Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, AIR 2.5.3 Mailstop 34, Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5449

K -- AVIONICS INTEGRATION DESIGN FOR NAVY/MARINE C-12 SERIES AIRCRAFT POC Maureen Shackelton, Contract Specialist (301) 342-4957, Carole Romary, Contracting Officer (301) 342-3752. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland has a requirement for integration of a Global Positioning System (GPS), Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR) into all Navy and Marine UC-12B, UC/RC-12F and UC/RC-12M series aircraft. The requirement is to be completed within 12 months of contract award. Task orders will be issued to Raytheon Aircraft Company under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00019-96-G-2011. Specific services to fulfill this requirement shall include: procurement of prototype ''B'' kits (purchase of GPS, CVR and FDR units); develop, design and fabricate integration ''A'' kits; prototype the systems in designated aircraft; ground and flight test the integrated systems and obtain Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Type Certificate Amendment approval. Anticipate integration of Ground Proximity Warning Systems (GPWS), Angle of Attack (AOA) and Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) in all C-12 series aircraft. All tasks will require access to design and production drawings, which are proprietary to the original equipment manufacturer, Raytheon Aircraft Company. A sole source award under the circumstances of FAR 6.302-1 is anticipated. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0171)

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