18 engineering and technical services. The anticipated effort calls for an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) to support the RAAF Hornet Upgrade (HUG) Program. The RAAF intends to upgrade the F/A-18A/B aircraft with new avionics subsystems already incorporated or in the process of being incorporated into the USN F/A-18C/D aircraft. The ECP will include the following systems for incorporation: XN-8 Mission Computers, a Sixth Avionics Mux bus, ARC-210, Embedded Global Positioning System/INS (EGI) and APX-111IFF capability (upper array only). NAVAIR intends to negotiate this procurement with McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (MDA), P.O. Box 516, St. Louis, MO 63166-0516, the designer, developer, and sole manufacturer of the F/A-18 aircraft. MDA is the only known firm possessing the technical knowledge, expertise, and detailed familiarity with the design and modifications of the F/A-18 that is required to provide the requiring activity with timely development and integration of the required services and supplies. See note No. 22 - NAVAIR Synopsis No. 20174-95. (0291)

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