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66 -- COMMON AIRBORNE INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM UNITS SOL N00421-97-R-1002 POC Becky Wathen, Contracting Officer, (301) 342-1827, extension 133. E-MAIL: Wathen_ Becky%PAX9@MR.NAWCAD.NAVY.MIL, Wathen_Becky%PAX9@MR.NAWCAD.NAVY.MIL. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland intends to procure Common Airborne Instrumentation System (CAIS) Spares. CAIS is general purpose flight test data acquisition systems with a capability to meet the majority of flight test instrumentation requirements of the Air Force, Army, and Navy as well as major flight test programs in support of the F-18 E/F, F-22 and Joint Strike Fighter Programs. The CAIS is independent of airframe and weapon systems and has an expandable open architecture that allows for maximum utilization of commercial off the shelf equipment and technology. CAIS was originally procured under a competitive solicitation in order to satisfy the needs of the Department of Defense. This instant requirement will procure additional quantities of items and units already developed and previously manufactured by SCI Technologies, Huntsville, Alabama. It is intended that this will be a sole source procurement with SCI Technologies that will result in a contractualvehicle to purchase additional quantities of items already being used across the services for a five year period. SCI Technologies is the sole company that can satisfy the requirements of the Department of Defense. Under SCI's competitively awarded contract, they developed and manufactured these items. Production lines are already in place. The items acquired under this instant procurement must be compatible with the existing items already in use within the Defense Department. SCI is the only source that has the ability to manufacture these items since the manufacturing designs and schematics are proprietary to SCI and compatibility is essential in the performance of the programs using the CAIS systems. Note 22 applies. (0191)

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