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A -- LONG TERM MINE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM (LMRS) PRELIMINARY DESIGN SOL N00024-96-R-6108 DUE 061796 POC Valerie Mosqueira, SEA 02612V, Contract Specialist, (703) 602-7707. As stated in the 15 December 1995 synopsis, the Naval Sea Systems Command has a requirement for a Long Term Mine Reconnaissance System Preliminary Design and plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) on 17 May 1996. Since 18 December 1995, a data exchange with interested Company's has taken place through the World Wide Web (WWW). The RFP will include requirements for preliminary design and associated data and documentation. Additionally, the RFP will include option requirements for related engineering services and system critical design. Proposals are required 30 days after issuance of the RFP. A bidder's list has been established based on industry response to previously published synopsis in the CBD. Due to security requirements, no foreign company will be considered as a potential prime contractor. A draft copy of the Statement of Work (SOW), and Sections L and M of the RFP, as well as a draft performance specification have been posted on the WWW under the following address: http://sea02www.navsea.navy.mil/webdata/pmo403/pmo403.html. The Navy intends to electronically post only the unclassified potions of the RFP on the WWW at the address cited above. A request form will be included at the above WWW adddress, to request the classified portions of the RFP. Release of this information will be restricted to prospective offerors that, have the appropriate clearance, and have a need to know, and primarily to Company's having participated in the data exchange todate. In order to participate in the subsequent development phases, it is anticipated that award of an LMRS Preliminary Design contract will be required. The solicitation will be listed under RFP number N00024-96-R-6108. A single hard copy of the unclassified portions of these documents will be maintained for viewing in the NAVSEA Industry Liaison Office, Room 5E40 in the Zachary Taylor Building (National Center 3#) 2531 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlingotn, Virginia. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0134)

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