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16 -- REDESIGN AND REPLACEMENT TO PIONEER RPV GROUP GROUND CONTROL STATIONS POC Contact, Frank Fisher, Phone (703)604-0903 The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to issue a fixed price engineering change proposal modification under NAVAIR contract N00019-95-C-0157 for the redesign and replacement of selected obsolete Pioneer Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) Ground Control Stations (GCS) equipment. The changes are being undertaken to improve the GCS reliability, maintainability, and logistic support. Changes include (1) redesign of the lamp driver boards to provide circuit protection and reduce the high failure rate for these boards; (2) replacement of the obsolete GCS monitors with new interchangeable monitors; (3) replacement of the obsolete video cassette recorder and data cassette recorder and data cassette recorder with a new recorder which will record video and data on one tape; (4) replacement of the obsolete joysticks used to control the air vehicle and redesign of the air vehicle control box covers to accept the new joysticks. NAVAIR intends to negotiate the proposed modification on a sole source basis with Pioneer UAV, Inc (PUI), Hunt Valley, MD. PUI is the prime contractor for contracting for the PIONEER RPV. Only PUI has the access to the necessary drawings, proprietary data and technical expertise necessary to perform the required effort. See note No. 22 - NAVAIR Synopsis No. 40011-96. (0025)

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