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16 -- F/A-18 ENGINEERING STUDIES - VARIOUS SOL N00019-94-G-0291 POC Contact, Marina E. Atchison, Phone (703)604-6100 The Naval Air Systems Command intends to place orders under Basic Ordering Agreement N00019-94-G-0291 with McDonnell Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, MO., for engineering studies related to: Conformal Antenna Subsystem (CAS) Phase II efforts; and CIT/Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) electromagnetic compatibility studies. These engineering study efforts will include development of an Engineering Development Model CAS, modification of avionics to achieve CIT/CAS compatibility, modification of APX-111(V) interrogator-transponders to production configuration, and a baseline EMC study of CIT/MIDS including safety of flight test and laboratory testing. NAVAIR intends to negotiate and award these orders to McDonnell Douglas Corporation, 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 these efforts within the required timeframe. See note No. 22 - NAVAIR Synopsis No. 20114-96. (0185)

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