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16 -- MODIFICATION TO PIONEER SPARS III NET RECOVERY SYSTEM POC Contact, Frank Fisher, Phone (703)604-0903 The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to issue a fixed price order under NAVAIR Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00019-95-C-0122 to incorporate an engineering change proposal (ECP) for changes to the Pioneer Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) Shipboard Pioneer Arrested Recovery System (SPARS). The changes are being undertaken to strengthen the rod in the hydraulic cylinder assembly and to change the pump in the hydraulic motor assembly to prevent failures in the operation of the forward pole assemble. NAVAIR intends to negotiate the proposed order on a sole source basis with Pioneer UAV, Inc (PUI), Hunt Valley, MD. PUI is the prime contractor for contracting for the PIONEER RPV) Only PUI has access to the necessary drawings, proprietary data and technical expertise necessary to perform the required effort. See note No. 22 and 27 - NAVAIR Synopsis No. 40065-96. (0226)

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