Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Code 210000D, 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100

R -- COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT SAFETY DATA ANALYSIS SOL N68936-97-R-0087 POC Jane Price, Contract Specialist, (619) 939-4267 or Diane Foucher, Contracting Officer, (619) 939-9664. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWPNS), China Lake, CA intends to procure on an other than full and open competition basis with McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (MDA), Long Beach, CA, a Commercial Aircraft Safety Data Analysis. The focus of the safety data analysis will pertain to engine debris and aircraft damage on commerical aircraft such as the DC-10, DC-9, MD-80, and the MD-11 collected by MDA over the last 16 years. The data will include an uncontained engine failure safety assessment and analysis on modern wide body aircraft as well as an evaluation of Government modified versions of existing vulnerability assessment tools (FASTGEN 3.0 and COVART 4.0) for uncontained engine debris hazards. The evaluation and analysis to be performed and the type of data to be collected will require safety data and details of the aircraft design and component performance which are proprietary to MDA. The results of the analysis activity will be to provide FASTGEN and CONART analysis and recommended changes to improve the FASTGEN and CONART tools ability to assess aircraft safety to the uncontained engine debris threat. Period of Performance will be for 17 months after effective date of contract award. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. Solicitation will be issued on or about 31 March 1997 and will close 30 days thereafter. See Numbered Notes 22 and 26. (0063)

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