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B -- VALUE ENGINEERING CHANGE PROPOSALS (VECP) 1298, ''ABRASIVE TESTING/MAIN ROTOR BLADE,'' AND 1300-3, ''EXTENDED NOSE GEARBOX THER'' SOL DAAJ09-94-G-0009 POC Deborah L. Rumpf, Contracting Officer, (314) 263-0693, Debbie Wagener, Contract Specialist, (314) 263-0684, or Laura Hart, (314) 263-0634. The Government anticipates entering into a sole source contract with McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS), 5000 East McDowell Road, Mesa, Arizona 85215-9797. These initiatives are part of the cost savings effort begun in the Value Engineering Program Requirements Clause (VEPRC) contained in the Basic Ordering Agreement DAAJ09-94-G-0009. The following efforts deal with the acquisition of the non-recurring engineering efforts required to implement parts and component improvements for the AH-64 system, design, and the manufacturing intricacies, including spares, that will result in life cycle cost savings to the United States Army. VECP 1300-3, ''Extended Nose Gearbox Breather'' - This effort is associated with the development and documentation of engineering design changes as required to incorporate an extended nose gearbox breather. VECP 1298, - ''Abrasive Testing/Main Rotor Blade'' - This effort is associated with the incorporation of changes to the current process that is used to prepare the main rotor blade spars for bonding during new blade manufacture. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0234)

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