COASTSYSTA Dahlgren Division, NSWC, 6703 West Highway 98, Panama City, FL 32407-7001

A -- FEASABILITY STUDY AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO DELIVER VARIOUS MUNITIONS PRECISELY FROM OVER THE HORIZON (OTH) TO THE SURF ZONE. SOL N61331-96-Q-1811 DUE 041996 POC Jesse L. Johnson, Contract Specialist, (904)234-4539 Carol A. Dreger, Contracting Officer, (904)234-4863. The Coastal Systems Station, Dahlgren Div, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Florida intends to award a sole source Purchase Order to Leigh Aerosystems, Carlsbad, CA for a Feasibility Study and Engineering Analysis of the potential for the application of technological advances to a specific existing delivery vehicle, ''Longshot'', (Trade Mark). The study consists of five (5) tasks. (A) Perform a cost feasibility and design analysis of adapting the current delivery vehicle to deliver munition canisters with 30 inch lug spacing. (B) Cost feasability and design analysis of up-scaling the current deliery vehicle. This analysis will be driven by the need to deliver MK65 mines. (C) The contractor shall perform an investigation of GPS vulnerability. The intent will be to increase the anti-jam characteristics of the GPS system used in the current deliver vehicle. (D) The contractor shall perform an investigation of the general use of cluster weapons in the surf zone obstacle clearance and Mine Counter measure missions. (E) The contractor shall document the analysis effort and the results in a final report of the study. The study is to be completed within four (4) months of award of this order. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Fax requests will be acceptable at (904)234-4251. See Note 22. (0100)

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