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16 -- F/A-18 US NAVY RESERVES UPGRADE - ENGINEERING STUDY SOL N00019-94-G-0291 POC Contact, Marina E. Atchison, Phone (703)604-6100 The Naval Air Systems Command intends to place an order under Basic Ordering Agreement N00019-94-G-0291 with McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, P.O. Box 516, St Louis, MO 63166-0516, for an engineering study related to upgrading F/A-18 A/B US Navy Reserve Aircraft with Advanced Medium Air-to-Air Missile carriages. This engineering study effort will include development activities associated with retrofit of this capability into F/A-18 A/B, Lots 7 - 9 aircraft. Integration of this capability will require structural, electrical and thermal modifications as well as product support and flight test support. NAVAIR intends to negotiate and award this order to McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, the designer, developer and sole manufacturer of the F/A-18 aircraft, and, as such, the only firm possessing the requisite technical knowledge and expertise, facilities, tooling and special test equipment necessary to perform this effort within the required timeframe. See note No. 22 -NAVAIR Synopsis No. 20099-96. (0157)

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